For me, the second week in April always starts of what I tend to think of as ‘Folk Month’. It always starts with the Bastard Session (in this case on the 14th), and then the week after that it’s Folk Weekend: Oxford, the local folk festival that I am an artist director for (handing the local… Continue reading Roll on Oxford Folk Month!
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Searchlight Part II
So, it happened! Didn’t really have time to write about it last month. We managed to get thirteen acts in to perform – and it was all a bit magical, really. And already I think there were definitely some contenders for Folk Weekend Oxford 2017. We’re hopefully going to do another one at the end of… Continue reading Searchlight Part II
Artistic Director of Folk Weekend Oxford
It’s okay, it’s really simple… It’s all just been a horrible, horrible mistake… I’d been trying to back out of doing things (gigs, MC-ing, etc.) for Folk Weekend Oxford… really so I could actually go and see it! I always just walk around worrying about whether I can remember all the words, and haven’t really relaxed and enjoyed… Continue reading Artistic Director of Folk Weekend Oxford
Small & Gold
I had the great pleasure to be MC-ing the main stage on Saturday night at this year’s Folk Weekend Oxford festival, and the first act were one of my favourite local acts: Small & Gold. Which meant I got to say the same spiel that I’m about to write here. If you were at that gig,… Continue reading Small & Gold