as the show has returned to the hall for cornwall after an 18—month tour which originated in truro.w. it's a brand—new musical. and it'sjust been a complete hit. everywhere we've gone, the audiences have absolutely lapped it up and loved it. the musical tour has done well and so have both feature films about the fisherman's friends. so, in true sea shanty tradition, a gathering requires a song, and the more friends, fishermen, actors or not, the merrier. # and a damn good flogging wouldn't do us any harm~~# _ it must be a bit difficult to act in front of the original fisherman's friends? it's daunting. yeah. i mean, you know, you hear them sing and they've been doing it as long as they have. and we're brought together to do it for the show. but we've been lucky that we've had sort of contact with them throughout, and they're such great guys anyway that they've taught us a lot. writes all her own songs. self taught. you was too tight to pay for lessons, that's why! it's an incredible, true rags—to—riches story about the real life fisherman's friends who for 25 years had been singing

alan a house in cape cod in a town called truro and he has shared that house with a man named jim hamilton. right. and i had heard of alan as, i think forever, but as long as i had been interested in the law and i rented that summer house from jim hamilton for a few weeks. and that's how i know alan which he may not even know. so what i wanted to start with is this is the price of and a that is very close to the price of principle is another book called the case against the new censorship. and they tie in together because you are and you are known as one of the most principled people of let alone advocates in the country and a result of your living by principle, you wound being a victim of cancel culture right. in moore, the most recent times you became a victim of cancel culture because you dared to represent donald trump and your liberal friends or so-called friends decided that they didn't want you around. so want to ask you first, how did you come to represent him? it's a great question. well, first of all, thank you so much for inviting me this. has been an incredible conference i thi