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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
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
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
April 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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
March 4, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Top birthday party gig with The Dirty Big Canal Dance tonight! Some very funky sounds indeed.
March 2, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Melobo and I have an exciting trip to ruffCeilidhs 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 1, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Had a great time with Sawney White Bird at EuroBal Wessex yesterday. Thanks for Alasdair Paton for the first photo.
February 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Play tunes + sing songs with us next Thu 13 Feb, 8pm, Horse + Jockey, Stanford in the Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8HQ

#folk #trad #Faringdon #Oxon #OldBerks
February 5, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The next trad folk session is on Thu 9 Jan 8pm, Horse + Jockey, Stanford in the Vale, nr Faringdon, SN7 8NN. sitvfolkmusic.wordpress.com

#folk #FolkMusic #TradFolk #HorseAndJockey #StanfordInTheVale #Faringdon
January 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I’m really looking forward to calling with The Dirty Big Canal Dance Band at the legendary Knees Up Cecil Sharp Ceilidhs on Fri 17th Jan, 8pm at Cecil Sharp House, Camden, London
Link to booking page linktr.ee/jane.bird

#ceilidh #FolkDance #BarnDance #folk
January 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Tomorrow at the Horse + Jockey in Stanford in the Vale, SN7 8NN is the traditional folk tune + song session. It'll be fun + quite wintery ❄️ I’ve an Xmas song from Pusey to sing + we’re looking forward to hearing your tunes + songs!
sitvfolkmusic.wordpress.com #Faringdon #Wantage #Oxon #folk
December 11, 2024 at 7:50 PM
#SawneyWhiteBird is setting out for French + Breton dancing at DanseHerts at Ickleford Village Hall, nr Hitchen, SG5 3TG. We’re joined by Becci + Markus Palmley-Bast + the DanseHerts House Band. #balfolk #baltrad #folk #FolkDance
December 8, 2024 at 10:36 AM
I'm calling the dances with Jack's Maggot at White Horse Ceilidhs on Sat 7th Dec in #Grove, #Wantage. It'll be lovely! Here's a picture of the last time we worked together 🦖🪱
www.whitehorseceilidhs.org.uk/tickets
#ceilidh #BarnDance #folk
November 30, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Last night Sawney White Bird played for #OxfordPrintmakers’ Christmas Sale. Sitting up on the mezzanine that overlooks the print room, whilst mulled wine wafts up towards us is a lovely way to spend the evening. We also took the opportunity to experiment with making live recordings. #folk #Oxford
November 23, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Last night was a thoroughly lovely celebration with Melobo and Geoff Palmer on sound.

#folk #ceilidh #BarnDance
November 17, 2024 at 2:33 PM
It’s the folk session at the Horse + Jockey, Stanford in the Vale, Oxon tonight. Trad tunes + songs incl ones from the village + local area. Full details here sitvfolkmusic.wordpress.com/faqs/ #folk #trad
November 14, 2024 at 1:48 PM