3 Daft Monkeys
3 Daft Monkeys are a folk and world music group from Cornwall, United Kingdom, active since 2000. The band’s line-up includes Lukas Drinkwater and Tim Ashton. Their music is self-written and draws on Celtic and folk traditions, along with wider world music influences.
Style and influences
The group’s sound includes references to Celtic, Balkan, Gypsy, Spanish and Cornish music. Their background also brings in elements associated with dance, dub, punk, reggae and traditional folk.
Instrumentation
The band uses whistle, fiddle, foot drums, guitar, bass guitar and double bass.
Releases
Their releases include Brouhaha, Ooomim, Hubbadillia, Gibbon it Live and Dreckly, Go Tell The Bees EP, Social Vertigo, The Antiquated and the Arcane, Of Stones and Bones and Year of the Clown.
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