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.
Check back soon for 2016's lineup.
There is a children’s festival working into the programme too, to keep younger festival goers interested.
Andy Kershaw |
Venue 65 |
Billy Bragg
|
Venue 65 |
Holy Moly & the Crackers |
Venue 65 |
Kate Rusby
|
Venue 65 |
Luke Concannon |
Venue 65 |
Rusty Shackle
|
Venue 65 |
Georgia Shackleton Trio |
The Big Club |
Steve Tilston and Jez Lowe |
The Big Club |
Tautas Roks |
Festival Dance House |
The Bismarcks |
Festival Dance House |
Artist |
Stage |
Day |
9 Bach
|
The Big Club |
Sun 28th |
Andy Kershaw |
Venue 65 |
Fri 26th |
Batkin-Hill |
unknown stage |
Unknown Day |
Billy Bragg
|
Venue 65 |
Fri 26th |
Bob Fox
|
Venue 65 |
Sun 28th |
Chris Sherburn and Denny Bartley |
The Big Club |
Sat 27th |
Cock And Bull Band
|
The Big Club |
Sat 27th |
Cock And Bull Band
|
Festival Dance House |
Sat 27th |
Conservatoire Folk Ensemble
|
Venue 65 |
Mon 29th |
Damien O’Kane |
Venue 65 |
Sat 27th |
Edward II
|
Venue 65 |
Sat 27th |
English Contra Dance Band |
Festival Dance House |
Sun 28th |
Exmouth Shanty Men
|
The Big Club |
Sun 28th |
Fara
|
unknown stage |
Unknown Day |
FleetwoodCave |
unknown stage |
Unknown Day |
Gavin Osborn
|
unknown stage |
Unknown Day |
Georgia Shackleton Trio |
The Big Club |
Fri 26th |
Grace Petrie
|
unknown stage |
Unknown Day |
Heron Valley |
Festival Dance House |
Mon 29th |
Holy Moly & the Crackers |
Venue 65 |
Fri 26th |
Jeramiah Ferrari
|
Festival Dance House |
Sun 28th |
Jez Lowe
|
The Big Club |
Sat 27th |
John Dipper and Dave Malkin |
The Big Club |
Sun 28th |
Josh Wheatley |
unknown stage |
Unknown Day |
Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker
|
The Big Club |
Sat 27th |
Jules Moberly |
The Showground Bar |
Sat 27th |
Kate Rusby
|
Venue 65 |
Fri 26th |
Kris Drever and Ian Carr |
The Big Club |
Sat 27th |
Lasair |
Festival Dance House |
Sun 28th |
Luke Concannon |
Venue 65 |
Fri 26th |
Lynched
|
Venue 65 |
Mon 29th |
Ma Polaine's Great Decline |
The Big Club |
Sun 28th |
Midge Ure
|
Venue 65 |
Sun 28th |
MJ Hibbett
|
unknown stage |
Unknown Day |
Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer
|
unknown stage |
Unknown Day |
Nancy Kerr & James Fagan
|
The Big Club |
Sat 27th |
Nell Bryden
|
Venue 65 |
Sun 28th |
Nizlopi
|
Venue 65 |
Sun 28th |
Rory McLeod and The Familiar Strangers |
Venue 65 |
Mon 29th |
Roy Bailey
|
The Big Club |
Mon 29th |
Rusty Shackle
|
Venue 65 |
Fri 26th |
Steve Tilston
|
Venue 65 |
Sat 27th |
Steve Tilston and Jez Lowe |
The Big Club |
Fri 26th |
Swing Commanders |
unknown stage |
Unknown Day |
Tautas Roks |
Festival Dance House |
Fri 26th |
The Bismarcks |
Festival Dance House |
Fri 26th |
The Bismarcks |
Festival Dance House |
Sat 27th |
The Elephant Sessions |
unknown stage |
Unknown Day |
The Rip Roaring Success |
The Big Club |
Sat 27th |
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
|
Venue 65 |
Sat 27th |
The Urban Folk Quartet
|
The Big Club |
Mon 29th |
The Wonder Stuff
|
Venue 65 |
Sat 27th |
The Younguns |
The Big Club |
Mon 29th |
Tickled Pink
|
Festival Dance House |
Sun 28th |
Tom Robinson
|
Venue 65 |
Sun 28th |
Trad Arrr |
Venue 65 |
Mon 29th |
Urban Folk Theory |
Festival Dance House |
Sat 27th |
Whapweasel
|
Festival Dance House |
Mon 29th |
Name |
Star |
Distance |
Prices From |
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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