Lighter acoustic bands and artists from the Oxford Music Scene

All the videos in this selection are by bands featured on this site. Refresh the page if you would like a new random mix. You could see these bands or bands just like them playing around the small venues of Oxford and the surrounds.

Featured Artists in this selection

  1. Dan Rawle
    Acoustic, Pop, Folk Musician from Abingson
  2. The Cooling Pearls
    Alt folk Band from Oxford
  3. Sylva Kay
    Acoustic Musician from Oxford
  4. Puppet Mechanic
    Alt Folk Band from Oxford
  5. Luna Geckos
    Alt Folk Band from Abingdon
  6. The Cooling Pearls
    Alt folk Band from Oxford
  7. Beard of Destiny
    Alt Rock, Acoustic Band from Oxford
  8. Mark Bosley
    Acoustic Musician from Oxford
  9. Smiley and the Underclass
    Dub, Punk, Roots Band from London
  10. Zander Sharp
    Jazz, Folk Musician from Oxford
  11. Des Barkus
    Acoustic, Folk, Americana Musician from Oxford
  12. Rose Segal
    Folk, Acoustic Musician from Oxford

And if you think these videos are great, imagine how much better it is to actually be at a gig, the visceral music, the atmosphere, the sheer fun of it all. Support your local indie venues, and enjoy great music.

Oxford Scene Selections

Random Selection
A random selection of artists and bands featured in this guide to the Oxford music scene.

Lighter Acoustic
A channel of the acoustic, folk, and roots bands.

Rock and Pop
A channel of the the indie alternative rock and pop scene, prog rock and Americana.

Spirit of Punk
A channel which picks out the punk-edge bands in all their flavours, whether that's new wave, post-punk, punk cabaret, or even punk-hippy.

The Heavy Section
A channel for the heavyweight rock bands, the metalcore, stoners and thrash.

Inspiring World Videos

Cover Stories
Some great covers of records by other artists. Maybe you haven't heard of the band doing the cover. Maybe you haven't heard of the original either. Doesn't matter, they are still great videos.

Crowd-sourced performances
Flash mobs, karioke verite, or a choreographed performance. If people don't go to the gigs, take the gigs to the people... but before you try busking in Oxford, please remember the council has a no-fun policy.

Things that go bump in the night
If you have a passion for zombies, ghosts and ghouls, check out these world music videos. They are humorous, they are dark, they are brilliant.

A taste of Japan
Some of the great music from Japan which you'll most likely never hear of anywhere else, and sometimes quite unlike things you've seen anywhere else.

Protest Songs
Protest and individuality has always been a part of music, and these protest songs, some well known, some lesser so, are also great pieces of art in their own right.