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FLYIN' SHOES GUIDE TO THE BEST SELECTED FOLK, BLUES AND COUNTRY GIGS
IN THE THAMES VALLEY AND A TRUCK STOP BEYOND

APRIL

SUNDAY 4th
THE MILL, BANBURY
PLAINSONG - Iain Matthews and Clive Gregson with this reactivated folk supergroup
SUNDAY 11th
THE MILL, BANBURY
THE ALBION BAND - Ashley Hutchings and co with more folk-rock
SUNDAY 18th SPITZ,SPITAFIELDS
LONDON
*****NEAL CASAL & KENNY ROBY - Fab singer-songwriting pair*****
TUESDAY 20thTHE CHARLOTTE
LEICESTER
NEAL CASAL & KENNY ROBY-kicking off a new Alt-C venue
SUNDAY 25th
ELM TREE, OXFORD
PETE MORTON - very good new English folkie in the Thompson mould.
THURSDAY 29th ZODIAC, OXFORD JACKIE LEVEN - fine Scots folk/ soul vocalist with a rare lyrical strength
FRIDAY 30th
THE POINT, OXFORD
WHISPERING BOB - heading down the Gomez path - young'uns in a alt-c daze

MAY

THURSDAY 6th BROOKES UNIVERSITY, OXFORD *****MERCURY REV - critics darlings bring dash of folk/country to Oxford *****
THURSDAY 13th BULLINGDON ARMS, OXFORD WHISPERING BOB - Steventon's folk/blues sons
THURSDAY 13th ZODIAC,OXFORD BAKA BEYOND - folk roots meet west african tradition
THURSDAY 2Oth ZODIAC,OXFORD TARRAS - very young and very talented Borders group