Towersey Festival
With a history that dates back to 1965, this long running 5-day music festival has been offering up fantastic music in the small village of Towersey. Towersey Festival is a celebration of musical roots and it takes place over the August Bank Holiday weekend providing the perfect end to the summer.
It has developed significantly from the one-day event it was in 1965 and whilst it has folk at its roots it has become more eclectic inviting a wider range of artists from singer-songwriters to poets and acoustic sets to street theatre performers.
This year’s line-up already includes Bellowhead, Show of Hands, Joan Armatrading, and Stornoway will headline. Also confirmed are The Travelling Band, John Smith, Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra, Roy Bailey, Salt House, Sam Green & The Midnight Heist, Steamchicken, Askew Sisters, The Dovetail Trio, The Mischa Macpherson Trio, Tom Figgins, Bedlam, Chalktown, Floot Street, The Jam and Crumpet Band, King Kontra, Maniere des Bohemiens, Random, Steve Turner, Dartmoor Pixie Band with Sarah Bazeley, Van Susans, Worry Dolls, and Bob & Gill Berry.
There is a children’s festival working into the programme too, to keep younger festival goers interested.
It has developed significantly from the one-day event it was in 1965 and whilst it has folk at its roots it has become more eclectic inviting a wider range of artists from singer-songwriters to poets and acoustic sets to street theatre performers.
This year’s line-up already includes Bellowhead, Show of Hands, Joan Armatrading, and Stornoway will headline. Also confirmed are The Travelling Band, John Smith, Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra, Roy Bailey, Salt House, Sam Green & The Midnight Heist, Steamchicken, Askew Sisters, The Dovetail Trio, The Mischa Macpherson Trio, Tom Figgins, Bedlam, Chalktown, Floot Street, The Jam and Crumpet Band, King Kontra, Maniere des Bohemiens, Random, Steve Turner, Dartmoor Pixie Band with Sarah Bazeley, Van Susans, Worry Dolls, and Bob & Gill Berry.
There is a children’s festival working into the programme too, to keep younger festival goers interested.
- Kim Churchill
- The Spooky Mens Chorale
- Salt House
- Steve Turner
- Bedlam
- Random
- Bellowhead
- Mark Radcliffe
- Floot Street
- John Smith
- Blackbeard's Tea Party
- Chalktown
- Show of Hands
- Sally Barker
- Askew Sisters
- Manière Des Bohémiens
- King Kontra
- The Jam and Crumpet Band
- Anxo Lorenzo
- Keston Cobblers Club
- Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar
- Lady Maisery
- Steamchicken
- Bob & Gill Berry
- Joan Armatrading
- Stornoway
| Kim Churchill | Venue 65 |
| The Spooky Mens Chorale | Venue 65 |
| Treacherous Orchestra | Venue 65 |
| Salt House | The Big Club |
| Steve Turner | The Big Club |
| The Dovetail Trio | The Big Club |
| Bedlam | Festival Dance House |
| Random | Festival Dance House |
| Bellowhead | Venue 65 |
| Mark Radcliffe | Venue 65 |
| Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra | Venue 65 |
| Van Susans | Venue 65 |
| Floot Street | The Big Club |
| John Smith | The Big Club |
| Phil Beer | The Big Club |
| Worry Dolls | The Big Club |
| Blackbeard's Tea Party | Festival Dance House |
| Chalktown | Festival Dance House |
| Dartmoor Pixie Band | Festival Dance House |
| Show of Hands | Venue 65 |
| Sally Barker | Venue 65 |
| Sam Green & The Midnight Heist | Venue 65 |
| The Travelling Band | Venue 65 |
| Tom Figgins | Venue 65 |
| Askew Sisters | The Big Club |
| Manière Des Bohémiens | The Big Club |
| Martin Simpson, Andy Cutting & Nancy Kerr | The Big Club |
| Ninebarrow | The Big Club |
| Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin | The Big Club |
| King Kontra | Festival Dance House |
| The Jam and Crumpet Band | Festival Dance House |
| Anxo Lorenzo | Venue 65 |
| Keston Cobblers Club | Venue 65 |
| Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar | The Big Club |
| Lady Maisery | The Big Club |
| Roy Bailey | The Big Club |
| The Mischa Macpherson Trio | The Big Club |
| Steamchicken | Festival Dance House |
| Bob & Gill Berry | The Den |
| Joan Armatrading | unknown stage |
| Stornoway | unknown stage |
| Chris While and Julie Matthews | unknown stage |
| Kizzy Crawford | unknown stage |
| Lisbee Stainton | unknown stage |
| Luke Daniels | unknown stage |
| Artist | Stage | Day |
| Anxo Lorenzo | Venue 65 | Mon 31st |
| Askew Sisters | The Big Club | Sun 30th |
| Bedlam | Festival Dance House | Fri 28th |
| Bellowhead | Venue 65 | Sat 29th |
| Blackbeard's Tea Party | Festival Dance House | Sat 29th |
| Bob & Gill Berry | The Den | Unknown Day |
| Chalktown | Festival Dance House | Sat 29th |
| Chris While and Julie Matthews | unknown stage | Unknown Day |
| Dartmoor Pixie Band | Festival Dance House | Sat 29th |
| Floot Street | The Big Club | Sat 29th |
| Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar | The Big Club | Mon 31st |
| Joan Armatrading | unknown stage | Unknown Day |
| John Smith | The Big Club | Sat 29th |
| Keston Cobblers Club | Venue 65 | Mon 31st |
| Kim Churchill | Venue 65 | Fri 28th |
| King Kontra | Festival Dance House | Sun 30th |
| Kizzy Crawford | unknown stage | Unknown Day |
| Lady Maisery | The Big Club | Mon 31st |
| Lisbee Stainton | unknown stage | Unknown Day |
| Luke Daniels | unknown stage | Unknown Day |
| Manière Des Bohémiens | The Big Club | Sun 30th |
| Mark Radcliffe | Venue 65 | Sat 29th |
| Martin Simpson, Andy Cutting & Nancy Kerr | The Big Club | Sun 30th |
| Ninebarrow | The Big Club | Sun 30th |
| Phil Beer | The Big Club | Sat 29th |
| Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin | The Big Club | Sun 30th |
| Random | Festival Dance House | Fri 28th |
| Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra | Venue 65 | Sat 29th |
| Roy Bailey | The Big Club | Mon 31st |
| Sally Barker | Venue 65 | Sun 30th |
| Salt House | The Big Club | Fri 28th |
| Sam Green & The Midnight Heist | Venue 65 | Sun 30th |
| Show of Hands | Venue 65 | Sun 30th |
| Steamchicken | Festival Dance House | Mon 31st |
| Steve Turner | The Big Club | Fri 28th |
| Stornoway | unknown stage | Unknown Day |
| The Dovetail Trio | The Big Club | Fri 28th |
| The Jam and Crumpet Band | Festival Dance House | Sun 30th |
| The Mischa Macpherson Trio | The Big Club | Mon 31st |
| The Spooky Mens Chorale | Venue 65 | Fri 28th |
| The Travelling Band | Venue 65 | Sun 30th |
| Tom Figgins | Venue 65 | Sun 30th |
| Treacherous Orchestra | Venue 65 | Fri 28th |
| Van Susans | Venue 65 | Sat 29th |
| Worry Dolls | The Big Club | Sat 29th |
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| The Oxfordshire Hotel & Spa | 1.3 ml | £89.10 | Book | |
| The Oxford Belfry - QHotels | 3.4 ml | £71.40 | Book | |
| Peacock Hotel | 3.5 ml | £130.00 | Book | |
| The Lambert Arms (J6 M40) | 3.8 ml | £53.10 | Book | |
| The Mole & Chicken | 4.0 ml | £85.00 | Book | |
| Ramada Oxford | 5.1 ml | £35.00 | Book | |
| The Red Lion at Longwick | 5.2 ml | £49.00 | Book | |
| Fox Country Inn Junction 5 M40 | 5.8 ml | £55.00 | Book | |
| Common Leys Farm | 6.1 ml | £50.00 | Book | |
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| Tree at Cadmore End | 8.1 ml | £75.00 | Book |
Towersey, Thame, Oxon, OX93QF
