Yes, they have been singing their hearts out for years for free every Summer Friday evening in the open air on the quay in Port Isaac, and later on in the two pubs in the village, and it seems that some executive record producer was vacationing in Cornwall and heard them and was impressed ......... and the rest is history !! I am delighted for them and just wish that some of our other wonderful shanty crews also get their chance to shine with a similar stroke of good fortune.

Bear in mind that that the one million £ includes the cost of producing the CD, studio time, and publicity, etc... so I doubt that the lads will get to see very much of the money, unless from royalties, if their CD becomes a best seller. !! I am looking forward to hearing them next month in Falmouth at the Falmouth Sea Shanty Festival (June 18th to 20th) and buying their CD. See the two links to Fisherman's Friends :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg5d7cGtZY4&NR=1&feature=fvwp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW5IdBWmWGc&feature=related


There are 24 groups already listed to perform at this year's festival including groups from Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, Guernsey, Netherlands, Germany, France and England. So, if you are a shanty fan, the Falmouth Sea Shanty Festival is the place to be !! See the link to their website :


http://www.falmouthshout.com/festival.html