Gigs & Concerts
Up coming gigs and concerts from all over Oxfordshire.
The Gigspanner Big Band are a unique force in British folk music...
Their high-energy, virtuosic performances appeal equally to traditionalists and to those looking for something more experimental, and they have garnered praise from publications as varied as fRoots, The Telegraph and The Wire, where they were described as ‘melodically folk-rooted yet open and innovative beyond the constraints of genre’.
Beginning life as a trio - with legendary Steeleye Span fiddle player Peter Knight being joined by percussionist Sacha Trochet and guitarist Roger Flack - the line-up has been expanded to form the Gigspanner Big Band, with acclaimed multi-instrumental duo Edgelarks (Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin - BBC Folk Awards 'Best Duo') and Bellowhead co-founder and melodeon player extraordinaire, John Spiers, joining the fray.
While Peter Knight, as part of Steeleye Span’s classic 1970s line-up, helped invent a brand of folk rock that is still influential today, John Spiers, has had an equally profound impact on the landscape of traditional music over the last two decades.
2025 has been a highlight year for the Band, marked by the release of their album Turnstone, which has been nominated for the inaugural Folk Album of the Year 2025 Awards, and has featured in several ‘Album of the Year’ lists, including esteemed music journal SONGLINES.
Characterised by riotous inventiveness, technically gifted individual playing and subtle collaborative interaction, this coming together of several of the biggest names on the folk-roots scene, combines a deep knowledge of roots traditions with a ceaselessly boundary pushing approach.
Book now: https://www.oxfordplayhouse.com/events/gigspanner-big-band
Angeline Morrison and Goblin Band : A double bill of foot stomping and soul stirring folk - July 3rd
Fri 3 Jul 2026
19:30 (doors 19:00)
Cowley Workers Sports and Social Club, Between Towns Road, Cowley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 3LZ
£10.00 (Low Income/Concessions); £15.00 (Standard); £18.00 (Pay it Forward)Tickets: wegottickets.com/f/20843
Angeline Morrison website: https://www.angelinemorrisonmusic.com
Goblin Band on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goblin.band/
Angeline Morrison
Angeline Morrison is one of the leading voices in English folk music today, celebrated for her soulful, resonant voice, evocative songwriting, and deeply affecting performances. Mojo ranked her #5 among key voices of 2023 and her album The Sorrow Songs: Folk Songs of Black British Experience was The Guardian’s Folk Album of the year. Angeline describes the album as a re-storying and a gift to forgotten Black ancestors and today’s folk community.“Morrison’s gorgeous voice and autoharp render the likes of Unknown African Boy as instant folk classics.” – Uncut Magazine (9/10)Angeline’s music explores ordinary lives with reverence and curiosity. Accompanying herself on autoharp, dulcimer, and mbira, or singing unaccompanied, she delivers performances that linger long in memory.“Dazzling…a startling record of resistance, rebellion and celebration.” – The Guardian“Morrison’s courage in reconstructing folk repertoire is truly revolutionary. A ground-breaking album.” – New Internationalist ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Goblin Band
Goblin Band are a four-piece English traditional folk band based in London. Firmly rooted in the folk music of England, the band shines a light on an alternative perspective on the UK’s social and political history, particularly the history of the working classes, industrialisation and colonialism. Through a fusion of harmony singing, fiddle, squeezeboxes, hurdy gurdy, recorders and more, Goblin Band deliver a charismatic and unruly alternative expression of English traditional music which is both riotously joyful and deeply sincere.
They have released Come Slack Your Horse! (EP, May 2024, Broadside Hacks), A Loaf of Wax (Live from MOTH Club) (Album, November 2025, Broadside Hacks), and most recently Clyde Water / Go From My Window (Single, April 2026, Broadside Hacks).
“…stunning… a blissful reminder of the preciousness of our natural world. […] says something powerful, and says it well.” – The Guardian
This event is co-promoted by Oxford Contemporary Music.
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Accessibility and Travel:
Cowley Workers’ Club is a traditional social club with informal tables and chairs, and a standing area in front of the stage. Seating is unreserved, but if you have access needs, you can contact us to reserve seats.There is wheelchair access, a disabled toilet and a hearing loop. For further questions, you can contact them on:Phone: 01865 430446 | Email:
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