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Oxford Contemporary Music (OCMevents)@ocmevents· 7d

Masal is a duo of Özlem Simsek & Alastair Johnson. They've played at many UK festivals & been broadcast on BBC Radio 6. They'll form a double bill with @lunatraktors.bsky.social on Sat 10 Oct: wegottickets.com/f/22708 @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @prsfoundation.bsky.social @ppluk.bsky.social

Oxford Contemporary Music (OCMevents)@ocmevents· 7d

Base Frequencies Lab brought together artists to develop outdoor work with sound. We would like to thank the artists & our partners at 101 OutdoorArts for stimulating discussion, exploration & invention. 📷: Tim Easton @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @prsfoundation.bsky.social @ppluk.bsky.social

People playing percussion and a large bowed string instrument outdoors

Two people making music with an AKAI midi controller

Person performing a gymnastic skill on the apparatus in a warehouse space

Oxford Contemporary Music (OCMevents)@ocmevents· 13d

OCM volunteer call-out: Help us make our events happen while enjoying them yourself! Volunteering is flexible and you can select the events that fit your interests and availability. Funders: @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @prsfoundation.bsky.social @ppluk.bsky.social #ocm #FundedbyPRSF

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Oxford Contemporary Music (OCMevents)@ocmevents· 14d

We're honoured to be presenting the final night of @lunatraktors.bsky.social' UK tour. They'll appear as a double bill with Masal at The Nest, Sat 10th October. Tix: wegottickets.com/f/22708 Funders: @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @prsfoundation.bsky.social @ppluk.bsky.social #ocm #FundedbyPRSF

Oxford Contemporary Music (OCMevents)@ocmevents· 15d

ICHI amazes audiences of all ages with his inventive instruments. He'll be at Florence Park Community Centre on Sat 19 Sept with a family workshop (ages 7+) after the show. wegottickets.com/f/22758 @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @prsfoundation.bsky.social @ppluk.bsky.social #ocm #FundedbyPRSF

"What on earth is this?! It's brilliant!" - Steve Lamacq

Ichi with instruments, including xylophone, drum, and constructions using brass and double bass scroll

"Hilarious & bonkers & brilliant" - Lauren Laverne

Ichi with instruments and a speaker cone on his head

Oxford Contemporary Music (OCMevents)@ocmevents· 27d

New gig announcement - a double bill of ""broken folk"" pioneers @lunatraktors.bsky.social, and experimental Turkish-English duo Masal at The Nest, Sat 10th October. Tickets: buff.ly/GKbT1T8 Funders: @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @prsfoundation.bsky.social @ppluk.bsky.social #ocm #FundedbyPRSF

Gig graphic announcing Lunatraktors and Masal at The Nest on Sat 10th Oct

Oxford Contemporary Music (OCMevents)@ocmevents· 28d

ICHI will be leading a children's post-show workshop where participants can make a wind whistle and bug pipe. For children age 7+, accompanied by their grown ups. wegottickets.com/f/22758 Funders: @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @prsfoundation.bsky.social @ppluk.bsky.social #ocm #FundedbyPRSF

Graphic advertising making a wind whistle and bug pipe with ICHI on Sat 19 Sept

Oxford Contemporary Music (OCMevents)@ocmevents· Jul 9

Could our BOOM artist development scheme support you to create sound work outdoors/in unusual spaces? ocmevents.org/news-open-ca... In collaboration with CEDA, supported by @soundukarts.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @prsfoundation.bsky.social @ppluk.bsky.social #ocm #FundedbyPRSF

"Our confidence, permission to create outdoor work, expertise to do so and support system has grown" - Klanghaus, participants 2024-5

Oxford Contemporary Music (OCMevents)@ocmevents· Jul 7

// OCM Recommends Charlbury Riverside Festival 30 Years of Free Music, Arts and Community 18–19 July 2026 | The Mill Field, Charlbury, Oxfordshire Saturday 18 July: 1.00pm–10.00pm Sunday 19 July: 12.00pm–8.00pm Free Admission

View from outdoor music stage of crowds at an outdoor festival in the sunshine

Oxford Contemporary Music (OCMevents)@ocmevents· Jul 7

Thanks to everyone who came to Goblin Band and Angeline Morrison last Friday. If you were there, we'd love your feedback. www.illuminate-data.org.uk/survey/chjpgg @angelcakepie2.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @prsfoundation.bsky.social @ppluk.bsky.social #ocm #FundedbyPRSF

Oxford Contemporary Music (OCMevents)@ocmevents· Jul 2

We're now accepting applications for our BOOM artist development programme 2026-27. In collaboration with CEDA and @soundukarts.bsky.social Info & apply: ocmevents.org/news-open-ca... Funders: @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @prsfoundation.bsky.social @ppluk.bsky.social #ocm #FundedbyPRSF

Oxford Contemporary Music (OCMevents)@ocmevents· Jul 2

It's this Friday! (3rd July). @angelcakepie2.bsky.social and Goblin Band: A double bill of foot stomping and soul stirring folk at Cowley Workers' Club. Tickets: wegottickets.com/f/20843 Funders: @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @prsfoundation.bsky.social @ppluk.bsky.social #ocm #FundedbyPRSF

Oxford Contemporary Music (OCMevents)@ocmevents· Jun 29

It's this week: our double bill of Angeline Morrison and Goblin Band at Cowley Workers' Club. @angelcakepie2.bsky.social Tickets: wegottickets.com/f/20843 Funders: @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @prsfoundation.bsky.social @ppluk.bsky.social #ocm #FundedbyPRSF 📷 Nick Duffy, Barry Savell

Angeline Morrison in front of standing stones

Oxford Contemporary Music (OCMevents)@ocmevents· Jun 25

New gig announcement: ICHI at Florence Park Community Centre, Sat 19 Sept. ‘Hilarious & bonkers & brilliant!’ LAUREN LAVERNE Tickets: buff.ly/XcrT926 Funders: @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @prsfoundation.bsky.social @ppluk.bsky.social #ocm #FundedbyPRSF

Gig graphic for ICHI Sat 19 Sept at Florence Park Community Centre

Oxford Contemporary Music (OCMevents)@ocmevents· Jun 17

Another clip from our gig with The Noonan Trio: The King is Dancing. Join our mailing list to learn about more gigs: ocmevents.org/join-our-mai... @stjohnsox.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @prsfoundation.bsky.social @ppluk.bsky.social #ocm #FundedbyPRSF

Oxford Contemporary Music (OCMevents)@ocmevents· Jun 16

This moving lament by @angelcakepie2.bsky.social is based on historical records of remains of a boy, washed up on shore after a shipwreck. Tix for Angeline Morrison & Goblin Band, Fri 3rd Jul: wegottickets.com/f/20843 @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @prsfoundation.bsky.social @ppluk.bsky.social

Oxford Contemporary Music (OCMevents)@ocmevents· Jun 11

@angelcakepie2.bsky.social's soulful voice & handmade sonic aesthetic weaves an enchanting & powerful experience. Cowley Workers' Club on Fri 3rd July - double bill with Goblin Band: wegottickets.com/f/20843 @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @prsfoundation.bsky.social @ppluk.bsky.social

Oxford Contemporary Music (OCMevents)@ocmevents· Jun 10

Quietus interviewed two Goblin Band members: thequietus.com/interviews/g... Our gig with Goblin Band & Angeline Morrison is on Fri 3rd Jul @ Cowley Workers' Club. Gig tickets: wegottickets.com/f/20843 @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @prsfoundation.bsky.social @ppluk.bsky.social

Goblin Band standing outside in front of stones (monochrome)

We’re young, and we’re queer. [...] When we started our own thing we were really just desperate to play with people who were like us. We were longing for a community like that, so we threw one together.

- Rowan Gatherer,
Goblin Band

“The way we’re doing it is ... to imagine what is possible, a culture of our own that isn’t dictated by commercialism and capitalism, that you can bring that into the present again.”

- Rowan Gatherer,
Goblin Band

Oxford Contemporary Music (OCMevents)@ocmevents· Jun 8

Thanks to The Noonan Trio for a great performance on 30 May. Their great verve & enthusiasm really brought to life the unusual songs from their album "Inherit a Memory." @stjohnsox.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @prsfoundation.bsky.social @ppluk.bsky.social #ocm #FundedbyPRSF

Oxford Contemporary Music (OCMevents)@ocmevents· Jun 8

Were you at our gig with the Noonan Trio? If so, we'd really appreciate your feedback. Survey link: forms.gle/bqnQRNvt4hJk... @stjohnsox.bsky.social Funders: @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @prsfoundation.bsky.social @ppluk.bsky.social #ocm #FundedbyPRSF

Black and white image of The Noonan Trio against black background with text "Feedback for The Noonan Trio"

Oxford Contemporary Music (OCMevents)@ocmevents· Jun 4

Goblin Band are bringing traditional music into the present. Here's what people are saying. 3rd July gig: Goblin Band & Angeline Morrison: wegottickets.com/f/20843 @angelcakepie2.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @prsfoundation.bsky.social @ppluk.bsky.social #ocm #FundedbyPRSF

They can play and they can sing and they’re fearless… When I saw Goblin Band singing recently, I just thought, “Why didn’t I think of that?… They move stuff around… They go back to versions that we were too snotty to touch and they turn them into stomps.

- Martin Carthy

Even the more pastoral aspects of Goblin Band’s debut EP – a meditative medley of ‘Birds In The Spring’ and ‘May Morning Dew’ for instance – have a power that goes beyond just the prettiness of Goblin Band’s arrangement.

- The Quietus

There’s the sense that this is a real gang; the camaraderie is palpable. They bounce off each other, often finishing each other’s sentences, and their passion for traditional English folk music is infectious.

- Tradfolk

Oxford Contemporary Music (OCMevents)@ocmevents· May 31

The final issue of Nightshift (June 2026) is out now - don't miss this special edition! This magazine has played a really key role in the Oxford music scene, & we'd like to express our heartfelt thanks to Ronan & all the reviewers for including OCM's gigs in its brilliant coverage. buff.ly/4OC6u8r

Nightshift magazine header and typewriter text "Just a few of the times we appeared in Nightshift's pages..."

2008 Nightshift review of Murcof/Oren Marshall

2025 Nightshift preview of Tandem Takeover festival

Nightshift magazine header with typewriter text "Thank you from OCM for all your coverage + support of the local scene"

Oxford Contemporary Music (OCMevents)@ocmevents· May 29

Tomorrow night: The Noonan Trio at @stjohnsox.bsky.social. Get your ticket here: wegottickets.com/f/17459 Funders: @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @prsfoundation.bsky.social @ppluk.bsky.social #ocm #FundedbyPRSF

Gig graphic for The Noonan Trio with text "Tomorrow!"

Oxford Contemporary Music (OCMevents)@ocmevents· May 28

101 Outdoor Arts are inviting singers of any experience level to take part in Deblozay. Singers will participate in two workshops 11-12 July. Performance 5th September, 8pm, in the centre of Newbury. Email hello@101outdoorarts.com to sign up and find out more.

Singer call out poster with details of the event and rehearsals

Oxford Contemporary Music (OCMevents)@ocmevents· May 21

The Noonan Trio getting their groove on! The King is dancing...inspired by WHAT? Come and find out on Sat 30 May at St John's College: bit.ly/4lSHXu1 @stjohnsox.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @prsfoundation.bsky.social @ppluk.bsky.social #ocm #fundedbyPRSF

Oxford Contemporary Music (OCMevents)@ocmevents· May 21

Friday 3rd July: a folk double bill with two of the brightest rising acts: Angeline Morrison and Goblin Band. Cowley Workers Sports and Social Club. @angelcakepie2.bsky.social Funders: @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @prsfoundation.bsky.social @ppluk.bsky.social #ocm #FundedbyPRSF #Oxford #gig

Gig graphic for Angeline Morrison and Goblin Band, Friday 3rd July at Cowley Workers Sports and Social Club.

Oxford Contemporary Music (OCMevents)@ocmevents· May 19

// OCM Recommends Starling Sessions at The Tap Taproom, Botley, Weds 20th May Tickets: wegottickets.com/f/19601

Photo of large group of Starlings Sessions members performing with text "Upcoming gig!"

Oxford Contemporary Music (OCMevents)@ocmevents· May 19

// OCM Recommends Bégayer, a cool experimental quintet from France, are coming to Common Ground tomorrow (Weds 20th May), promoted by Divine Schism Tickets: wegottickets.com/f/16913

Graphic with list of tour dates for Bégayer, including the Oxford gig

Oxford Contemporary Music (OCMevents)@ocmevents· May 13

// OCM Recommends Instant Scorechestra is at South Oxford Community Centre on Saturday 23rd May, improvising a soundtrack to The Bride of Frankenstein. Musicians - all instruments/ levels (please arrive 8pm) Audience - please arrive 8:30pm FREE Visit southoxarts.uk for further info

Oxford Contemporary Music (OCMevents)@ocmevents· May 13

Great review from Rag Mag of The Noonan Trio's Inherit a Memory album. Hear them on Sat 30 May at St John's College: bit.ly/4lSHXu1 @stjohnsox.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @prsfoundation.bsky.social @ppluk.bsky.social 📷 Kaja Gwincinska, Linda Pedroso