Oxford Waits CDs

3 full length Oxford Waits CDs are available from Proper Music Distribution

A Jolly Wassail Bowl (Beautiful Jo Records BEJOCD-55) COMING SOON

Love's Holyday (Beautiful Jo Records BEJOCD-54)

Switter Swatter (Beautiful Jo Records BEJOCD-44)

Hey for Christmas (BEJOCD-31) produced with The Mellstock Band is no longer available in CD format

but available by download from iTunes, Amazon, Play, Napster, HMV Digital

The Oxford Waits Live EP is a 17-minute recording from the Oxford Waits debut concert at the Holywell Music Room in Oxford, 31 July 2000. Available at concerts, or ring 01865 249194.

'Cuckoo', track 4 from Love's Holyday by The Oxford Waits, Beautiful Jo Records (BEJOCD-54) The round was composed by Edmund Nelham and published in 'The Musical Companion' in 1652. There was a widespread tradition that if the cuckoo could be kept from migrating by "hedging it in" spring would last all year. Photos of the band are from a performance at the Unicorn Theatre in Abingdon, 2009.

'The Beggar's Chorus', track 3 from Switter Swatter by The Oxford Waits, Beautiful Jo Records (BEJOCD-44). Written for a revival in 1684 of Richard Brome's play of 1641, 'The Jovial Crew or the Merry Beggars'.

'The Ranting Whore's Resolution', track 5 from Switter Swatter by The Oxford Waits, Beautiful Jo Records (BEJOCD-44). The ballad dates from 1662-3 - we know it as 'The Lady of Pleasure'. Photos of Caroline and Edward are from a performance at the Unicorn Theatre in Abingdon, 2009.