Bringing international Americana, Country, Folk & Roots music to Oxon, Bucks & beyond
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UP COMING SHOWS!
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October 21st - Lilly Hiatt (full band) + Support
The Bullingdon, Oxford
Doors 7:30pm £17adv
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​Los Angeles born Singer/songwriter Lilly Hiatt's work straddles strong country influences and tough, guitar-based rock, and her lyrics are unflinchingly personal missives about complicated relationships and the rocky side of life's road. She found her voice on her first two solo albums, 2012's Let Down and 2015's Royal Blue, while 2017's Trinity Lane took a harder lyrical edge as sobriety and a bad romantic breakup informed her songs. 2021's Lately was a set of low-key, personal tunes with a strong country accent, and 2025's Forever added alternative rock guitars to a collection of songs recorded at home and written during a period of emotional transition.
October 28th - Courtney Marie Andrews
The Snug Barn, Dorchester-On-Thames
Doors 6:30pm £25adv
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Courtney Marie Andrews is no stranger to introspection. From her humble teenage beginnings in the Arizona folk circuit, to her Grammy-nominated album Old Flowers (2020), to her place today as a preeminent voice and perspective in the American songwriting tradition, the celebrated singer-songwriter has always mined the depths of her experience and her sense of self, in order to cultivate a world reaching far beyond her own. Through stories of love, loss and the life lived in between, her work creates a place for others to feel heard and seen, a place for healing and growth of the human heart and spirit. Now emerging from a distinctly fertile creative period, Andrews is poised for her return to the public eye, wielding a new body of work that includes a wealth of songs, as well as the the August 26th release of her second poetry collection, titled Love Is a Dog That Bites When It’s Scared. Will you follow her there?
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November 7th - The Dreaming Spires + support from Hannah White
Cornerstone Arts Centre, Didcot
Doors 7:30pm from £13.50-£15 adv
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Acclaimed Oxfordshire five-piece The Dreaming Spires mark their eagerly awaited return with a special hometown show following the release of their new album, Normal Town, on Clubhouse Records.
The album was inspired by coverage of a 2017 study which concluded that Didcot was 'the most normal town in England'. The record explores themes of home, nostalgia, alienation and the beauty of everyday life, blending 60s rock 'n' roll influences with chamber pop accents, underpinned by a subtle layer of political commentary.
''...power-pop hooks and sweet harmonies'' 8/10 UNCUT
Opening the show will be poet and artist Shaun Belcher, reading from his ‘Thames Valley Texas’ poetry collection – all about subjects within 5 miles of Cornerstone!
WOOD HQ is the organisation behind the acclaimed Wood Festival, sister event Septembersong, and one-off ‘Happenings’ such as this one.
November 14th - Sorrel Nation
The Jericho Tavern, Oxford
Doors 7:30pm £15adv
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Travelling troubadour Sorrel Nation brings a soulful mix of folk-rock to country and engages audiences with emotive lyrics, 70s inspired style and a voice full of soul that can truly open the heart.
2024 saw multiple new releases from Sorrel including a single featuring Steve Balsamo in May, the delicate and beautiful live EP ‘Thirty Summers’ in July and the critically acclaimed debut studio album ‘Lost En Route’ in October. Sorrel performed at Black Deer, Isle of Wight and Cambridge Folk Festivals amongst others and continues to tour the festival circuit over summer with The Magic Teapot music venue in her beloved campervan, Dory.
Sorrel accomplished two successful UK wide tours in 2024, including her first ever solo tour in April and first full band tour in October to accompany the release of ‘Lost En Route’, an album Sorrel is immensely proud of. 2025 will be no different as Sorrel embarks on three tours and exciting festival appearances to promote her debut album and its release on vinyl in March.
And yes…Sorrel Nation is her real name.
YouTube Video – Live band from ‘Lost En Route’ Tour 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDZ6Fi3J44U
YouTube Video – Lonely Road Picture Show (live 'Wild Solitude')
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SlRgLzn_48
Show review: https://threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2024/10/gig-review-sorrell-nation-temperance.html
Ramblin' Roots Revue 2026
April 10-12
EARLY BIRD TICKETS - SOLD OUT!
TIER 1 WKND TICKETS NOW AVAVAILABLE £70
The Venue, Bucks Students' Union, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Doors open Fri 10th April 2026 from 6:30pm
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