Towersey Festival
23 August - 26 August 2019
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 the roots it has become more eclectic inviting a wider range of artists from singer-songwriters to poets and acoustic sets to street theatre performers.
There is a children’s festival working into the programme too, to keep younger festival goers interested.
Newton Faulkner
Hothouse Flowers
The Selecter
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
Seth Lakeman
From the Jam
Fisherman's Friends
The Unthanks
George Hinchliffe's Ukuele Orchestra of Great Britain
Oysterband
Nancy Kerr and James Fagan
Beans on Toast
Rura
Roy Bailey: A Celebration
Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita
Frumptarn Guggenband
Steve Knightley
The Wilson Family
Elephant Sessions
Will Varley
The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican
Rusty Shackle
Sam Kelly and The Lost Boys
Chris Helme
Old Man Luedecke
Luke Daniels
The Urban Folk Quartet
Les Poules A Colin
Kitty McFarlane
Noble Jacks
Ward and Parker
Emily Mai Winters
The Cock and Bull Band
Melrose Quartet
Cosmotheka
The Conservatoire Folk Ensemble
Out of Hand
Bedlam
Maniere Des Bohemiens
Hannah Sanders and Ben Savage
The Unofficial...Official Early Arrivals Ball (Ceilidh)
Banter
Katherine Priddy
Token Women
Dancecupola
Doughboy Zydecajun
The Dung Beatles
Arrowsmiths
Urband Folk Theory
English Contra Dance Band
3Sticks
Blue Highways
Relentless Ceilidh Band
Ciara Rafferty
Loud Mountains
Pep Belmonte
Schlagerlouts
Lucas and King
Smith & Brewer
Celtic Heartband
Folk Camps Party Band
There are camping options for this event.
- Beans on Toast
- Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
- Folk Club with Bob & Gill Berry
- Cosmetheka
- The Unthanks
- Bedlam
- Out of Hand
- Rusty Shackle
- From the Jam
- Folk Club with Bob & Gill Berry
- Wynndebagge
- Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita
- Tamar Eluned Williams
- Urban Folk Theory
- Banter
- Elephant Sessions
- The Selecter
- Folk Club with Bob & Gill Berry
- The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican
- Steve Knightley
- Tamar Eluned Williams
- Token Women
- Rusty Shackle
- Conservatoire Folk Ensemble
- The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
- Folk Club with Bob & Gill Berry
- Rura
- Track Dogs
- Tamar Eluned Williams
- Cock And Bull Band
- Schlagerlouts
- Pepe Belmonte
- Traditional Dance Shows
- Ciara Rafferty
- Frumptarn Guggenband
| Beans on Toast | Venue 65 |
| Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel | Venue 65 |
| Fisherman's Friends | Venue 65 |
| Noble Jacks | Venue 65 |
| Chris Helme | Venue 65 |
| Smith And Brewer | Venue 65 |
| Folk Club with Bob & Gill Berry | The Den |
| Cosmetheka | The Big Club |
| The Unthanks | The Big Club |
| Hannah Sanders and Ben Savage | The Big Club |
| Melrose Quartet | The Big Club |
| Luke Daniels | The Big Club |
| Kitty Macfarlane | The Big Club |
| Bedlam | Festival Dance House |
| Out of Hand | Festival Dance House |
| Doughboy Zydecajun | Festival Dance House |
| Folk Camp Ceilidh Band | Festival Dance House |
| Rusty Shackle | Venue 65 |
| From the Jam | Venue 65 |
| Newton Faulkner | Venue 65 |
| Oysterband | Venue 65 |
| Will Varley | Venue 65 |
| Manière Des Bohémiens | Venue 65 |
| Folk Club with Bob & Gill Berry | The Den |
| Wynndebagge | The Big Club |
| Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita | The Big Club |
| The Urban Folk Quartet | The Big Club |
| Nancy Kerr & James Fagan | The Big Club |
| CELTIC HEARTBEAT | The Big Club |
| Arrowsmiths | The Big Club |
| Tamar Eluned Williams | Session & Stories |
| Urban Folk Theory | Festival Dance House |
| Banter | Festival Dance House |
| Manière Des Bohémiens | Festival Dance House |
| Relentless Ceilidh Band | Festival Dance House |
| Elephant Sessions | Venue 65 |
| The Selecter | Venue 65 |
| Seth Lakeman | Venue 65 |
| Hothouse Flowers | Venue 65 |
| Les Poules a Colin | Venue 65 |
| Loud Mountains | Venue 65 |
| Folk Club with Bob & Gill Berry | The Den |
| The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican | The Big Club |
| Steve Knightley | The Big Club |
| Old Man Luedecke | The Big Club |
| Emily Mae Winters | The Big Club |
| Banter | The Big Club |
| Ward & Parker | The Big Club |
| Tamar Eluned Williams | Session & Stories |
| Token Women | Festival Dance House |
| Rusty Shackle | Festival Dance House |
| Melrose Quartet | Festival Dance House |
| English Contra Dance Band | Festival Dance House |
| Conservatoire Folk Ensemble | Venue 65 |
| The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain | Venue 65 |
| Sam Kelly and The Lost Boys | Venue 65 |
| The Dung Beatles | Venue 65 |
| Lucas & King | Venue 65 |
| Folk Club with Bob & Gill Berry | The Den |
| Rura | The Big Club |
| Track Dogs | The Big Club |
| Les Poules a Colin | The Big Club |
| Katherine Priddy | The Big Club |
| Roy Bailey Tribute Concert | The Big Club |
| Tamar Eluned Williams | Session & Stories |
| Cock And Bull Band | Festival Dance House |
| Schlagerlouts | Festival Dance House |
| Banter | Festival Dance House |
| dancecupola | Festival Dance House |
| 3Sticks | Festival Dance House |
| Pepe Belmonte | unknown stage |
| Traditional Dance Shows | Market Square |
| Ciara Rafferty | unknown stage |
| Frumptarn Guggenband | unknown stage |
| Artist | Stage | Day |
| 3Sticks | Festival Dance House | Mon 26th |
| Arrowsmiths | The Big Club | Sat 24th |
| Banter | Festival Dance House | Sat 24th |
| Banter | The Big Club | Sun 25th |
| Banter | Festival Dance House | Mon 26th |
| Beans on Toast | Venue 65 | Fri 23rd |
| Bedlam | Festival Dance House | Fri 23rd |
| Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita | The Big Club | Sat 24th |
| CELTIC HEARTBEAT | The Big Club | Sat 24th |
| Chris Helme | Venue 65 | Fri 23rd |
| Ciara Rafferty | unknown stage | Unknown Day |
| Cock And Bull Band | Festival Dance House | Mon 26th |
| Conservatoire Folk Ensemble | Venue 65 | Mon 26th |
| Cosmetheka | The Big Club | Fri 23rd |
| dancecupola | Festival Dance House | Mon 26th |
| Doughboy Zydecajun | Festival Dance House | Fri 23rd |
| Elephant Sessions | Venue 65 | Sun 25th |
| Emily Mae Winters | The Big Club | Sun 25th |
| English Contra Dance Band | Festival Dance House | Sun 25th |
| Fisherman's Friends | Venue 65 | Fri 23rd |
| Folk Camp Ceilidh Band | Festival Dance House | Fri 23rd |
| Folk Club with Bob & Gill Berry | The Den | Fri 23rd |
| Folk Club with Bob & Gill Berry | The Den | Sat 24th |
| Folk Club with Bob & Gill Berry | The Den | Sun 25th |
| Folk Club with Bob & Gill Berry | The Den | Mon 26th |
| From the Jam | Venue 65 | Sat 24th |
| Frumptarn Guggenband | unknown stage | Unknown Day |
| Hannah Sanders and Ben Savage | The Big Club | Fri 23rd |
| Hothouse Flowers | Venue 65 | Sun 25th |
| Katherine Priddy | The Big Club | Mon 26th |
| Kitty Macfarlane | The Big Club | Fri 23rd |
| Les Poules a Colin | Venue 65 | Sun 25th |
| Les Poules a Colin | The Big Club | Mon 26th |
| Loud Mountains | Venue 65 | Sun 25th |
| Lucas & King | Venue 65 | Mon 26th |
| Luke Daniels | The Big Club | Fri 23rd |
| Manière Des Bohémiens | Venue 65 | Sat 24th |
| Manière Des Bohémiens | Festival Dance House | Sat 24th |
| Melrose Quartet | The Big Club | Fri 23rd |
| Melrose Quartet | Festival Dance House | Sun 25th |
| Nancy Kerr & James Fagan | The Big Club | Sat 24th |
| Newton Faulkner | Venue 65 | Sat 24th |
| Noble Jacks | Venue 65 | Fri 23rd |
| Old Man Luedecke | The Big Club | Sun 25th |
| Out of Hand | Festival Dance House | Fri 23rd |
| Oysterband | Venue 65 | Sat 24th |
| Pepe Belmonte | unknown stage | Mon 26th |
| Relentless Ceilidh Band | Festival Dance House | Sat 24th |
| Roy Bailey Tribute Concert | The Big Club | Mon 26th |
| Rura | The Big Club | Mon 26th |
| Rusty Shackle | Venue 65 | Sat 24th |
| Rusty Shackle | Festival Dance House | Sun 25th |
| Sam Kelly and The Lost Boys | Venue 65 | Mon 26th |
| Schlagerlouts | Festival Dance House | Mon 26th |
| Seth Lakeman | Venue 65 | Sun 25th |
| Smith And Brewer | Venue 65 | Fri 23rd |
| Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel | Venue 65 | Fri 23rd |
| Steve Knightley | The Big Club | Sun 25th |
| Tamar Eluned Williams | Session & Stories | Sat 24th |
| Tamar Eluned Williams | Session & Stories | Sun 25th |
| Tamar Eluned Williams | Session & Stories | Mon 26th |
| The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican | The Big Club | Sun 25th |
| The Dung Beatles | Venue 65 | Mon 26th |
| The Selecter | Venue 65 | Sun 25th |
| The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain | Venue 65 | Mon 26th |
| The Unthanks | The Big Club | Fri 23rd |
| The Urban Folk Quartet | The Big Club | Sat 24th |
| Token Women | Festival Dance House | Sun 25th |
| Track Dogs | The Big Club | Mon 26th |
| Traditional Dance Shows | Market Square | Unknown Day |
| Urban Folk Theory | Festival Dance House | Sat 24th |
| Ward & Parker | The Big Club | Sun 25th |
| Will Varley | Venue 65 | Sat 24th |
| Wynndebagge | The Big Club | Sat 24th |
| Name | Star | Distance | Prices From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Spread Eagle Hotel - Thame | 1.2 ml | £79.00 | Book | |
| 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 | |
| The Kings Hotel | 6.4 ml | £65.00 | Book | |
| Greenhills Garden Apartment | 7.2 ml | £85.00 | Book | |
| Crazy Bear Hotel | 7.3 ml | £199.00 | Book | |
| The Coach & Horses Inn | 7.7 ml | £68.00 | Book | |
| Tree at Cadmore End | 8.1 ml | £75.00 | Book |
Towersey, Thame, Oxon, OX93QF
