The Oxford Waits at the old Abbey Buildings, Abingdon (photo Ed Nix)
Left to right: Ian Giles, Edwin Pritchard, Caroline Butler, Jon Fletcher & Tim Healey.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
FRIDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2025
St Valentine's Day Special!
Oxford Folk Club
Marston British Legion, 8.15
THURSDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2025
Sibfords History Society
Village Hall, Sibford Gower OX15 5RW
Social gathering with evening meal!
WEDNESDAY 23 APRIL 2025
Oxford
Shakespeare's Birthday Parade
11am-12.30pm Free event
Starting at Oxford Castle
WEDNESDAY 11 JUNE 2025
Wychwood Local History Society
Milton-under-Wychwood Village Hall
7.30pm Further details tbc
SATURDAY 14 JUNE 2025
Boar's Hill (private function)
SATURDAY 5 JULY 2025
Turrill Sculpture Garden
South Parade, Oxford OX2 7JN
Further details tbc
SATURDAY 1 NOVEMBER 2025
St Helen's Church, Abingdon
Further details tbc
SATURDAY 20 DECEMBER 2025
Holywell Music Room, Oxford 2pm
Further details tbc
'Terrific entertainment’ Brian Kay, BBC Radio 3
LINE-UP
Tim Healey - Narrator, vocals, shawm, recorders
Caroline Butler - Vocals, violin
Ian Giles - Vocals, hurdy gurdy, percussion
Edwin Pritchard - Vocals, violin, nyckelharpa, hammered dulcimer,
Jon Fletcher - Vocals, lute, cittern
The Oxford Waits take their name from a real-life band of city musicians, known as 'waits,' who flourished in Oxford during the 17th century. Performers appear in period costume, and concerts are enlivened by street ballads, dance tunes, airs and rounds as well as readings from diarists and poets. Superb singing voices are matched by specialist skills in an array of period instruments.
The Oxford Waits have performed at a wealth of festivals, churches, theatres and arts centres, as well as featuring on BBC Radio 3 and Radio 4. In 2006 they performed before her Majesty the Queen at the Royal Opening of Oxford Castle.
BOOKINGS TEL 01865 249194
Special offer for local associations!
The Oxford Waits often provide entertainment at social gatherings for historical societies, U3As, WIs and other organisations. A special HALF PRICE rate applies for such societies. Midweek bookings preferred - ring Tim for further details on 01865 249194
‘The evening was a huge success - the Oxford Waits were absolutely brilliant!’ Diana Hughes, Sibfords History Society (February 2025)
We play for dances too!
'Thank you for coming and playing for us, we had a wonderful time. I've heard such lovely feedback from the dancers about your session.’
Kit at the Inter-Varsity Folk Dance Festival Exeter, 2023
