Sessions in Oxford /Banbury area

Subject: BS: Sessions in Oxford /Banbury area
From: rock chick
Date: 21 Apr 03 - 11:43 AM

Well i am staying in the Banbury area for a while and can i find any session......No!

Looked on sites for a session last night, Sunday, there wasn't anything i could find, so come on any Mudcatters that are in the area perhaps you can let me know what is out there, if anything. If not suppose it will give me more time to practice my new fiddle ;^))

Subject: RE: BS: Sessions in Oxford /Banbury area
From: Peg
Date: 21 Apr 03 - 12:34 PM

I do know that area a bit but not sessiuns...there are at least a couple of pubs in Oxford that have live music though and at least one of them has folkier stuff...I will try to remember the name of it. I think it is in the area of the Magdalene bookshop...Banbury's pubs seem mostly for footballers sadly, or play disco music. Does that place with the Cromwell room have live music?
There's a nice traditional pub nearby in Deddington; try that?

good luck! I love that area. There must be a sessiun happening somewhere...

Subject: RE: BS: Sessions in Oxford /Banbury area
From: Peg
Date: 21 Apr 03 - 01:08 PM

By the way, this isn't BS!! This is most certainly music-related!

Subject: RE: BS: Sessions in Oxford /Banbury area
From: okthen
Date: 21 Apr 03 - 02:38 PM

You might make enquires about Cropredy, I don't know of any sessions other than the August bash, but it's close to Banbury, try 'phoning the pub there.

Subject: RE: BS: Sessions in Oxford /Banbury area
From: Adrianl
Date: 21 Apr 03 - 04:34 PM

Come to the Ride a Cock Horse Folk Club run by Derek and Mary on Wedenesdays www.rideacockhorse.co.uk and ask around. Everybody is very friendly! Kelly While this week

Adrian

Subject: RE: Sessions in Oxford /Banbury area
From: Leadfingers
Date: 21 Apr 03 - 06:51 PM

If you have transport and are going to be around weekends pop down to Port Mahon for the Oxford Folk club any Friday.They will tell you where all the Oxford sessions are these days.And Adrianl has beaten me to it with The Mill.Good luck.

Subject: RE: Sessions in Oxford /Banbury area
From: GUEST,Night Owl
Date: 21 Apr 03 - 07:02 PM

There is a session at The Bell Inn, Adderbury (3 miles south of Banbury) every Monday -
mostly trad British folk music though a few contemporay singers there too(We are a very friendly lot)
This Saturday there will be a good session there...........
Its the annual "Morris do" (Morris dancing all day) but the session will probably feature all types of music and all the village pubs are open all day.

Subject: RE: Sessions in Oxford /Banbury area
From: GUEST,alanww
Date: 22 Apr 03 - 01:47 PM

Hi Rock Chick

Tonight (and each second and fourth Tuesday) at the Butchers Arms at Balscote (about 3 miles to the west of Banbury) - a collection of 6 to 10 very friendly learning and improving musicians and good Hook Norton ale. Cannot make it tonight but will probably be there in a fortnight's time.

Tomorrow night, ie St George's Day, at the George Hotel, Brailes (about 6 miles to the west of Banbury) - a feast of tradition: morris dancing outside St Geroges Church at 7.30 pm by the Adderbury Village and Ilmington Morris Men, at 9 pm ish the Shakespeare Mummers doing a St George and Dragons Play in the pub and then a music and singing session - finishing late! And the full range of Hook Norton beers, including the bitter at 1 guinea (£1.05) a pint! See you there?

"Come fill up your glasses and let us be merry ...!"
Alan

Subject: RE: Sessions in Oxford /Banbury area
From: rock chick
Date: 22 Apr 03 - 06:23 PM

Thanks all

Would love to come tomorrow Alan but mum coming home from hospital so wont make that session, the reason i'm up here from London /Kent is because mum has been in hospital. BUT will try to make other sessions maybe next one at Butchers Arms. So there is life in and around Banbury afterall, ;-)

Maybe JUST a maybe i could live here!!!

Subject: RE: Sessions in Oxford /Banbury area
From: Adrianl
Date: 09 May 03 - 02:36 PM

The website for the Ride a Cock Horse Club at the Mill in Banbury has been updated with the new programme http://www.rideacockhorse.co.uk.

A bit in the future but Derek Droscher is organising a session during the day of the Saturday of the Banbury Hobby Horse Festival (5 and 6 July). Venue to be confirmed. In the past years there has also been good sessions (musicians and singers) in the Bell at Adderbury on the Friday and Saturday evenings of the Hobby Horse Festival.

The Hobby Horse Festival is great fun. More information at the following http://www.hobbyhorsefestival.co.uk/ and http://hobbyhorsefest.has.it/

Adrian

Subject: RE: Sessions in Oxford /Banbury area
From: Mr Red
Date: 09 May 03 - 04:14 PM

Adderbury most Mondays and you could see what is on cresby.com or follow other links therein.

Subject: RE: Sessions in Oxford /Banbury area
From: Adrianl
Date: 19 Jun 03 - 04:29 PM

Two sessions have been organised for the Saturday of the Banbury Hobby Horse Festival 4,5 and 6 July.

Time 12 to 2.30

Venues

The Reindeer - Singers session (hosted by Derek and Mary Droscher)
The Banbury Cross - Musicians session


As well as the various Beasts and dance sides around the town in Banbury on Saturday and Sunday in the past years there have been good informal sessions in the Bell at Adderbury on the Friday and Saturday evenings.

Adrian