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Banburyshire on You Tube The Minehead Sailors Horse at the Banbury Hobby Horse Festival 2006
Banburyshire on You Tube Morris dancers at the Banbury Hobby Horse Festival 2006
Banburyshire on You Tube Adderbury Village Morris Men at the Adderbury Day Of Dance 2007 - Lads a'Buncham
Banburyshire on You Tube Adderbury Village Morris Men at the Adderbury Day Of Dance 2007 - End of the Drinking Jig
Banburyshire on You Tube VMCC Banbury Run 2007 - At the assembly area
Banburyshire on You Tube Banbury May Day procession 2008 - from the Town Hall
Banburyshire on You Tube Banbury May Day procession 2008 - at the Fyne Lady
Banburyshire on You Tube Banbury May Day procession 2008 - dancing around the Maypole
Banburyshire on You Tube Banbury Hobby Horse Festival 2009 - procession on Town Mayor's Sunday

  Music Links
Bright Young Folk "Bellowhead / Spiers & Boden, the gigs and related projects of all the band members and some of their friends as well."
Floppy Records Floppy Records is the record label for 5 bands: Tinkerbell's Dope Ring, tantrum, Fake Tan, Boris Boogaloo and Gasgiant
Off The Boat Productions OTB Productions, representing FOS Brothers - Huckleberries - Jerry Cahill - Nigel Mazlyn Jones - The Green RoadShow - McCrory Brothers
3 Daft Monkeys A "colourful carnival of sound"
Acacia "hard hitting, up-beat rock with an edge"
RowdyMusic annA rydeR - multi-instrumentalist and can she sing!
Barry Hunt "His solo performances include lively chorus songs, folk-blues, comedy and passionate self-written songs that enthrall and involve audiences."
Bill Tustain The singer/songwriter, who is also a solo artiste and has been a keyboard and vocalist in various bands & groups within the UK.
Blue Coyotes Gill Allcock's Blue Coyotes: folk, country,and blues
Brothers Falloon "In PD and MJ Falloon, we have two of the most gifted and unusual songwriters in the UK"
Cave "On the road spreading the new fresh sound that Cave create."
Chris Millington West country singer/songwriter - "music from the sea the past and the heart"
Circus Envy "Formed in 2006 from the ashes of some of the most influential bands on the Hull music scene"
ColvinQuarmby "Town & Country" music. "Go and see them...ColvinQuarmby will provide you with a truly rewarding and memorable evening."
Crooked Still "Rock energy coexists with old-time mountain soul."
Danansooz Danansooz are a brother and sister duo from the village of Harbury in Warwickshire.
Darwyn "They're not always hard, but always very musical."
Dave Pegg and PJ Wright "eclectic roots music"
Dave McGrath "a fascinating spin of musical beauty"
David Hughes "one of the country's most witty, able writers"
David Stevenson "writes and performs his own material, with a strong emphasis on historical narrative and his own experiences of travel and people."
Deb Sandland "a soft, breathy autumnal evening and raindrops voice "
Duncan McFarlane Band "Robust folk-rock - reels, jigs and stout songs, well-executed and infectiously lively."
Eaglehead "No rules, no divisions, no narrow minded attitudes, just good music."
Ez Butler "Music for the soul"
George Michael "The original George Michael". Having played music and written songs for over 40 years.
Flatworld "Macedonian dances, klezmer tunes and the occasional French mazurka"
Funkydory "Funky, soul-infected blues rock. The new sound of music..."
Gypsy Reel "We're a Celt band that rocks."
Hector Gilchrist "Hector Gilchrist sings ballads in a sensitive and easy style, which can raise strong emotions in the listener."
Isambarde Young folk band with great tunes.
Jiggernaut ""Neo-celtic groove-a-latious mondo-pop indulgence!"
Judy Dyble "Still singing, although I did stop for a while. But that was only for 30 years or so – a mere blink of an eye…"
Judy Henske "The legendary Queen of the Beatniks"
Julie Ellison "One of Britain’s most talented and versatile guitarists."
Karine Polwart "Karine's astonishing skills as a songwriter and the amazing range of her voice. "
Kilnaboy "Bringing traditional folk into line with the aid of punk and roots undertones"
Kris Delmhorst "…the tone is casual, carefree and beautiful in its sheer simplicity…"
Kris Drever "A solo artist with an impeccable folk pedigree "
Leatherat Folk with attitude
Left Hand Drive "An un-signed, self-managed, acoustic trio based in the Matlock area of Derbyshire", and very good too!
Linda Watkins "Singer/Songwriter and guitarist - but it doesn’t end there."
Little Johnny England Little Johnny England - Rocking the English Tradition
Liz Carlisle Liz Carlisle doesn't dream small. "Human beings can transcend categories and stereotypes," the 23 year-old country singer-songwriter says. "I believe people can reshape the world."
Lorna Franklin "beautiful songs of murder, tragedy, misery and infidelity"
Mabon "Mabon is the Celtic music of accordianist Jamie Smith brought to life through the energetic performances and breathtaking playing of some of the best musicians in the folk scene today."
Marcus Flynn First rate rock, blues and acoustic guitarist
Marie McGilvray "McGilvray’s lyrical themes are wrapped in producer Ron Gomez’s chamber-pop accents and deliver a melding of influences"
Marina Florance "A musical book of social commentaries"
Mawkin A scruffy, un-kempt person. "A unique sound, it's punchy, energetic, passionate and good fun"
Megson "The contemporary folk duo currently wowing audiences"
Meet On The Ledge Meet On The Ledge - a great Folk/Rock band based in Stratford upon Avon
Michael Skinner "He has now returned full force in living out his long held childhood dream of playing the guitar and singing and is loving every minute of it."
Moses "Harmonies & classic songwriting"
Nancy Kerr and James Fagan "This well-loved duo combine highly skilful and innovative performance with accessibility, warmth and stage presence."
Nick Harper "nothing short of a genius."
Nuada "Nuada is a duo/trio playing Celtic, Folk and Early music."
Osibisa "Criss-cross rhythms that explode with hapiness"
PuddleJumpers "Award winning independent music group from Seattle Wa., featuring lush harmonies and wonderful songwriting/musicianship"
PJ Wright "Intelligent rock-folk"
Roenik "The future sound of pop music" from Sweden
Sam Payne Sam’s been playing piano since she was 5 and is influenced by jazz, blues, folk, rock, hip-hop, and samba amongst others.
Sambassadors of Groove "a fun, lively, community samba band that formed in October 1998, under the musical direction of our maestro, Russ Hinks."
Shona Kipling and Damien O'Kane "Two instrumentalists at the top of their game"
Siansa Lively group playing traditional Irish music and songs
Songs from The Blue House "It's an ordinary wonderful, an earthly kind of magical"
Spank The Monkey The Monkeys Mouth - "The official web presence of Spank the Monkey"
Spire "An acoustic band from Oxfordshire that plays British traditional folk songs and tunes"
Steamchicken "A bustling bluesy five/six piece band."
Steve Tilston "Steve Tilston, singer-songwriter and exquisite guitarist of the English folk-baroque school"
Suntrap "Suntrap will dazzle you with their big harmony sound"
Tim Radford "For much of his life, Morris dance aficionado Tim Radford has been a folk club singer, and on his belated solo debut that history shows."
Tom Leary Tom Leary - top fiddler, top man
Tom Rush "my stories are not just true - they're BETTER than true"
The Eighteenth Day of May "combine elements of traditional and contemporary folk stylings with a psychedelic 'underground' rock sound."
The Twisted Melons Modern rock for you
Udo Dolz Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitarist (e-mail link)
Uncle Dirtytoes "all the inspiration, nuances and optimism that remind me of why I got into writing and performing music myself, so many years ago." - Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull.
Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer "Currently taking the folk world by storm, Vicki is one of the best pipers in the business, all aided by Jonny’s brilliantly inventive, subtle yet strong guitar work."
Vikki Clayton The fabulous singer with the bubbly personality
wRants Fresh-faced folk music - tradition with attitude
Zoox "Zoox expertly fuse together traditional tunes with a contemporary attitude"

  More Music Links
Banbury Canalside Folk Festival Banbury Canalside Folk Festival - 12th to 14th October 2007
Banbury District Youth Orchestra The online home of BDYO
Banbury Hobby Horse Festival Bringing fun and splendour back into the life of the town
Greentrax Recordings 'Scotland's Favourite Record Company'
Joe O'Donnell Musique Celtique - the man with the ceramic violin.
Longdogs The Show Of Hands fans on the web forum
Maz Mitrenko Maz Mitrenko - "It seems Mitrenko plays a mean blues and could rock out with the best. "
Movinmusic Movinmusic is a specialist UK blues booking agency
Radio Horton The hospital radio station for the Horton General Hospital, Banbury
Ride A Cock Horse Ride A Cock Horse Folk Club
Talkawhile The Folk Corporation forum for Fairport Convention, Ralph McTell and others
Warwick Folk Festival "it seems that anybody and everybody who enjoys folk music heads for Warwick in July each year"
Wizzafest "WizzaFest2007 and thereon will be family festival held in memory of dad to raise money for the Rowans Hospice "