After the success of 2011’s Folk Weekend, the event will return on 20, 21 and 22 April 2012. The multi-location festival will be mainly based at Oxford’s Old Fire Station, with other events taking place throughout Oxford city centre. Bands, musicians and events lined up so far include:
Friday 20 April – Old Fire Station
- Climax Ceilidh Band
Friday 20 April – Folly Bridge Inn
- Steve Tilston (presented by Oxford Folk Club)
Friday 20 April – Isis Farmhouse
- The Jon Fletcher Trio
- Peter And The Wulf
- Sruiti Project
Friday 20 April – St Michael at the North Gate
- Moonrakers
Friday 20 April – Far From The Madding Crowd
- Orphan Train
- Rodney Quakes
- Writing On The Wall
Saturday 21 April – Old Fire Station
- Angles
- James Bell
- John Carrington
- Danny Chapman
- Jack Durtnall
- Tim Graham
- Jenkinson’s Folly
- Benji Kirkpatrick
- Giles Lewin
- Oli Matthews
- Will Pound
- Rising Voices
- Los Salvadores
- Skeptics
- Emily Spiers And The Tunesmiths
- Tandem
- Telling The Bees
- Dave Townsend and Gill Redmond
- Triptych
- Triskele
- Steph West
Saturday 21 April – Wesley Memorial Church
- Boldwood
- Crucible Trio
- Family ceilidh with The Ship Band and Hannah Bright
- Tim Graham
- Historical Dance workshop
Saturday 21 April – Oxford Castle
- Craft Fair
- Music and dance displays
Saturday 21 April – Ashmolean Museum
- Boldwood
- Jack Durtnall
Saturday 21 April – Westgate Central Library
- Jess and Richard Arrowsmith present Off We Go! childrens show
- Hot Club de Playford
Sunday 22 April – Old Fire Station
- Angles
- Beginners’ harp with Steph West and Jack Shuttleworth
- ‘Big Sunday Sing’ with Ian Giles, Paul and Liz Davenport, Tim Graham, Skeptics, Short Drag Roger, Jess and Richard Arrowsmith
- Clog dancing with Fi Bradshaw
- Gavin Davenport
- Paul and Liz Davenport
- Tom Gamble
- Chris Gardener
- Ghosts Of December
- Jamie Huddlestone
- Mawkin
- Oxford Fiddle Group
- The Ship Band
- Short Drag Roger
- Tandem
- Wayland The Storyteller
- Steph West
Sunday 22 April – Oxford Castle
- Craft Fair
- Music and dance displays
Sunday 22 April – Ashmolean Museum
- Emily Spiers and the Tunesmiths
- Wod
Phew! That’s a lot to take in, and there will be more acts confirmed in the weeks leading up to the event.
Tickets for Folk Weekend Oxford cost £46/£40 concessions/£30 youth for the entire weekend, with day tickets and individual event tickets all available. Check the Folk Weekend Oxford website for full details and individual event timings, to buy tickets, and to keep up with latest news and additions to the bill.