Oysterband

Our gigs of the year, 2024

Andrew Curry writes: Following on from our two conversations about the records we’ve been listening to, today Colin and I are talking about our highlights in terms of concerts. You can read about the records here and here. There are... Read more →


Loft vinyl: Folk Roots’s compilation Square Roots

Andrew Curry writes: When I was doing some research here for my recent review of Oysterband’s Barbican concert, I realised that the first time that I had heard the band was on a compilation record released by Folk Roots magazine... Read more →


Farewell to Oysterband (2) - and to June Tabor

Andrew Curry writes: I like Oysterband well enough. I think I first heard them playing Liberty Hall on a compilation called Square Roots, from Folk Roots magazine, which I bought from Rough Trade in around 1987, when they were still... Read more →


Cover Story: (72) The Bells of Rhymney. Ian Campbell Folk Group, Chris Hillman,The Alarm, Joan Baez and back to Idris Davies

The revived, evolving discussion at Salut! Live about the origins and differing interpretations of The Bells of Rhymney, Idris Davies's emotive 1930s poem from the South Wales coalfield that became an outstanding song in Pete Seeger's expert hands, reminds us... Read more →


Song of the Day Revisited: on learning to love Oysterband and putting out lights

August 2021 update: I was slow to appreciate Oysterband. When I reflect on an outlook on life that has known nuances but no radical change,it is difficult to understand why I was resistant for so long. Yes, I was working... Read more →