Our next gig is a week on Saturday. We'll be celebrating the coming of May on Saturday 2nd at Wychwood Folk & Acoustic Club, Tiddy Hall, Ascott-under-Wychwood. See www.wychwoodfolkclub.com for details and to buy tickets.

Thanks to St Saviour's at St Albans for providing such a glorious space for our final Christmas concert of 2025. Even more splendid than usual, decked out as it was with dozens of decorated Christmas trees. Merry Christmas one and all. www.instagram.com/reel/DSief-c...

Thanks to Dick Wolff for some fantastic photos from our gig in Oxford on Saturday. More on our Instagram - www.instagram.com/magpielaneox...

Thanks to everyone who came to see us at the Wesley Memorial Church in Oxford on Saturday. I think we're all agreed it's a very good venue for us - we'll see you there again next December. Here's a photo from first time visitor Maria, who says she's coming every year from now on! More to follow.

Thanks to everyone who came to see us at the Wesley Memorial Church in Oxford on Saturday. I think we're all agreed it's a very good venue for us - we'll see you there again next December. Here's a photo taken by first time visitor Maria, who says she's coming back every year from now on!

Magpie Lane T-shirts (available in white or black) are available exclusively at our gigs. You have 2 more chances to catch us this year: Fri 19th St Leonards, Bengeo, Hertford stleonards.parishofbengeo.com/events-and-c... Sun 21st St Saviour's, St Albans www.stsavioursstalbans.com/specialevents

STOP PRESS: After speaking with the very helpful people at the Wesley Mem, the church are going to set up an extra 20 seats for tomorrow's Christmas concert. So 20 extra tickets being released........ NOW!

We're looking forward to seeing lots of you at the Wesley Memorial in Oxford tomorrow. Officially doors open at 1.45, but we'll do our best to let you in quite a lot earlier than that - aiming for 20 past one.

Our Christmas shows got off to an excellent start this weekend playing sold out shows to enthusiastic audiences at Beeston and Dungworth. Particularly wonderful to be involved in the uninhibited singing of local carols at Dungworth. Thanks to ‪‪@helenlindley.bsky.social‬ for the photo.

An absolute joy to be part of the Royal Traditions immersive musical experience last night. Thanks for inviting us @jonboden.bsky.social

If you're thinking of buying a Magpie Lane CD for Christmas, please order it soon so we can be sure of getting it to you in good time - www.magpielane.co.uk/ml_shop.htm There's plenty to choose from.

Shepherds Arise - Andy Turner and a cast of thousands (well, 20 actually). Recorded remotely in 2020 by a virtual choir including @jonboden.bsky.social @jackieoates.bsky.social @jimcausley.bsky.social **All proceeds to Cancer Research UK** andyturner.bandcamp.com/track/shephe...

The Magpie Lane Christmas extravaganza hits the road this weekend: we'll be at the Second Time Around Folk Club, Beeston near Nottingham tomorrow, and then at Royal Traditions, Dungworth near Sheffield on Saturday. www.magpielane.co.uk/ml_news.htm

Grab yourself a bit of early Christmas cheer, and help raise money for Cancer Research UK. Also features the glorious vocals of Sophie from Magpie Lane.

Our Christmas gig in Oxford on 13th December is now sold out. There are bound to be a few returns, so feel free to join the waiting list wegottickets.com/event/667363

A reminder that our Christmas concert in Oxford has a new venue this year. After 30-odd years we felt like a change! We think you'll like the venue just as much as the Holywell, and the seats are definitely more comfortable! Tickets from wegottickets.com/event/667363

Yes indeed, tickets for our annual Christmas concert in Oxford are on sale, and you can buy them from wegottickets.com/event/667363 Saturday 13th December, 2pm Wesley Memorial Methodist Church, Oxford 2pm start

It's Bandcamp Friday today, so a particularly good day to get your hands on any of the three most recent Magpie Lane albums - either as a download, or physical CD + download magpielane.bandcamp.com

With all this hot weather, the question a lot of you will have been asking recently is "When will the Magpie Lane Christmas concert tickets go on sale?" Well, the wait is over. Sat 13th Dec Wesley Memorial Methodist Church, Oxford Tickets from wegottickets.com/sct/cGMsEpy7rW Go get 'em!

A week today we'll be playing at Waterlooville: Friday 13th June Waterlooville Music Festival St. George’s Church, Waterlooville, Hampshire PO7 7EH 7.30 pm Tickets from www.ticketsource.co.uk/waterloovill...

Without the door let sorrow lye; And if for cold it hap to die, We'll bury't in a Christmas pie, And ever more be merry. magpielane.bandcamp.com/track/a-chri... Merry Christmas everyone

Some lovely photos here - many thanks

Many thanks @magpielane-oxford.bsky.social - an excellent pre-Christmas treat at Baston Folk Club last night - top quality traditional folk music sung and played by experts who enthusiasm showed through ….

Thanks to everyone who came to see us at the Holywell Music Room in Oxford today. What fantastic singing from the audience! We're off to Nottingham tomorrow (sold out), and Baston, Lincs on Thursday (also sold out, or very nearly).

Excellent concert this afternoon by @magpielane-oxford.bsky.social at Holywell Music Room #Oxford

Thanks to @dailyinfooxford.bsky.social for including our annual Christmas concert at the Holywell Music Room in their advent calendar. Our concert is already sold out, but there should still be a few tickets left for the Oxford Waits the following week www.dailyinfo.co.uk/advent-calen...

Many thanks to @petroctrelawny.bsky.social for playing this track on @bbcradio3.bsky.social Breakfast just after 7.30 this morning - with the tantalising suggestion that there might be more to come on Christmas Day magpielane.bandcamp.com/track/sweet-...

It's Bandcamp Friday, so this is a particularly good time to buy one of these CDs - or even all 3. Head over to magpielane.bandcamp.com

Join Mike Norris for this week's Classic Folk, wrapping up warm for winter and hoping for Peace on Earth. With tracks by @maggieholland.bsky.social @jonboden.bsky.social @magpielane-oxford.bsky.social and very many more. www.efdss.org/listen

Just in case anyone is wondering what to get their loved ones for Christmas, a reminder that over the course of 30-odd years we have released 3 Christmas/Winter themed albums. People seem to like them. All are available from www.magpielane.co.uk/ml_shop.htm

We started rehearsals for our Christmas shows last week. There'll be plenty of old favourites, a few we've not done since pre-Covid, and even one new Wassail. Check out where we're playing: www.magpielane.co.uk/ml_news.htm#...