Monkeys Fist

Monkeys Fist is the trio of Steve Flude, Colin Devey and John Horsey, performing traditional and contemporary folk and maritime songs and sea shanties, forebitters and ballads with close harmonies and guitar, concertina, bodhran and harmonica accompaniment.

Originally formed in the year 2000 and named after the knot used to heave the first line ashore, Monkeys Fist have undergone several changes in personnel, the current line-up being together since 2015.

The group has 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 £5000 for the cause.