Oxfolk
Oxfolk is a long-running ceilidh series that is currently based in Kennington Village Hall, just outside the Oxford ring road and a few minutes from the A34. Dances run from October to May on the second Saturday of the month, although the April dance is usually run in conjunction with Folk Weekend: Oxford, so doesn't follow the normal pattern.
Above: Crowdy-Kit
Below: Fee Lock
Oxfolk is kicking off the new year at Kennington Village Centre on Sat 11th Jan. Crowdy-Kit is Hannah Cumming on fiddle, Jon Dyer on flute and Matt Norman on piano. The idea of the band is very simple: To play good traditional tunes in a way that makes people want to get up and
dance. They achieve this with energeticly elegant aplomb! Hannah’s fiddle provides the drive, Matt’s piano the rhythm and Jon’s flute provides that special sparkle that brings it all together. All three have a love of making music for dance and you can hear that in every note they play.
Our call for the evening is the ever wonderful Fee Lock - known for clear instructions, in a cut-glass accent, and an impecable selection of dances.
Non-gendered calls will be used.
The splendid Summertown Morris will be dancing during the interval.
Summertown Morris
Doors 7.30pm, dancing from 8 until 11pm.
There is a licensed bar with ale, cider, wine and soft drinks.
Tickets and Payments
- Standard £14 on the door or £13 in advance
- Concession (eg unwaged, low income, students, pensioners) £9 on the door or £8.50 in advance We don't ask for proof of concession: if you can't afford to pay the standard price, you are eligible for a concession, no questions asked
- 5-16s £3 on the door or in advance
- Under 5s free
- Carer free - if you have a disability and need a personal assistant so that you can enjoy an evening at Oxfolk, we’re happy to provide you with an extra ticket for them, free of charge.
Bookings and full details from oxfolk.org.uk
Lebedek
We delighted to see the unique and popular ceilidh band Lebedek return to Kennington Village Centre on Sat 9th Nov. The members of the band have Ukrainian, Macedonian, Polish, Jewish and English roots, plus experience in everything from musical theatre to playing for morris. They draw on this diverse heritage to create their unique blend of music. The line-up features Katrina Warcaba on piano accordion, Lydia Ristova Whittaker and Shelley van Loen on violins and Simon Loake on bouzouki and calling. ‘Lebedek’ is a Yiddish word meaning ‘lively and vivacious’… and we know you’ll love them.
Joining them to call the dances is the wonderful Barry Goodman - always genial and precise, and with a great selection of dances. Non-gendered calls will be used.
Our friends Cry Havoc will be entertaining us at half time with morris dances from the Cotswolds.
Doors 7.30pm, dancing from 8 until 11pm.
There is a licensed bar with ale, cider, wine and soft drinks.
Tickets and Payments
- Standard £14 on the door or £13 in advance
- Concession (eg unwaged, low income, students, pensioners) £9 on the door or £8.50 in advance We don't ask for proof of concession: if you can't afford to pay the standard price, you are eligible for a concession, no questions asked
- 5-16s £3 on the door or in advance
- Under 5s free
- Carer free - if you have a disability and need a personal assistant so that you can enjoy an evening at Oxfolk, we’re happy to provide you with an extra ticket for them, free of charge.
Bookings and full details from oxfolk.org.uk
The Oakstone Trio
We are delighted that our first ceilidh for this season features Oxford-based band The Oakstone Trio on Sat 12th Oct, 7:30pm, at Kennington Village Centre near Oxford. They specialise in playing captivating, lively and lovely English folk tunes, often from the 17th and 18th centuries. Last year, they featured in The Dancing Master series of events at Bodleian Library, which featured the music and dance of the Playford collection, which you may have seen in Bridgerton, Poldark and adaptations of Jane Austin’s novels. This month you have a chance to dance some of those 17th - 19th Playford dances, as well as some modern ceilidh classics.The Oakstone Trio is Josh Newman on fiddle and viola, Mitch Keeley on guitar, and Louis Thurman on melodeon. Josh and Mitch also play in Irish band Moonaroon, Louis plays in The Emperors of the Moon, and all of them are well known on the local session circuit.
Calling the dances is cool, calm and highly knowledgeable Andrew Swaine, who was also involved in The Dancing Master project.
Non-gendered calls will be used.
Half-time entertainment comes from Dancing Spires, Oxford’s own rainbow coloured rapper sword team.
Find out more at https://buytickets.at/oxfolkceilidhs/
