Fisherman’s Friends announce a special charity show in Cornwall

Fisherman’s Friends have announced a special charity show in Cornwall, which follows a sold-out two-night run in Truro. The matinee performance at the Hall for Cornwall will take place on Saturday 5th October.

At the group’s “home” theatre, it will raise funds for good causes that mean a lot to the group members. “Our homecoming shows are always really special, so we’re glad to be able to give a little bit back to the land we love,” said founding member and bassist Jon Cleave.

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“This is where we come from, so if we can help out in the name of some incredible work done by local people for charities that are close to our hearts, then it’s all in order.”

Tickets for the charity show are available online now from Gigsandtours.com. Visit https://gigst.rs/FishF. All proceeds will be shared between five charities with strong local links.

Cove Macmillan Centre at Royal Cornwall Hospital provides information and support to families affected by cancer. Brandon Trust supports children, young people and adults with learning disabilities and autism in the South West and beyond.

Shelter box is a globally active organization based in Cornwall that provides emergency shelter to people who have lost their homes as a result of disaster and conflict, enabling them to rebuild their lives. 4 Louis works across the country to support anyone affected by miscarriage, stillbirth or the death of a baby or child and has made a huge difference to Cornish people and families.

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Hospice for children Portul mic in the southwest cares for children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions. Fisherman’s Friends presented Little Harbor with a check for more than £22,000 last autumn, raised at their first charity concert at the Hall for Cornwall. This amazing result prompted them to do it all over again.

Raising money for charity has always been in the group’s blood. Since the 1990s they have raised many thousands of pounds for a wide variety of local charities through collections at the free informal concerts they played in their home village of Port Isaac every summer.

The continued success of The Fisherman’s Friends, coupled with the impact of Covid-19, has forced the lads to call off their regular shows at The Platt, building on a long tradition of boosting charity coffers dating back to the 1990s. Truro Band Dates are part of the UK’s Rock the Boat tour, culminating in their first sold-out show at the Royal Albert Hall on 8 October.

The Fisherman’s Friends are lobsterman Jeremy Brown, author and shopkeeper Jon Cleave, smallholder and engineer John “Lefty” Lethbridge, builder John McDonnell (a Yorkshireman who visited Port Isaac more than 30 years ago and never left never), Padstow fisherman Jason Nicholas, director. Toby Lobb and potter Billy Hawkins. They are also joined by musicians Marcus Bonfanti and Simon Johnson, plus new vocalist Simon Biddick.

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