3 Daft Monkeys
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3 Daft Monkeys are a world music
-influenced acoustic band from Cornwall
, UK, consisting of Tim Ashton, Athene Roberts, and Lukas Drinkwater (who replaced original Bass player, Jamie Waters). The instrumentation consists of vocals, fiddle
, twelve-string guitar, bass guitar
and foot drum
.
The band's musical influences include Celtic
, Balkan, Romani, Latino, electronic dance
, reggae
, dub
, punk rock
, and traditional folk music
.
The albums Hubbadillia and Social Vertigo were recorded in Devon at Martin Barre
's Presshouse studios and Green Room Studios respectively, and were produced by Mark Tucker, who also works with bands such as Flook and PJ Harvey
.
The band have had great success at venues and festivals all over the UK and Europe, including being invited by Show of Hands
to play the main stage at the Eden Project
and the 2008 BBC Proms at St David's Hall
in Cardiff. Other highlights include GuilFest
; Folkwoods, Holland; the Glastonbury Festival
, the Trowbridge Village Pump Festival
; Folk Segovia, Spain; Lorient Interceltic Festival
, France; Kevelaer World Music Festival, Germany; Labadoux Festival, Belgium and enthusiastically welcomed returns to the Beautiful Days
and Larmer Tree
festivals. They are also a regular support act for The Levellers, with Roberts usually returning to join the Levellers onstage for the finale in a duelling fiddle-off of "What You Know" with added tambourine from Waters and tin-whistle from Ashton.
The band have enjoyed airplay on BBC Radio 2
, BBC Radio Ulster
and BBC Radio Wales
during 2006 and 2007, and were described by presenter Mike Harding
as "a brilliant band... absolutely amazing".
, kick drum, cymbal
s, tambourine
and saucepan. From Ooomim onwards Waters played bass.
In May 2011, Lukas Drinkwater joined the band as a temporary replacement for Jamie Waters just for the summer tour, later it was decided that Lukas was to join permanently after Jamie stepped down.
(Cornwall Film Festival).
World music
World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...
-influenced acoustic band from Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, UK, consisting of Tim Ashton, Athene Roberts, and Lukas Drinkwater (who replaced original Bass player, Jamie Waters). The instrumentation consists of vocals, fiddle
Fiddle
The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
, twelve-string guitar, bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
and foot drum
Bass drum
Bass drums are percussion instruments that can vary in size and are used in several musical genres. Three major types of bass drums can be distinguished. The type usually seen or heard in orchestral, ensemble or concert band music is the orchestral, or concert bass drum . It is the largest drum of...
.
The band's musical influences include Celtic
Celtic music
Celtic music is a term utilised by artists, record companies, music stores and music magazines to describe a broad grouping of musical genres that evolved out of the folk musical traditions of the Celtic people of Western Europe...
, Balkan, Romani, Latino, electronic dance
Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...
, reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
, dub
Dub music
Dub is a genre of music which grew out of reggae music in the 1960s, and is commonly considered a subgenre, though it has developed to extend beyond the scope of reggae...
, punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
, and traditional folk music
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
.
The albums Hubbadillia and Social Vertigo were recorded in Devon at Martin Barre
Martin Barre
Martin Lancelot Barre is an English rock musician.Barre has been the guitarist for rock band Jethro Tull since 1969. He has appeared on every Jethro Tull album except their debut This Was...
's Presshouse studios and Green Room Studios respectively, and were produced by Mark Tucker, who also works with bands such as Flook and PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey
Polly Jean Harvey is an English musician, singer-songwriter, composer and occasional artist. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments including piano, organ, bass, saxophone, and most recently, the autoharp.Harvey began her career in...
.
The band have had great success at venues and festivals all over the UK and Europe, including being invited by Show of Hands
Show of Hands
Show of Hands is an English acoustic roots and folk duo comprising singer-songwriter Steve Knightley and multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer. In recent years they have been accompanied on tour and in the studio by jazz double-bassist Miranda Sykes.-Origins:...
to play the main stage at the Eden Project
Eden Project
The Eden Project is a visitor attraction in Cornwall in the United Kingdom, including the world's largest greenhouse. Inside the artificial biomes are plants that are collected from all around the world....
and the 2008 BBC Proms at St David's Hall
St David's Hall
St David's Hall is a performing arts and conference venue in the heart of Cardiff city centre, the capital of Wales...
in Cardiff. Other highlights include GuilFest
GuilFest
GuilFest, formerly the Guildford Festival of Folk and Blues is a music festival held in Stoke Park, Guildford, England each July. The festival, like the larger Glastonbury Festival, features a range of genres including rock, folk, blues, and in recent years pop...
; Folkwoods, Holland; the Glastonbury Festival
Glastonbury Festival
The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or even Glasto, is a performing arts festival that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England, best known for its contemporary music, but also for dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret and other arts.The...
, the Trowbridge Village Pump Festival
Trowbridge Village Pump Festival
Village Pump FestivalStarted over 30 years ago in a barn at the lamb Inn Trowbridge, it then moved to Stowford Manor Farm, Farleigh Hungerford, England...
; Folk Segovia, Spain; Lorient Interceltic Festival
Festival Interceltique de Lorient
The Festival Interceltique de Lorient or Gouelioù Etrekeltiek An Oriant was founded in Lorient, Brittany in 1971 by Polig Montjarret...
, France; Kevelaer World Music Festival, Germany; Labadoux Festival, Belgium and enthusiastically welcomed returns to the Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days (festival)
This article is about the music festival. For other uses, see Beautiful Days .The Beautiful Days is a music festival that takes place in August at Escot Park, Ottery St Mary, Devon...
and Larmer Tree
Larmer Tree Festival
The Larmer Tree Festival is a five-day music and arts festival held annually at the Larmer Tree Gardens near Tollard Royal on the Wiltshire-Dorset border in England. Described as "One of the most family-friendly festivals around", it is also noted for its "stunning location .....
festivals. They are also a regular support act for The Levellers, with Roberts usually returning to join the Levellers onstage for the finale in a duelling fiddle-off of "What You Know" with added tambourine from Waters and tin-whistle from Ashton.
The band have enjoyed airplay on BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
, BBC Radio Ulster
BBC Radio Ulster
BBC Radio Ulster is one of two Northern Irish BBC radio stations, the other being BBC Radio Foyle located in the city of Derry. BBC Radio Ulster is located at Broadcasting House in the Ormeau Avenue area of Belfast city centre...
and BBC Radio Wales
BBC Radio Wales
BBC Radio Wales is the BBC's national radio station broadcasting to Wales in the English language. Operated by BBC Wales, it began broadcasting on 12 November 1978 following the demise of the old "Radio 4 Wales" when BBC Radio 4 became a national network and moved from medium wave to long wave...
during 2006 and 2007, and were described by presenter Mike Harding
Mike Harding
Mike Harding is an English singer, songwriter, comedian, author, poet and broadcaster. He is known as 'The Rochdale Cowboy' after one of his hit records...
as "a brilliant band... absolutely amazing".
Line-up changes
The band's first album, Brouhaha, featured Rich Mulryne on djembeDjembe
A djembe also known as jembe, jenbe, djbobimbe, jymbe, yembe, or jimbay, or sanbanyi in Susu; is a skin-covered drum meant played with bare hands....
, kick drum, cymbal
Cymbal
Cymbals are a common percussion instrument. Cymbals consist of thin, normally round plates of various alloys; see cymbal making for a discussion of their manufacture. The greater majority of cymbals are of indefinite pitch, although small disc-shaped cymbals based on ancient designs sound a...
s, tambourine
Tambourine
The tambourine or marine is a musical instrument of the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zils". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though some variants may not have a head at all....
and saucepan. From Ooomim onwards Waters played bass.
In May 2011, Lukas Drinkwater joined the band as a temporary replacement for Jamie Waters just for the summer tour, later it was decided that Lukas was to join permanently after Jamie stepped down.
Brouhaha (2000)
Six songs recorded in Cornwall in 2000 with the band's original line-up.- Wonderful
- 3 Daft Monkeys
- Nothing
- Maximillian
- Saturn Returns
- Global Junkie
Ooomim (2002)
Eight songs recorded in Germany, during October 2001 and released in 2002.- Faces
- Ooomim
- We Be
- Weird-Id
- Crimson Eyes
- Chuffy
- Cheerio
- For the Wedding
Hubbadillia (2004)
Ten songs recorded by Mark Tucker at Presshouse Studios, Devon during the summer of 2004, released December 2004.- Hubbadillia
- Hey Listen
- Trez Cerveza
- Air
- Astral Eyes
- Bubbles
- The Man
- Stop
- Timeless
- Does My Head In
Gibbon It Live & Dreckly (2007)
12 tracks recorded live at various venues during 2006.- Broygas Tantz
- Hubbadillia
- Tres Cerveza
- 3 Daft Monkeys
- One Fine Day
- Ooomim
- Social Vertigo
- Astral Eyes
- Hey Listen
- Faces
- Maximillian
- Mazoltov
Go Tell the Bees EP (2007)
Showcasing three new tracks from the band's forthcoming album, plus one old favourite.- Go Tell the Bees [Radio Edit]
- Paranoid Big Brother
- Social Vertigo [Radio Edit]
- Astral Eyes [Remastered]
Social Vertigo (2008)
13 Tracks recorded with Mark Tucker during 2007. Includes guest musicians on cello, brass, and percussion.- Paranoid Big Brother
- Eyes of Gaia
- Human Nature (Prelude)
- Human Nature
- Go Tell the Bees
- Guardian Angel
- Since
- One Fine Day
- Social Vertigo
- Little Secret
- Let 'Em In
- Monkey & the Slippers
- Dance of the Old Man of Storr
The Antiquated And The Arcane (2010)
- The Antiquated and The Arcane
- Under One Sun
- Just A Ride
- Doors Of Perception
- Days Of The Dance
- Perfect Stranger
- Time To Evolve
- Casualties Of Tour
- Civilised Debauchery
- She Said
- Love (SIC) Fool
- Love Life
Film Appearances
The band played the part of buskers in the Cornish film Darralla Jooan Choy an Horr (trans.The Tale of John of Chyannor), winner of the Audience Award at the 2004 Goel Fylm KernowCornwall Film Festival
The Cornwall Film Festival is an annual festival started in 2001 which focuses on Cornish film making, offering local and national premieres, and hosts masterclasses, workshops and discussions for everyone from the enthusiast to the professional.The festival supports Cornish film making in the...
(Cornwall Film Festival).