🎼 ‘When I read the news, night came early in my day’ RIP John Mayall

Strummers&Dreamers has a special Cambridge Folk Festival preview show on @Cambridge105 live from the festival site 6-7pm this evening, with Lorraine Nash Ernest Aines The Brothers Gillespie Harp and a monkey Oysterband and lots more... Listen live from 6pm cambridge105.co.uk

Oysterband rocking the tent on main n stage one Cambridge Folk Festival now.

I’ve followed Oysterband across continents for almost forty years, and tonight, I said an emotional farewell to them at Cambridge Folk Festival Cambridge Folk Festival As ever, it was an incredible show with some real gems from the back catalogue. Thank you boys, I’ll miss you dearly.

The Eclectic Light Show Cambridge Folk Festival special is now available to listen, with interviews from Ralph Mctell Darlingside Katherine Priddy and John Jones from Oysterband mixcloud.com/mandymorton/el…

Cambridge folk festival review – Robert Plant thrills, Peggy Seeger inspires and Oysterband rock theguardian.com/culture/articl…

Our London Barbican show with June Tabor is sold out! Manchester also sold out; others selling fast. Details & tickets for all shows on our A Long Long Goodbye tour (Oct w/ June Tabor; Oysterband alone Nov/Dec; Glasgow Jan; Denmark & Germany March): alonglonggoodbye.live

“My people are the poor ones, their country made of stones. Their wealth is in persistence, in stories and in bones.” Oysterband ‘One Green Hill’ #StandingStoneSunday

Always one of Oysterband’s pearls, Prosser pops out an eclectic selection from his personal collection of studio dabblings. @retropath investigates: atthebarrier.com/2024/08/06/ala… #albumreview #alanprosser #folkzone #raftingdog Oysterband #folk

Ceilidh tonight, gig tomorrow The Sidmouth Folk Festival

Oysterband - Tue 15 Oct 24 One of the UK’s foremost folk rock bands, Oysterband, are heading on their last ever tour. They will be bowing-out in style performing a career-spanning set and be joined by June Tabor. 🎻 🎟️tinyurl.com/DMHOysterband24 #Leicester #DeMontfortHall

Bookings open 11am today! The final show of our last tour with June Tabor will be Canterbury Festival on Sunday 20th October - and General Bookings open at 11am this morning! canterburyfestival.co.uk/whats-on/oyste… Other dates: alonglonggoodbye.live Meet you there!

After 45 years on the road, the legendary Canterbury-formed collective Oysterband hit the Festival stage with June Tabor to bid farewell in style with a career spanning set as part of their A Long Long Goodbye Tour. Tickets for Sunday 20 Oct: canterburyfestival.co.uk/whats-on/oyste…

Another show on our A Long Long Goodbye tour: Saturday 11th January at the UK West Coast Folk Festival in Blackpool: solidentertainments.com/folk/west-coas… Other shows on the tour: alonglonggoodbye.live

Today marks the anniversary of J.R.R. Tolkien’s death. The professor certainly knew how to throw a party.

Emerging in the early 80s, Oysterband infused both the tradition and their own songs with a passion and energy that was electrifying for the time. Polkas, politics and a heaving dance floor seemed just right for Thatcher’s Britain. @cornexchangehertford juiceboxindie.com/listings/oyste…