Music

Fisherman's Friends at Lighthouse, Poole, 1 October 2027

Name: Fisherman's Friends
Start: 2027-10-01
Location: Lighthouse

Fri, Oct 1, 2027
Lighthouse · Poole

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Fisherman's Friends play Lighthouse in Poole on 1 October 2027 at 19:00, with tickets from GBP 34.65. The group is a folk music act from Port Isaac, Cornwall, who sing sea shanties. They have performed locally since 1995 and signed a record deal with Universal Music Group in March 2010.

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Their performances combine traditional songs of the sea with contemporary folk music and humour. Although essentially an a cappella group, their studio recordings and live shows now often include traditional simple instrumentation. The current members are Jeremy Brown, John Lethbridge (Lefty), Jason Nicholas, Toby Lobb, John McDonnell (Johnny Mac), Jon Cleave (Cleavie) and Bill Hawkins.

In 2023 Simon Johnson and Marcus Bonfanti joined the live line-up. The band has played the Glastonbury Festival on several occasions and the Cambridge Folk Festival. As a semi-professional group, they do not tour extensively.

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Duration: 2 hrs
Category: folk music, sea shanties

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