Monkey’s Fist
The Mick McGarry GMB Main Stage, Saturday, 18.00 – 18.40
Monkey’s Fist are Steve Flude, Colin Devey and John Horsey.
They perform songs with a maritime influence including ballads and shanties, but also songs of the land, the pits and the wars.
Renowned for powerful renditions with interesting harmonies and guitar, concertina and bodhran accompaniments, Monkey’s Fist have performed in innumerable folk clubs and festivals across the UK, including Falmouth, Liverpool, Harwich, Saltburn, Scarborough, Whitby and Middlesbrough. International festival performances have included several festivals in the Netherlands, Germany and Ireland.
The group are committed supporters of the Royal National Lifeboat Institute and set aside the last weekend in September each year to sing in Robin Hood’s Bay in North Yorkshire to raise money for the local lifeboat.
In 2019 the group were presented with a commemorative certificate by the RNLI for raising more than £5,000 for the cause.