Oxford NAGS is a four piece ceilidh band based around Oxfordshire and a bit of Hampshire.
They play stonking English tunes for stonking English dance.
Nina Hansell (PolkaWorks, The Bismarcks) has been playing the fiddle and English traditional music for more than 30 years and is deeply committed to traditional dance, through morris, clog and providing music for other dancers. She delights audiences with her passion for playing bouncy English tunes – not only do the audience feel the need to dance, she does too; in fact she can't not.
Sandy Shallis is a melodeon player from Adderbury. She plays for folk and local ceilidh bands including Tinker's Ditch, and her local ladies morris side. With Tim Howes she won Best Folk Duo at the Chipping Norton Music Festival. John Kirkpatrick described their performance as outstanding. Until recently Sandy kept her melodeon-arm muscles in shape by pulling pints in The Bell, Adderbury, referred to by many as "best pub in the world".
Andy Turner plays anglo-concertina with Oxfordshire dance band Geckoes, and with the concert band Magpie Lane. He is a very experienced dance musician, having been playing for ceilidhs, barn dances and morris for over 40 years. Andy gets tunes out of an Anglo concertina that aren't there. He is a lot older than he looks.
Gareth Kiddier (many, many bands, including PolkaWorks, The Bismarcks, English Contra Dance Band and The Watch) sits in the corner and plays the piano, and generally does what he's told.
For all enquiries please contact Gareth Kiddier on gareth.kiddier[at]gmail.com
