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The Countrymen will appear at The Guildhall on their third concert tour of Cornwall and Devon Songs of Hope. Five seasoned musicians with tight four-part harmony vocals – and a token Cornishman! – they take the audience on a journey through the history and culture of Cornwall, featuring their arrangements of traditional and contemporary songs, as well as an increasing number of their own compositions.
Last year The Countrymen produced a new song Lights Of Mousehole, written by their bass player Simon Wrench, to mark the 40th anniversary of the Penleee Lifeboat Disaster, with all proceeds going to the fund to provide a locally-sculpted granite memorial on the cliffs near Lamorna.
The band was formed at their local – The Countryman Inn near Launceston – which is where their name originates and where they found a mutual love of singing in harmony and almost accidentally developed a strong reputation for their emphasis on Cornishness in the repertoire.
Now in their fifth year, they have become increasingly popular across Cornwall and Devon with appearances on both radio and TV and numerous festival appearances including The Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival, The Rock Oyster Festival, Falmouth Week, Bridport Folk Festival, Little Orchard Festival and Looe Saves The Day.
The Countrymen have also been busy in the recording studio, releasing online EPs Cornish Lads Volumes 1, 2 and 3 – all available for download and streaming on the usual websites. They also have a CD “Trees on the Hill” featuring most of their Cornish material to date.
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