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Cadgwith Fishermen record Great Poems of the Sea
Fishermen from Cadgwith Cove have recorded a CD Great Poems of the Sea read by Fishermen of Cadgwith, Cornwall in support of the Fishermen’s Mission; the great writings of the sea recorded by men who have spent their lives fishing the forbidding waters around the Lizard Peninsula.  ‘These are men more used to standing with salt in their hair and teeth on the deck of a crabber rather than standing in front of a microphone reading lines of poetry’, said producer Robin Bates, ‘but what you’ll hear are authentic voices of men who know first-hand what the poets write about.  In a way, the 21 tracks of the CD are a retort to the current fashion for recording sea shanties – often sung by singers who have never been to sea.  For the men on this CD – it’s a way of life.’