This group's original name was Fisherman's Friends; their first album with … Read Full Bio ↴This group's original name was Fisherman's Friends; their first album with Universal, Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friends, was recorded in St Kew Parish Church, Cornwall, and released in April 2010

The group can usually be heard singing on Friday evenings throughout the summer on the Platt in wonderful Port Isaac.

Fisherman's Friends are John, Julian and Jeremy Brown, Trevor Grills, John Lethbridge, Billy Hawkins, Nigel Sherratt, Peter Rowe, John McDonnell and Jon Cleave.

Fisherman's Friends, from Port Isaac on the North Cornwall coast, have secured a deal – said to be worth £1 million – with Universal, the company behind acts such as Lady Gaga, Take That and Amy Winehouse

The 10-strong group, which also has a date at this year's Glastonbury Festival, will issue an album of traditional tunes and folk songs next month after being discovered by a record producer on holiday.

Fisherman’s Friends are shanty singers--each of whom are or have been fishermen, lifeboatmen and coastguards (as well as builders, artisans, hoteliers, and shop keepers) in the local area--from Port Isaac on Cornwall’s rugged north coast.

At around eight in the evening during the summer months, tourists and locals gather to hear this ten-man group sing a rousing set of shanties and Cornish folk songs. This album, recorded in a 15th-century church in nearby St Kew, features a rich haul of 12 songs from their Port Isaac repertoire, including the classic "South Australia", the haunting Cornish robber ballad "The Cadgwith Anthem" and the beautiful "Brightly Beams".

In February 2013 Trevor Gills and tour manager Paul McMullen were both killed in a tragic accident while touring.

The Drunken Sailor
Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friends Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'The Drunken Sailor' by these artists:

Babe What shall we do with the drunken sailor? (What shall…
Burl Ives What should we do with a drunken sailor What should we…
Fiddler's Green What shall we do with a drunken sailor What shall we…
Leonard Warren What will we do with a drunken sailor? What will we…
Michiel Schrey Sean Dagher Nils Brown Weigh-hay and up she rises Weigh-hay and up she rises Weigh-…
Nuestro Pequeño Mundo What you're gonna do with a drunken sailor? What you're gonn…
Rapalje What shall we do with the drunken sailor What shall we…
Sean Dagher Nils Brown Michiel Schrey Weigh-hay and up she rises Weigh-hay and up she rises Weigh-…
Shanty-Chor Duo, tre, go What shall we do with a drunken sailor What…

Shanty-Chor "Graf Luckner" Duo, tre, go What shall we do with a drunken sailor What…
Storm Weather Shanty Choir Duo, tre, go What shall we do with a drunken sailor What…
The Chieftains and Great Big Sea What do you do with a drunken sailor, What do you…
The Irish Rovers What will we do with a drunken sailor? What will we…
The Swingle Singers Way hay Way hay Way hay and up she rises Way hay and…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friends:

A Sailor Ain't a Sailor My father often told me, when I was just a…
Bully In The Alley Well sally is the girl that comes from our alley, Way…
Haul Away Joe When I was just a little lad, Or so me…
No Hopers Jokers & Rogues Come on you no hopers, you no hopers, you rouges Were…
No Hopers Jokers And Rogues Come all you no hopers, you jokers and rogues We're on…
No Hopers, Jokers & Rogues come on you no hopers, you no hopers, you rouges were…
No Hopers, Jokers & Rogues (2011 Mix) Come, all you no hopers, you jokers and rogues we're on the…
No Hopers, Jokers and Rogues Come all you no hopers, you jokers and rogues We're on…
Sloop John B For we sail on the Sloop John B My grandpappy and…

South Australia In South Australia I was born heave away, haul away In South…

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