John the Fish - the Father of Cornish Folk
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- In the 1960s, folk music blossomed in Cornwall. Located on the spectacular mining coast of Cornwall, the Count House could hardly have been better suited as a folk music venue. Resident singers, Tel Mann and John Langford, better known as John the Fish, became the undisputed fathers of modern folk singing in Cornwall. This is John's story.
Loved John the Fish followed him around the folk clubs in the 70's and 80's.Brenda Wooten was amazing!
Now the world has lost my woñderful friend John,
I am personally devastated, he was a constant in our lives and never could imagine life
without him.
The world is now a lesser place for his passing.
I also feel deeply
for Carrie and the
family.
Rest In Peace my friend .
A legend.
So very sad that we have now lost this lovely man, it is a very sad wold today. RIP John the Fish.
Great video; thanks for sharing.
god bless you John, my wife an I listened to you on radio cornwall from 1985 till they sacked you! you brought me the joy of the kipper family and so much more
sail on boy, all the best from Sancreed.
Thanks to Pete Annear for telling me about this - my husband had a humanist funeral and so shall I
This brought back many happy memories. He is such a naturally friendly, kind and gracious man. A great film. Well done Em and Annie
Spoke with him recently at Ralph Mctell gig in Falmouth.
I had forgotten this interview with John, it brings back memories of when he and I sometimes sang together at the clubs here in Cornwall. I now have returned home to Cornwall and hope to visit him and Carrie soon.
Just found this on CZcams. Brought back memories ofJohn the Fish and Brenda Wooten at The Count House nnd the cellar bar in the Railway Hotel, Penzance!
Thanks for publishing this video. It brings back so many great memories from The Count House!
Lovely to see John, so many memories of wonderful times.
I am Cornish and many moons ago I spent many happy hours going to folk clubs listening to John the Fish and of course loved to hear him sing with Brenda W.Happy days! Lorna Xxx ❤
This man is so well known, that he has even been heard of in Australia!
Brilliant --reminds me all the time how much I loved folk music as a young teenager-visited the Count House in the late 60s and watched Brenda and John the Fish Live at St Ives as well
Nice one John, our former neighbour. loved it . You are even famous here in New Zealand! Glad you still have your sofa- its the most comfy I have ever sat in!
His album live with Brenda W was a big influence on me
What a lovely man.
RIP John The Fish
I went to my first humanist lead funeral recently, it was brilliant. Keep doing what you do :-) xx
just bin to three, don't matter what you call it....
Remember John's appearances at Norwich Folk Festival in the 70's.
Nice bloke.
Legend
John is incredibly talented, a clog maker too.
Lovely.
He looks like s druid! Like thid vid
Quite the hottie
Sounds like a bit of a london accent,,... Definitely not true cornish....
Yes, John is from London as he states in the video.
, Don't you dare try or pretend to be Cornish,,, Respect where you come from and never forget where you come from boy.Humanist or not you will never be Cornish.
Boy? John the Fish died earlier this year at the age of 86. What're you, 102?
Also, more than a few people have moved from where they were born to other places they've felt more at home. He probably did more for Cornish culture than a lot of local-bred people, and who'se to say what his heritage had? My family had been living in London for a century or so, but we came from Thanckes originally. Should we give that up for the sake of a couple of generations? Methinks you've got an axe to bury, kid.
who cares, whats he supposed to act like a gangster cause hes from London?
Monolith Preacher methinks you need to check your news sources - I had a coffee with John in Truro this evening. First time I've met him but he was most certainly not dead! Nor did he know he had died last year.....
@@KnjazNazrath John the Fish is very much alive today.
Fuck you
Be a Lon-dun-er where you where born from ,,,write songs about Lon-dun
.
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What a lovely man