Acoustic
Lucy Mair
Blanco, Cowley Road, Oxford
Tomorrow
bfsrecords.co.uk
Eighteen-year-old Oxford singer-songwriter Lucy releases her debut Ep, Naïve, showcasing a deft knack for acoustic pop and jazz.
Jazz
Pete Oxley & Tim Whitehead
St Giles Church, Oxford
Saturday
jazz@stgiles.com
Saturday night is still very much jazz night, as the excellent programme of Jazz at St Giles continues to serve up the cream of the genre in fantastic surroundings. This week it’s the turn of stalwarts Pete Oxley and Tim Whitehead, who are joined in their quintet by virtuoso bassist Yaron Stavi and drummer Paul Cavacuiti.
Flights of Helios
Cornerstone, Didcot
Tomorrow
Cornerstone-arts.org
This incomparable band deftly combines delicate folk, shoegazey drone, ethereal soundscapes and ‘off-your-head’ psychedelia to beautiful effect.
Folk
You Are Wolf
St Barnabas Church, Oxford
Tomorrow
wegottickets.co.uk
A stunning night of quirky folkie sounds courtesy of the Irregular Folk Christmas party. This year’s bash has You Are Wolf – aka ethereal, nature-loving composer Kerry Andrew, and talents of Ben See and Claire Le Master.
Indie-rock
Happy Mondays
O2 Academy Oxford
Sunday
Ticketweb.co.uk
It’s now more than 25 years since a baggy-trousered Shaun Ryder asked if we were “twisting his melon, man!” Few would have thought the hard-partying Mancunians would still be at it all this time later. Yet, here they are – and they sound great.
Folk
Fotheringay
Nettlebed Folk Club
Monday
nettlebedfolkclub.co.uk
Classic folk band present the music of the late Sandy Denny, with the much-missed Fairporter’s parts now sung by Kathryn Roberts and Sally Barker.
Singer
Julia Meijer
Jericho Tavern, Oxford
Tuesday
Wegottickets.com
Glacially pure-voiced Oxford-based singer-songwriter launches her single Ocean/England, with guests Kone, Water Pageant and Richard Neuberg.
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