Cornwall singers win deal to make album of sea shanties

Cornwall singers win deal to make album of sea shanties




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A group of sailors from a Cornwall fishing village are to release an album of sea shanties after catching the ear of a holidaying music mogul.



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The Fisherman's Friends, from Port Isaac, netted a deal with Universal after being spotted singing in a pub.





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The 10 men, who are or were fishermen, coastguards or lifeboat men, have sung together for more than 15 years.





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As well as releasing an album next month, they are also due to perform at Glastonbury Festival in the summer.





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Sea shanties were originally sung by the crews of ships while they worked on deck.





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The Fisherman's Friends have already released two a cappella CDs themselves and their new album has been recorded in a 15th-century church in St Kew, Cornwall.





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In Cornish pubs there is a tradition of singing



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"We get together each Friday night on this area of concrete by the harbour which is a lovely setting - unless it is raining and blowing and then we just retire to the pub," he added.