3 Daft Monkeys at The Maze

Date: Fri 11th Oct
Time: 20:00

The fabulous 3 Daft Monkeys are heading out on tour to promote their forthcoming album release, and are playing a date at The Maze in Nottingham on Friday 11th October.

Of Stones and Bones’
A collection of old, new and fictional tales of forbidden love, murder, rebellion, witchcraft and piracy

"Joyous spontaneity” - Bob Harris, Radio 2

“Inventive, focused and thematically pitched around Cornish legends, it’s their folkiest record yet and will surely be the one to establish them not merely as a great live act, but a very real force in the studio too.” - Colin Irwin

Cornish electric-folk troubadours 3 Daft Monkeys have announced a major UK tour to promote the release of their forthcoming sixth studio album. Their most story-led and theatrical album to date, ‘Of Stones & Bones’ is a compelling collection of songs that draws the listener into the bizarre and mysterious world of Cornish tales and superstitions, both ancient and modern.

Tim Ashton and Athene Roberts form the heart of the ‘Monkeys’, and during a break from gigging due to the birth of their son Arlo, Ashton turned his songwriting gaze on his adopted home county of Cornwall. The wild Celtic heritage and folklore of Kernow shines through in these songs, the roots of which delve deep, touching the stones and bones that are the fabric of this epic landscape and its wild and colourful inhabitants.

In ‘Of Stones and Bones’, characters are brought to life in a theatre of sound, from upbeat mischievous musings on the god of the sea, Bucca Dhu, to the tragic and heart-wrenching tale of Jenny Trayer and her unfortunate child, from tales of curses inspired by a hair-raising night in the Boscastle Witch Museum to the eccentric story of Reverend Hawker, all the colourful otherworldly life of the region is here.

Whilst containing the intoxicating blend of rhythms and styles that is instantly recognisable as 3 Daft Monkeys, there is also an added dimension of traditional Cornish tunes within the songs. Of Stones and Bones is musically the most diverse album the band has produced, and the first that double bass player Lukas Drinkwater has performed on. He also lends his vocal skills making it possible for the first time to create spine-tingling three-part harmonies. To add a new dynamic impact, percussionist Rich Mulryne, has been invited to lend his varied drumming styles both to this album and the live shows.

3 Daft Monkeys will be on the road extensively throughout October and November, performing songs from Of Stones And Bones alongside all the usual live favourites from their previous 5 albums. Full details below.


OCTOBER
Wed 09 OXFORD The Bullingdon
Thu 10 YORK Fibbers
Fri 11 NOTTINGHAM The Maze
Sat 12 NEWCASTLE Cluny 2
Tues 15 CARDIFF The Globe
Wed 16 GUILDFORD The Boileroom
Sat 19 GERMANY Bad Wimpfen (with Levellers)
Sun 20 BELGIUM CC De Fabriek (With Levellers)

NOVEMBER
Wed 06 SOUTHAMPTON Talking Heads
Thu 07 MANCHESTER Band on The Wall
Fri 08 YEOVIL Quicksilver
Sat 09 GLOUCESTER Guildhall
Sun 10 TOTNES South Devon Arts Centre
Tue 12 WINCHESTER The Railway
Wed 13 LONDON The Half Moon Putney
Thu 14 BRIGHTON Komedia Studio
Fri 15 SHEFFIELD Greystones
Sat 16 HERTFORD Corn Exchange
Sun 17 BRISTOL Louisiana
Thu 28 BIRMINGHAM Hare & Hounds
Fri 29 HEBDEN BRIDGE Trades Club
Sat 30 F ALMOUTH Princess Pavilion

For ticket links and more information, visit www.3daftmonkeys.co.uk

The Maze

257 Mansfield Road
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG1 3FT

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