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The True Story of the Cornish Chart Topping Buoy Band

Based on the true story of the chart-topping cornish singing sensations and their hit 2019 movie, fisherman’s friends: the musical is a feel-good voyage about friendship, community and music which smashed box office records in cornwall..

When a group of Cornish fishermen came together to sing the traditional working songs they’d sung for generations, nobody, least of all the fishermen, expected the story to end on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury. They are spotted by a fish-out-of-water music manager on a trip from London, who must learn that there is more to life than selling your sole for fifteen minutes of fame.

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Fisherman’s Friends announce extensive tour dates for 2022/2023

Mar 3, 2022

They have nine albums to their name, two feature films, a stage musical, a book, a TV documentary, they’ve played for royalty and to tens of thousands of fans in sell-out tours year in year out…

No, it’s not The Beatles, it’s not Slade, Take That or One Direction … it’s The Fisherman’s Friends ! Britain’s oldest boy band, combined age 401 (and three-quarters) have announced a string of dates for 2022/2023. General sale Friday 4th March 10am via www.gigsandtours.com “ We can’t wait to get out and about and sing live for our supper again – we love it,” says extravagantly moustachioed founding member and bass man Jon Cleave . A decade ago, The Fisherman’s Friends were persuaded to sign a million-pound record deal that saw their album Port Isaac’s Fisherman’s Friends go Gold as they became the first ever traditional folk act to land a UK top ten album.  And thanks to the small film with a big heart that shares their name, the story of the original Cornish ‘buoy band’ is known around the world – bound by shared experience, for more than 30 years they have gathered on the Platt on the harbour in their native Port Isaac to sing the songs of the sea, songs that in some cases have been down for hundreds of years, songs that connect them to generations of Cornish fishermen that have come before them.

The film’s sequel Fisherman’s Friends 2 is released this June (2022). The story follows the group from the highs of starring on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury, through the lows of struggling to make a follow-up album.  James Purefoy ,  David Hayman,   Maggie Steed and Dave Johns are among those returning from the first film, with Imelda May making her acting debut as singer Aubrey Flynn and a guest appearance from broadcaster Chris Evans. Based on the first film, Fisherman’s Friends:The Musical Fisherman,  broke all box office records when it premiered at Hall For Cornwall last year. It is set to tour the nation’s theatres from 1st September 2022, opening in Plymouth , before visiting Birmingham , Cheltenham, Salford , Milton Keynes , Newcastle , Dublin , Cardiff , Bath and Leeds. The Fisherman’s Friends are lobster fisherman Jeremy Brown , writer/shopkeeper Jon Cleave , smallholder and engineer John ‘Lefty’ Lethbridge, builder John McDonnell (a Yorkshireman who visited Port Isaac more than 30 years ago and never left), Padstow fisherman Jason Nicholas, filmmaker Toby Lobb and the new boy, former ambulance driver Pete Hicks.

Tour Dates as follows: Fri 21 Oct 2022  Motherwell Concert Hall Sat 22 Oct 2022 Aberdeen Music Hall Sun 23 Oct 2022 Caird Hall Dundee Thu 03 Nov 2022 Torquay Princess Theatre Fri 04 Nov 2022 Swansea Brangwyn Hall Sat 05 Nov 2022 Truro venue TBA Thu 01 Dec 2022 Peterborough Cresset Fri 02 Dec 2022 Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion Sat 03 Dec 2022 Harpenden Eric Morecambe Centre Sun 04 Dec 2022 Bury St. Edmunds The Apex Thu 02 Feb 2023 Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre Fri 03 Feb 2023 Cambridge Corn Exchange Sat 04 Feb 2023 Gateshead Sage Sun 05 Feb 2023 Halifax Victoria Theatre Thu 02 Mar 2023 Weston-Super-Mare Playhouse Fri 03 Mar 2023 Leicester De Montfort Hall Sat 04 Mar 2023 Reading Hexagon Sun 05 Mar 2023 Portsmouth Guildhall Thu 13 Apr 2023 Chesterfield Winding Wheel Fri 14 Apr 2023 Birmingham Symphony Hall Sat 15 Apr 2023 Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall Sun 16 Apr 2023 Barnstaple Queens Theatre Thu 04 May 2023 Milton Keynes Stables Fri 05 May 2023 Warrington Parr Hall Sat 06 May 2023 York Barbican Sun 07 May 2023 Buxton Opera House

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• Date : Sat 06 May 2023
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They have nine albums to their name, two feature films, a stage musical, a book, a TV documentary, they’ve played for royalty and to tens of thousands of fans in sell-out tours year in year out… No, it’s not The Beatles, it’s not Slade, Take That or One Direction – it’s The Fisherman’s Friends! 

Britain’s oldest boy band, combined age 401 (and three-quarters) – announce a string of dates for 2022/2023. 

“We can’t wait to get out and about and sing live for our supper again – we love it,” says extravagantly moustachioed founding member and bass man Jon Cleave.

A decade ago, The Fisherman’s Friends were persuaded to sign a million-pound record deal that saw their album Port Isaac’s Fisherman’s Friends go Gold as they became the first-ever traditional folk act to land a UK top ten album. 

And thanks to the small film with a big heart that shares their name, the story of the original Cornish ‘buoy band’ is known around the world – bound by shared experience, for more than 30 years they have gathered on the Platt on the harbour in their native Port Isaac to sing the songs of the sea, songs that in some cases have been handed down for hundreds of years, songs that connect them to generations of Cornish fishermen that have come before them.

The Fisherman’s Friends are lobster fisherman Jeremy Brown, writer/ shopkeeper Jon Cleave, smallholder and engineer John ‘Lefty’ Lethbridge, builder John McDonnell (a Yorkshireman who visited Port Isaac more than 30 years ago and never left), Padstow fisherman Jason Nicholas, filmmaker Toby Lobb and the new boy, former ambulance driver Pete Hicks.

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Fisherman's Friends - The Musical

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The World Premiere of Fisherman's Friends: The Musical

Fisherman’s Friends: The Musical  is a feel-good voyage about friendship, community and music that will give any land-lover a mighty pair of sea legs.

Following a highly successful, sold-out season at Hall for Cornwall, where box office records were smashed (the biggest selling production in Hall for Cornwall’s 25-year history),  the world premiere production of Fisherman's Friends: The Musical  will begin a UK & Ireland Tour on 1st September 2022 at the Theatre Royal Plymouth.

It is based on the true story of the chart-topping Cornish singing sensations ‘Fisherman’s Friends', and the hit 2019 film about their life.

The band said, “Well not only did they make a film that we are not in, now there is a musical which we are not in as they dint think we were handsome enough to play ourselves! BUT we are thrilled that our musical is going on tour next year. We’ve seen it and it’s bloody fantastic and the music will blow you away. You’re all going to have a brilliant time.”

WHAT IS FISHERMAN'S FRIENDS THE MUSICAL ABOUT?

Fisherman’s Friends: The Musical tells the story of the world’s most unlikely ‘buoy’ band!

When a group of Cornish fisherman came together to sing the traditional working songs they’d sung for generations, they hoped to raise a few quid for charity. Nobody, least of all the fisherman, expected the story to end on the Pyramid stage of Glastonbury..

So climb aboard, set sail and feel the salty sea air rush through your hair with this brand new musical. Or better still, forget that emmet nonsense and pour yourself a pint and just start singing along.

Featuring hit shanties made famous by the band including Keep Haulin’ , Nelson’s Blood , No Hopers Jokers & Rogues , Sweet Maid Of Madeira and many more.

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FISHERMAN'S FRIENDS THE MUSICAL 2023 CAST & CREATIVE - UK TOUR

Casting for the UK tour is as follows:

• Jim – James Gaddas
• Jago– Robert Duncan
• Maggie – Susan Penhaligon
• Alwyn – Parisa Shahmir
• Leadville– Anton Stephans
• Rowan – Dan Buckley
• Dinger – Rakesh Boury
• Wiggy – Pete Gallagher
• Archie – Hadrian Delacey
• Danny–  Jason Langley
• Yestin –  Dominic Brewer
• Leah – Fia Houston-Hamilton
• Sally – Hazel Monaghan
• Arthur – Martin Carroll
• Nessa –  Janet Mooney
• Elys –  Hazel Simmons
• Ben –  Dakota Starr
• Anna –  Hazel Askew
• Morwenna –  Louisa Beadel
• Ann –  Mel Biggs
• Henry – James Findlay
• Bran –  Alfie Gidley
• Grace –  Beccy Hurst
• Eddy –  John O'Mahony
• Owen –  James William-Pattison

• Director – James Grieve
• Writer – Amanda Whittington
• Choreographer – Matt Cole
• Musical Supervisor – David White

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Following a sold-out tour across the UK, Fisherman’s Friends are doing it again with a brand-new major headline tour.

Fisherman’s Friends have nine albums to their name, two feature films, a stage musical, a book, a TV documentary, they’ve played for royalty and to tens of thousands of fans in sell-out tours year in year out… No, it’s not The Beatles,  Take That or One Direction – it’s The Fisherman’s Friends!

The Fisherman’s Friends are lobster fisherman  Jeremy Brown , writer and shopkeeper  Jon Cleave , smallholder and engineer  John ‘Lefty’ Lethbridge , builder  John McDonnell  , lobster fisherman  Jason Nicholas , filmmaker  Toby Lobb and potter Bill Hawkins.

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Fisherman's Friends

The original buoy band blessed with hearts of oak, nerves of steel and salt in their veins, The Fisherman's Friends are Cornwall's cultural ambassadors to the world, crossing the seven seas to spread their genre-defining brand of shanty singing.

But home is where their heart is and The Fisherman's Friends are at their most hale on Cornish soil in sight of the sea.

They first played the historic Minack Theatre in 2010 and have been back many times since, selling out every time.

"We love it," says MC Jon Cleave. "Perched up there on the cliff with the sea at our backs, it’s just an honour to perform in such a wonderful venue”

Having got together more than 30 years ago to sing sea shanties on the Platt in their native Port Isaac, The Fisherman's Friends gatecrashed the charts with a Top 10 album in 2010 and went on to sing at the late Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, play Glastonbury and land the Good Tradition Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Their story has been the subject of an ITV documentary and best-selling book, as well as an acclaimed stage musical. Not to mention the hit movie from 2019 that last year saw them become the first British band since The Beatles to have a second feature film made about them.

The Fisherman’s Friends are: writer/shopkeeper Jon Cleave; lobster fisherman Jeremy Brown; smallholder and marine engineer John ‘Lefty’ Lethbridge; builder John McDonnell (a Yorkshireman who visited Port Isaac more than 40 years ago and never left); potter Bill Hawkins; accordion playing Padstow fisherman Jason Nicholas and film maker Toby Lobb.

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Review by Jenni Balow

The Fisherman's Friends are riding high on a long wave of success - hooray and up they rises - even stringing together six sellout shows in a row at the open air Minack Theatre, a real record for this rainy spring season.

The sun simply continues to shine on this Port Isaac based band of brothers, or whatever, who are evolving superbly, singing in harmony to Jason Nicholas's accordion as always, enhanced by the guitar playing of Toby Lobb and now the sounds created by multi-instrumentalist and latest recruit, Marcus Bonfanti.

He might be a Londoner, but he can be forgiven for that, seizing the shanty sound on guitar, with jolly banjo and sweet folk mandolin sounds by turn, and with an award-winning background as blues singer and songwriter, who has opened shows for the likes of Chuck Berry, Jack Bruce, John Mayall and Eric Burdon.

"He thought he was joining the Foo Fighters" joked the show's frontman Jeremy Brown at the weekend.

In the absence of the resounding bass-voiced presence of Jon Cleave, who is needed at home with his family for the moment, the laid back fisherman Jeremy made the introductions and also welcomed Simon Johnson, who has joined the line-up for the time being, alongside John Lethbridge, Johnny Mac and Bill Hawkins.

Here in the Duchy, we know the Fishies songs so well, many have been listening to their traditional seafaring choruses for the 30 years or more since they originally got together to sing on the harbour of their north Cornwall village for a handful of summer tourists.

The boys were launched into shanty stardom when they signed up to a £1m recording contract in 2010, and found themselves top of the pops, for what is still the best selling folk album in the UK.

The group is the only band since the Beatles, to have two films made featuring their story in Britain, and a hit stage musical, which made its world debut at the Hall for Cornwall in Truro, is on tour.

For the Minack shows, they paid tribute to Harry Glasson from nearby Marazion, with a beautiful version of his song, Cornwall My Home, and included another local anthem, Cousin Jack, by Show of Hands, with gorgeous instrumental introduction, the words slow, clear and thoughtful.

That's why the tickets sell out every time they appear at the cliff theatre and the 'buoys' like it too  -  "there is nowhere like this in the world" said Jeremy.

There were many highlights including Bruce Springsteen's Pay Me My Money Down, the growly Randy Dandy O, the deep South slide guitar accompaniment to Sitting On The Levy, from Marcus, and the punch of Pirate, and No Hopers, of course.

The Fisherman's Friends, who will appear again at Glastonbury this year, will also be performing at the Fowey Festival, Royal Cornwall Show, Falmouth Shanty Festival and Penlee Park, Penzance this summer.

A donation from the Minack ticket sales was made to the PZ Foodbank.