Harp And A Monkey

Tales of cuckolded molecatchers, a lone oak tree that grows at Gallipoli, care in the community and medieval pilgrims – there’s clearly going to be no shortage of talking points at a show in Twickenham this week!

One of Britain’s most respected folk and acoustic music clubs, Twickfolk has been bringing great live sounds to the South West of London for more than 30 years. However, the arrival of folk experimentalists and multi-instrumentalists Harp and a Monkey will be a first for both parties.

Regulars on the festival circuit and counting the likes of Radio 2’s Mark Radcliffe and Steve Lamacq among their flag bearers, the trio from Lancashire have been gaining a reputation as one of the UK’s leading purveyors of accessible left-field folk. Despite this, they have never played a solo show in London before.

Formed in 2008, Harp and a Monkey have released two critically acclaimed albums, with their latest, All Life Is Here, among the folk albums of the year of such luminaries as Mike Harding, FolkRadioUK and The Daily Telegraph. They also pride themselves on never having played anywhere and not having been invited back.