Tony “Monty” Hirst

Traditional storyteller, based on the Isle of Wight.

Solo Shows

Solo shows for small venues and fringe festivals, as well as informal and short sets for community events, fundraisers, and beer and cider festivals.

Short pop up sets
1 hour fringe shows
100 min shows incl. short interval
5/10/15/20/40 min standalone stories
Open to collaboration with musicians
Open to collaboration with other tellers
LAST POP-UP: Westons Cider Wassail, Much Marcle, Sat. January 10th, 2026, from 5.30pm
NEXT FESTIVAL SET: Three Rivers Festival, Sunday May 31st, 2026, Woodland stage (+ Sophie Kate, fiddle), Community Stage (+ The AnyWhens)
NEXT SOLO SHOW: ‘An Evening of Traditional Tales’, Sôlt, Almondbury, Huddersfield, Friday, 24/04/26, doors at 7pm, £12 in advance from the venue
OTHER SOLO SHOWS: ‘Cunning Folk of the Forest & Other Traditional Tales’, Crown & Sceptre, Ross-on-Wye, Tuesday, 19/05/26, doors at 7pm, £5 in advance or on the door

A collaboration with folk song duo Glenn Koppany and Sue Cain (The AnyWhens)

Now booking: Faery Tale Blues: songs and stories__
Also booking: Protest Days, Rebellion Nights: Stories and Songs of the Luddites
Also appearing as: The AnyWhens / Monty Storyteller, turn taking 10-15 minute sets of folk songs and traditional folk tales (20-200mins)
NEXT FREE PUB SHOW (folk stories’n’songs): TBC

The Isle of Wight’s original storytelling troupe…

Pop-up tales in ad hoc venues.

Short tales for opportunistic tellings
As told at: Bearded Theory, Wickham Festival, Beautiful Days, Ventnor Fringe
Festival pop-up venues: The Magic Teapot, The Tiny Tea Tent, The Something Else Tea Tent
Fringe / local festival pop-ups: Two Cooks (Ventnor), The Met (Ventnor)
Open to telling alongside improvised musical accompaniment (esp. guitar, fiddle/violin, piano)