Jane Bird
@janebird.bsky.social
she/her Caller, musician (mouthorgan, concertina, bagpipes) mainly folk music and dance. Bands: Sawney White Bird, Sunbird. Organiser for @oxfolkceilidhs.bsky.social
Oxfordshire, UK
Oxfordshire, UK
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It’s International Men’s Day! Here are some of the marvellous men we’ve seen at Oxfolk so far this season.
#InternationalMensDay
#InternationalMensDay
November 19, 2025 at 11:44 PM
It’s International Men’s Day! Here are some of the marvellous men we’ve seen at Oxfolk so far this season.
#InternationalMensDay
#InternationalMensDay
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All tickets are now gone for Saturday night, which makes us happy but might make you sad. If you missed out and would like to be added to the waiting list in case we get any returns, then send us an email.
We won't be selling tickets on the door, so don't turn up if you don't have a ticket.
We won't be selling tickets on the door, so don't turn up if you don't have a ticket.
November 6, 2025 at 12:39 AM
All tickets are now gone for Saturday night, which makes us happy but might make you sad. If you missed out and would like to be added to the waiting list in case we get any returns, then send us an email.
We won't be selling tickets on the door, so don't turn up if you don't have a ticket.
We won't be selling tickets on the door, so don't turn up if you don't have a ticket.
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Next Fri is going to be fun! If you missed out you can join our waiting list for returns at info@oxfolk.org.uk (the only official route for returns). Alternatively, there are still Blowzabella tickets available for Thu 23 in Dorchester + Sat 25 in Cecil Sharp House, London.
blowzabella.co.uk/live
blowzabella.co.uk/live
October 18, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Next Fri is going to be fun! If you missed out you can join our waiting list for returns at info@oxfolk.org.uk (the only official route for returns). Alternatively, there are still Blowzabella tickets available for Thu 23 in Dorchester + Sat 25 in Cecil Sharp House, London.
blowzabella.co.uk/live
blowzabella.co.uk/live
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Blowzabella are coming to town and there aren’t many tickets left. Get yours now!
buyticket.at/oxfolkceilidhs
Fri 24 Oct, 19:30 Newman Rooms, #Oxford
#balfolk #baltrad #ceilidh #folk #Blowzabella
buyticket.at/oxfolkceilidhs
Fri 24 Oct, 19:30 Newman Rooms, #Oxford
#balfolk #baltrad #ceilidh #folk #Blowzabella
October 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Blowzabella are coming to town and there aren’t many tickets left. Get yours now!
buyticket.at/oxfolkceilidhs
Fri 24 Oct, 19:30 Newman Rooms, #Oxford
#balfolk #baltrad #ceilidh #folk #Blowzabella
buyticket.at/oxfolkceilidhs
Fri 24 Oct, 19:30 Newman Rooms, #Oxford
#balfolk #baltrad #ceilidh #folk #Blowzabella
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A few tickets left now for Sat 11 Oct #ClimaxCeilidhBand caller #TinaMorris
Champion clog dancer #NickieDailly with #GrahamLee will be providing interval entertainment.
buytickets.at/oxfolkceilidhs
#Oxford #ceilidh #BarnDance #folk
Champion clog dancer #NickieDailly with #GrahamLee will be providing interval entertainment.
buytickets.at/oxfolkceilidhs
#Oxford #ceilidh #BarnDance #folk
October 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A few tickets left now for Sat 11 Oct #ClimaxCeilidhBand caller #TinaMorris
Champion clog dancer #NickieDailly with #GrahamLee will be providing interval entertainment.
buytickets.at/oxfolkceilidhs
#Oxford #ceilidh #BarnDance #folk
Champion clog dancer #NickieDailly with #GrahamLee will be providing interval entertainment.
buytickets.at/oxfolkceilidhs
#Oxford #ceilidh #BarnDance #folk
It’s a whole year since we started the session at the Horse & Jockey Stanford in the Vale, Oxon: trad folk songs + tunes from the local area + further afield! Thank you so much to everyone who has sung, played and listened - you’re part of a really special, welcoming and ever surprising event.
October 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM
It’s a whole year since we started the session at the Horse & Jockey Stanford in the Vale, Oxon: trad folk songs + tunes from the local area + further afield! Thank you so much to everyone who has sung, played and listened - you’re part of a really special, welcoming and ever surprising event.
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Sat 11 Oct 7:30pm
Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PG
Climax Ceilidh Band + caller Tina Morris
buytickets.at/oxfolkceilidhs
#ceilidh #BarnDance #folk #FolkDance #bagpipes #accordion #guitar #Oxford #Kennington
Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PG
Climax Ceilidh Band + caller Tina Morris
buytickets.at/oxfolkceilidhs
#ceilidh #BarnDance #folk #FolkDance #bagpipes #accordion #guitar #Oxford #Kennington
September 29, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Sat 11 Oct 7:30pm
Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PG
Climax Ceilidh Band + caller Tina Morris
buytickets.at/oxfolkceilidhs
#ceilidh #BarnDance #folk #FolkDance #bagpipes #accordion #guitar #Oxford #Kennington
Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PG
Climax Ceilidh Band + caller Tina Morris
buytickets.at/oxfolkceilidhs
#ceilidh #BarnDance #folk #FolkDance #bagpipes #accordion #guitar #Oxford #Kennington
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Tickets are on sale now for dances with #ClimaxCeilidhBand #Blowzabella #BrownBootsBoogieBand + #Geckoes
#ceilidh #BarnDance #oxford
#ceilidh #BarnDance #oxford
September 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Tickets are on sale now for dances with #ClimaxCeilidhBand #Blowzabella #BrownBootsBoogieBand + #Geckoes
#ceilidh #BarnDance #oxford
#ceilidh #BarnDance #oxford
May’s trad folk session at the Horse + Jockey in Stanford in the Vale is on Thursday 8th May. Songs and tunes from the local area and the rest of the world.
Full details from sitvfolkmusic.wordpress.com
#folk #trad #Oxon #OldBerks #StanfordInTheVale #Faringdon #Wantage
Full details from sitvfolkmusic.wordpress.com
#folk #trad #Oxon #OldBerks #StanfordInTheVale #Faringdon #Wantage
April 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
May’s trad folk session at the Horse + Jockey in Stanford in the Vale is on Thursday 8th May. Songs and tunes from the local area and the rest of the world.
Full details from sitvfolkmusic.wordpress.com
#folk #trad #Oxon #OldBerks #StanfordInTheVale #Faringdon #Wantage
Full details from sitvfolkmusic.wordpress.com
#folk #trad #Oxon #OldBerks #StanfordInTheVale #Faringdon #Wantage
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Oxfolk stands in solidarity with our trans and non-binary siblings. Everyone is welcome at our dances. We want our events to be an inclusive place to enjoy music, dance and friendship.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
April 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Oxfolk stands in solidarity with our trans and non-binary siblings. Everyone is welcome at our dances. We want our events to be an inclusive place to enjoy music, dance and friendship.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
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Attention morris people at @oxfordfolkfest.bsky.social if you are looking to buy tickets this weekend for the ceilidhs, contra or bal, ask your bag/secretary for the discount code which gives you 10% off!
#ceilidh #BarnDance #contra #bal #balfolk #MorrisDancing #MorrisDancers #Oxford #folk
#ceilidh #BarnDance #contra #bal #balfolk #MorrisDancing #MorrisDancers #Oxford #folk
April 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Attention morris people at @oxfordfolkfest.bsky.social if you are looking to buy tickets this weekend for the ceilidhs, contra or bal, ask your bag/secretary for the discount code which gives you 10% off!
#ceilidh #BarnDance #contra #bal #balfolk #MorrisDancing #MorrisDancers #Oxford #folk
#ceilidh #BarnDance #contra #bal #balfolk #MorrisDancing #MorrisDancers #Oxford #folk
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Tickets for all of our evening concerts are onsale and they'll all be a great night! #FolkMusic #OxfordGigs #OxfordFolkFest
April 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Tickets for all of our evening concerts are onsale and they'll all be a great night! #FolkMusic #OxfordGigs #OxfordFolkFest
I’ll be playing the #MorrisBusAdvertGame at @oxfordfolkfest.bsky.social next weekend. Will you?
Our Morris and dance schedule for Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th is here! Full schedule and a map have been sent to sides, and are also on linktr.ee/oxfordfolkfest
#OxfordFolkFest #MorrisDancing #FolkDance
#OxfordFolkFest #MorrisDancing #FolkDance
April 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I’ll be playing the #MorrisBusAdvertGame at @oxfordfolkfest.bsky.social next weekend. Will you?
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Our Morris and dance schedule for Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th is here! Full schedule and a map have been sent to sides, and are also on linktr.ee/oxfordfolkfest
#OxfordFolkFest #MorrisDancing #FolkDance
#OxfordFolkFest #MorrisDancing #FolkDance
April 4, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Our Morris and dance schedule for Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th is here! Full schedule and a map have been sent to sides, and are also on linktr.ee/oxfordfolkfest
#OxfordFolkFest #MorrisDancing #FolkDance
#OxfordFolkFest #MorrisDancing #FolkDance
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#icons #britishfashion @oxfordfolkfest #oxford #dance #morrisdancing #folkdance #sartorial #fashion
linktr.ee/oxfordfolkfest
linktr.ee/oxfordfolkfest
April 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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It's just ten days until the revived Oxford Folk Festival steps into its second year! And as a small festival, it really helps us if people buy their tickets in advance. Tickets for all our events are on sale now on linktr.ee/oxfordfolkfest !
#FolkMusic #OxfordGigs #OxfordFolkFest
#FolkMusic #OxfordGigs #OxfordFolkFest
April 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
It's just ten days until the revived Oxford Folk Festival steps into its second year! And as a small festival, it really helps us if people buy their tickets in advance. Tickets for all our events are on sale now on linktr.ee/oxfordfolkfest !
#FolkMusic #OxfordGigs #OxfordFolkFest
#FolkMusic #OxfordGigs #OxfordFolkFest
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International Transgender Day of Visibility today. Trans and nonbinary people have long been part of our dance and music community, and it’s so good they are more visible today.
March 31, 2025 at 9:29 PM
International Transgender Day of Visibility today. Trans and nonbinary people have long been part of our dance and music community, and it’s so good they are more visible today.
Emma Reid + Ellika Frisell are superb Swedish fiddle players - this is going to be very special. There’s a polska workshop with Kerry Fletcher. Sawney White Bird is supporting, so we’re extra excited!
An evening of Swedish fiddle music, polska dances and social dance presented by master musicians Emma Reid and Ellika Frisell.
'This will be the best fiddle gig of the year' - @samsweeney.bsky.social
Sat 22 Mar bit.ly/3CWNoWK
'This will be the best fiddle gig of the year' - @samsweeney.bsky.social
Sat 22 Mar bit.ly/3CWNoWK
March 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Emma Reid + Ellika Frisell are superb Swedish fiddle players - this is going to be very special. There’s a polska workshop with Kerry Fletcher. Sawney White Bird is supporting, so we’re extra excited!
If you want to find out about the hurdy-gurdy, @clairedugue.bsky.social is a very good place to start.
Alto 400mm scale length with Western red Cedar tdop + Cedrela back and sides
+Drop wheel mechanism
+Portuguese style Sympathetic tuners
+6 channels
+Drop wheel mechanism
+Portuguese style Sympathetic tuners
+6 channels
March 15, 2025 at 10:14 AM
If you want to find out about the hurdy-gurdy, @clairedugue.bsky.social is a very good place to start.
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Happy #InternationalBagpipeDay! On Sat 12 April you can dance to Jakub Tomek, magical uilleann piper with Family Ceilidh Oxford. Thu 5 Jun we are joined by Anglo-French band Topette a master of the bagpipes of Central France. buytickets.at/oxfolkceilidhs #Oxford
March 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Happy #InternationalBagpipeDay! On Sat 12 April you can dance to Jakub Tomek, magical uilleann piper with Family Ceilidh Oxford. Thu 5 Jun we are joined by Anglo-French band Topette a master of the bagpipes of Central France. buytickets.at/oxfolkceilidhs #Oxford
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Wilfrid is on the move! 😃 Having spent the last few months furthest south of all our tagged Cuckoos deep in the forests of Angola, he is now clearly feeling the urge to head back north. 🌍 Where is he now? ⬇️ #Ornithology
March 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Wilfrid is on the move! 😃 Having spent the last few months furthest south of all our tagged Cuckoos deep in the forests of Angola, he is now clearly feeling the urge to head back north. 🌍 Where is he now? ⬇️ #Ornithology
Melobo and I have an exciting trip to @ruffceilidhs.bsky.social
in Cardiff on Sat 15th March. It will be lovely to see some familiar faces and please do spread the word. Tickets from ruffceilidhs.org
#ceilidh #BarnDance #Twmpath #Cardiff #ruffCeilidhs #Melobo #folk #TradFolk
in Cardiff on Sat 15th March. It will be lovely to see some familiar faces and please do spread the word. Tickets from ruffceilidhs.org
#ceilidh #BarnDance #Twmpath #Cardiff #ruffCeilidhs #Melobo #folk #TradFolk
March 4, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Melobo and I have an exciting trip to @ruffceilidhs.bsky.social
in Cardiff on Sat 15th March. It will be lovely to see some familiar faces and please do spread the word. Tickets from ruffceilidhs.org
#ceilidh #BarnDance #Twmpath #Cardiff #ruffCeilidhs #Melobo #folk #TradFolk
in Cardiff on Sat 15th March. It will be lovely to see some familiar faces and please do spread the word. Tickets from ruffceilidhs.org
#ceilidh #BarnDance #Twmpath #Cardiff #ruffCeilidhs #Melobo #folk #TradFolk
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Next up, a contra dance on Sat Feb 15. Book online at www.ruffCeilidhs.org
February 9, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Next up, a contra dance on Sat Feb 15. Book online at www.ruffCeilidhs.org
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Looking forward to Oxford Folk Festival
+ our first ceilidh of the Festival with Banter + caller Sheena Masson. Always on top form + with the *best* tunes + dances. Tickets from buytickets.at/oxfolkceilidhs
#ceilidh #BarnDance #folk #FolkDance #Oxford #Banter #SheenaMasson #TradFolk
+ our first ceilidh of the Festival with Banter + caller Sheena Masson. Always on top form + with the *best* tunes + dances. Tickets from buytickets.at/oxfolkceilidhs
#ceilidh #BarnDance #folk #FolkDance #Oxford #Banter #SheenaMasson #TradFolk
March 4, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Looking forward to Oxford Folk Festival
+ our first ceilidh of the Festival with Banter + caller Sheena Masson. Always on top form + with the *best* tunes + dances. Tickets from buytickets.at/oxfolkceilidhs
#ceilidh #BarnDance #folk #FolkDance #Oxford #Banter #SheenaMasson #TradFolk
+ our first ceilidh of the Festival with Banter + caller Sheena Masson. Always on top form + with the *best* tunes + dances. Tickets from buytickets.at/oxfolkceilidhs
#ceilidh #BarnDance #folk #FolkDance #Oxford #Banter #SheenaMasson #TradFolk
Top birthday party gig with The Dirty Big Canal Dance tonight! Some very funky sounds indeed.
March 2, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Top birthday party gig with The Dirty Big Canal Dance tonight! Some very funky sounds indeed.