Fisherman's Friends Live

Fisherman's Friends play The Great Hall on Sunday 21 March 2027, as part of their 2027 UK Tour. They're bringing their sea shanties and traditional folk music to Exeter, so if you've got a thing for the songs of the sea, this is exactly what they do.

They're the original 'buoy band' from Port Isaac in Cornwall, and for thirty years they've met on the Platt on the harbour to sing. It's a long-running tradition that started long before they ever played a stage, so the songs they sing are the ones they've been sharing among themselves for decades. More than ten years ago they signed a record deal, and their album Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friends went Gold — they were the first traditional folk act ever to land a UK top ten album.

Their story ended up on screen too: the hit feel-good movie Fisherman's Friends came out in 2019 and tells the tale of how a group of Cornish fishermen became a recording act. If you've seen the film, this is the real thing that inspired it. The set is built around the same sea shanties and folk songs they've been singing on the harbour all these years.

It's a Sunday night, so it's one of those gigs that works as a proper evening out. Tickets start from £32.45, which includes the booking fee, and the show starts at 7:00 pm at The Great Hall, part of Exeter University.