No More Fish, No Fishermen is a song composed by Canadian folklorist Shelley Posen, about the demise of the Newfoundland fishery. Although it was written in 1996, it is often assumed to be a traditional song. The tune is based upon "Coal Not Dole" by Kay Sutcliffe, about the death of the coal industry in northern England. "Coal Not Dole" was made popular by Coope Boyes and Simpson

Coope Boyes and Simpson

Coope, Boyes and Simpson are an English vocal folk trio, formed around 1990. Their sound is rich and often has unusual vocal harmonies.The group comprises singers Barry Coope, Jim Boyes and Lester Simpson, and almost all of their music is sung entirely a capella, although they have occasionally...

 on their Funny Old World album, and is in turn based on the Victorian Christmas carol, "See, Amid The Winter's Snow

See, Amid The Winter's Snow

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". It is set to the hymn tune

Hymn tune

A hymn tune is the melody of a musical composition to which a hymn text is sung. Musically speaking, a hymn is generally understood to have four-part harmony, a fast harmonic rhythm , and no refrain or chorus....

 Humility by John Goss, written in 1871.

Posen also recorded it on his CD The Old Songs Home, with a jangle pop

Jangle pop

Jangle pop is a genre of alternative rock from the mid-1980s that "marked a return to the chiming or jangly guitars and pop melodies of the '60s" bands such as The Byrds, with their electric twelve-string guitars and power pop song structures. Mid-1980s jangle pop was a non-mainstream "pop-based...

 musical arrangement reminiscent of The Byrds

The Byrds

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• Finest Kind
  Finest Kind
  Finest Kind is a folk music trio based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It consists of Ian Robb, Ann Downey and Shelley Posen.Finest Kind has released four albums in its own name . Individually, its members have appeared on several solo CDs...
  
   on Heart's Delight
• Shelley Posen on The Old Songs Home
• Adam Miller The Orphan Train and Other Reminiscences
• Johnny Collins
  Johnny Collins
  Johnny Collins was a folk singer based in London, England, specializing in traditional maritime music.- Biography :...
  
  Now & Then
• Bill Garrett & Sue Lothrop Red Shoes 2003