Gigs & Concerts
Up coming gigs and concerts from all over Oxfordshire.
The Furrow Collective / Saturday 2 May
Round-off May Day festivities with contemporary interpretations of well-known folk songs from The Furrow Collective.
Drawn together by a shared love of the traditional song and balladry of England, Scotland and beyond and an open, intuitive approach to collaboration, The Furrow Collective (Lucy Farrell – viola, voice & saw, Rachel Newton – harp, fiddle, voice, Emily Portman – banjo, concertina, voice and Alasdair Roberts – guitars, voice) share timeless songs of this world and others, with storytelling at their heart.
Tickets: £20
Bookings: https://www.thenorthwall.com/whats-on/the-furrow-collective/
The North Wall, South Parade, OX2 7JN // 01865 319450
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Jon Boden & The Remnant Kings / Wednesday 13 May
Bellowhead frontman Jon Boden’s Waitsian parlour ballads and Napoleonic power-pop, are performed alongside the band’s sixteen-year back-catalogue of traditional and original songs and tunes.
Featuring the enormous talents of Sam Sweeney (Bellowhead), Rob Harbron (Leveret), Ben Nicholls (Seth Lakeman Band), Sally Hawkins (Bellowhead) and the vocals and pedal-steel guitar of cult singer-songwriter M.G. Boulter.
Tickets: £27
Bookings: https://www.thenorthwall.com/whats-on/jon-boden-the-remnant-kings/
The North Wall, South Parade, OX2 7JN // 01865 319450
This third concert of the World’s Music at Oxford 2025-26 series was originally scheduled to present the wonderful Martin & Eliza Carthy – a father-daughter duo who, between them, have shaped the face of English folk music and beyond for the past 60 years. The pair were due to come to Oxford as part of Martin’s final tour. Unfortunately, Martin’s health declined rapidly in January, and the family made the incredibly painful decision that he would be unable to fulfil this tour.
In the wake of Martin’s unexpected recent retirement, Eliza has drawn together a community of varied and talented musicians, all of whom have played a role in Martin's outstanding career. These artists will share the stage with Eliza, honouring and celebrating Martin's immense legacy and musical back catalogue.
This evening will present a rolling cast of admirers, colleagues and surprise guests, performing an entirely new set featuring some of Martin's best loved work from all eras of his career, spanning from his debut to final albums, via Waterson:Carthy and beyond. Martin's grandson will make his first ever stage appearances, playing one of his grandfather's guitars. The World’s Music at Oxford is excited to welcome and support Eliza Carthy as she celebrates the bona fide musical giant that is her father.
About Eliza Carthy:
Twice Mercury Prize nominee, winner of armfuls of BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards (among others), President of Folk England (fka the English Folk Dance and Song Society), and even the holder of an MBE, Eliza Carthy is undoubtedly one of the most recognisable faces on the English folk scene. From the purest unaccompanied traditional songs to original music incorporating myriad influences, she has moved through folk music like a force of nature, stirring it up and putting it back on the map. More than most, Eliza has revitalised folk music and captured the most hardened of dissenters with her intelligent, charismatic and boundary-bending performances.