The "Platt", or harbour in Port Isaac is where the Fisherman's Friends story really began....  

In 1991, after a few self-conscious singing practices in John Brown's front room (and a few more lubricated practices in the Golden Lion!), the FFs took their shanty songs out for all to see and hear as they stood at the top of the Platt and sang to ever-growing audiences.  The idea was to sing a few songs, shake a collection bucket and raise some money for local charities. The first performance was to a bustling crowd of a handful of people, two dogs and several enthusiastic seagulls.

What started out as a bit of fun on a Friday night soon became a must-see event for locals and holiday makers alike, a highlight on their calendars and a sociable way to end the week with a song or two.

To date the boys have raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for charities such as the Fisherman's Mission, Macmillan Cancer Support, Little Harbour Children's Hospice, Local Schools and smaller charities and causes.  In 2016 the band raised enough to buy 2 of the defibrillators in the village, one of which is located near Jon Cleave's shop (just in case people get too excited when they meet him and grab a selfie photograph!).

Due to the success of the film, charting our unlikely story, the crowds increased to such a number that we have had to stop performing on the Platt. It was no longer safe or considerate for the residents of Port Isaac to have over 4,000 people turn up to hear us sing. So it’s with a heavy heart that we have had to stop putting on amplified and organised Platt gigs.

Every now and then in the summer months when the mood takes us, the tide is right and the breeze is on the warmer side, we do venture out for an impromptu (and unadvertised) shanty and a cheeky bottle of Tribute. If you are lucky you may catch us!!!