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Track Listings

1 Blow the Man Down
2 Oh You New York Girls
3 Jamaica Farewell / Green Banana Johnny
4 Whip Jamboree
5 The Leaving of Liverpool
6 The Bonny Ship the Diamond
7 Being a Pirate
8 Stormalong John
9 Cap'n Stormio
10 Strike the Bell
11 Fire Down Below
12 The Mermaid
13 The Padstow Leaving Shanty

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Coming into port on 20 April, a big new haul from Britain's best shanty men with their new album 'Sole Mates'. They've had films made about them, books written about them, graced some of Britain's finest stages, and put Britain's greatest broadcaster, David Attenborough, under their spell. You're as likely to hear them at the Royal Albert Hall as you are in their own Cornish fishing village, and they're back with a new album, Sole Mates, released via The Orchard on 20 April. 'Sole Mates', rolling with the tides of time and history, is the Fisherman's Friends in the round and in the raw, pure and unadulturated, sounding just as you would hear them down on the Platt one Friday night in the balmy summer, balancing pint and pasty in hand. As popular as ever, veterans of Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage as well as The Royal Albert Hall and many a BBC Radio Two Folk Award night, as well as more than a few sessions at Port Isaac's Golden Lion pub, the secret to the shanty men's longevity is not hard to find; it's all about the audience. "Our live performances are fun, an engagement with people, and that's half of it," says Cleavie. "People see this group of friends clearly having a good time together, and that has a slightly nostalgic appeal, because people's lives can be quite fractured these days, in terms of keeping in touch with the people they grew up with. We represent a continuity."

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  • Is discontinued by manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14.2 x 1 x 12.5 cm; 65 g
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Cod And Chips
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Cod And Chips
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07BSXVDB4
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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  • Derek Robinson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another good selection of Friends music
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 July 2024
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    As a Friends fan it is another good selection of their music
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  • Trigger
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Music
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 August 2020
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    great fun, tongue in cheek CD that does what it says on the can, would recomend it to anyone from age 6 to 63 which is age of myself and granson that sings along to it together in car
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  • Sue Hendriks
    5.0 out of 5 stars The best shanty group !
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 April 2018
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    This is the best album the Fisherman’s Friends have done to date. If you love shanties or new to them you should buy this CD it appeals to all age groups and can you have a good old singalong. Come along to Port Isaac and enjoy them live on the beach in Cornwall. X
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  • Alan Pooles
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great New Album
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 April 2018
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    Great new offering from the lads from Port Isaac, and thereabouts, great mix of new songs and older ones with new lyrics, personal favourite is Stormalong John, sung accapella with some great harmonies, can`t wait to see them live at The Minack middle of May and later in the year hopefully on The Platt.
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  • Will Lawrence
    4.0 out of 5 stars Bit of a mixed bag
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 May 2018
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    I've heard several of their albums now (and heard some tracks from this one live). This is not their best - it's more a mix of the good and the mediocre.

    On the one hand, "Whip Jamboree" and "The Mermaid" were out of the top drawer and "The Bonny Ship the Diamond" wasn't far behind; "Strike the Bell" works better live. On the other, their version of "Blow the Man Down" just did not work and the only reason I can think of for including "Being a Pirate" was to appeal to any six-year-olds in the audience.

    Take it all in all, this one doesn't quite strike the bell, but I will give it four stars because three and a half isn't available.
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  • Mrs. E. D. Playle
    5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of good, cheery songs in the usual enthusiastic style associated ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 April 2018
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    Lots of good,cheery songs in the usual enthusiastic style associated with this group of singers.The only track I did not enjoy was Whip Jamboree,which I think needs an accompaniment.
    As with this type of music it is so much better enjoyed live.
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  • Paul Dane law
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another great collection with feeling
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 February 2020
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    The boys and still producing their rousing performances of shantys proving that with dedication they are the best recommended for a great listening experience
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  • Voiciclive
    5.0 out of 5 stars Heart and Sole
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 January 2020
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    This is a dvd I play over again; it is jolly and lusty (in parts). Good listening - you can almost taste the salt spray.
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  • Grünschnitt
    5.0 out of 5 stars Tolle Musik von einer tollen Gruppe
    Reviewed in Germany on 3 January 2019
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    Als Fan ist das eine richtig gute CD.
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  • L. J. Rinaldi
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sea shanties, old and new
    Reviewed in the United States on 27 November 2018
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    I love Fisherman's Friends, and I love that they mix in old sea shanties with more modern, funny ones. They are excellent for walking and working to. And, as far as that goes, driving to, which I do a lot.

    It's all Part of Being a Pirate, is a funny upbeat song, as is Ring the Bell.

    If you haven't listened to any of their music, this would be a good introduction.
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  • John Garrity
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Sea Shanties & MUCH more from this outstanding British Group
    Reviewed in the United States on 18 January 2021
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    We saw the fact based movie of Fishermen's Friends, liking the music So much we ordered their four CDs found via Amazon, 3 shipped from England, and have played all four over and over!!
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  • Alabamuh Sayler
    5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing Fishy Here!
    Reviewed in the United States on 27 March 2021
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    These Welch fishermen are masters of songs of the sea. From an American sailor who spent 30+ years at sea!
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  • Julie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love CD
    Reviewed in the United States on 20 February 2021
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    I love this CD. It just makes you happy
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