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Oysterband (1976 - )

Group - United Kingdom

Releases (60)

Official

Album

  1. Jack’s Alive 1980 (as Oyster Ceilidh Band)
  2. English Rock 'n' Roll: The Early Years 1800–1850 Mar 1982 (as Oyster Band)
  3. Lie Back and Think of England Jun 1983 (as The Oyster Band)
  4. 20 Golden Tie-Slackeners Dec 1984 (as Oyster Band)
  5. Liberty Hall May 1985 (as Oyster Band)
  6. Step Outside Sep 1986 (as The Oyster Band)
  7. Wide Blue Yonder Sep 1987 (as The Oyster Band)
  8. Ride Apr 1989 (as Oyster Band)
  9. Little Rock to Leipzig Mar 1990 (as Oyster Band)
  10. Deserters 30 Mar 1992 (as Oyster Band)
  11. Holy Bandits Jul 1993
  12. Trawler 17 Oct 1994 new recordings
  13. The Shouting End of Life Sep 1995
  14. Deep Dark Ocean Aug 1997
  15. Here I Stand 15 May 1999
  16. Rise Above Sep 2002
  17. Meet You There Apr 2007
  18. The Oxford Girl and Other Stories Nov 2008
  19. Diamonds on the Water 17 Feb 2014
  20. Read the Sky 04 Mar 2022
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Album - Compilation

  1. Celtic Junkies 1993 (as Oyster Band)
  2. Pearls from the Oysters 1998
  3. Granite Years (Best of... 1986 to '97) 11 Sep 2000
  4. Oyster Origins 1: Before the Flood 2004
  5. This House Will Stand - The Best of Oysterband 1998 - 2015 27 May 2016
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Album - Live

  1. Alive & Shouting 1996
  2. Alive and Acoustic Jun 1998
  3. Northern Light Nov 2006
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Single

  1. Hal-an-Tow 1986 (as The Oyster Band)
  2. The Early Days of a Better Nation 1988 (as The Oyster Band)
  3. The Lost and Found Jan 1989 (as The Oyster Band)
  4. New York Girls 02 May 1989
  5. Love Vigilantes 09 Oct 1989 (as The Oyster Band)
  6. Granite Years Dec 1992
  7. Cry Cry 09 Feb 1994
  8. 20th of April 1994
  9. Long Dark Street 1995
  10. Everywhere I Go 1996
  11. One Green Hill / Jam Tomorrow 1996
  12. This Is the Voice 1999
  13. On the Edge 1999
  14. Street of Dreams 1999
  15. The Soul's Electric 2002
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Promotion

Single

  1. Fiddle or a Gun 1992
  2. All That Way for This 1992
  3. Gone West 1993
  4. Oxford Girl 1994
  5. Sail On By 1997
  6. Rise Above 2003
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Bootleg

Album - Live

  1. Rudolstadt June 2 1994
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Relationships (17)

Members

  1. Ian Kearey (1976 - 1978) original, bass
  2. Ian Telfer (1976) original, background vocals, concertina, violin
  3. Chris Taylor (1976 - 1984) original, harmonica, guitar, bouzouki
  4. John Jones (1976) original, lead vocals, diatonic button accordion
  5. Chris Wood (1976 - 1980) original, bass
  6. Alan Prosser (1976) original, background vocals, guitar
  7. Cathy Lesurf (1976 - 1980) original, lead vocals
  8. Ian Kearey (1981 - 1988) original, bass
  9. Will Ward (1978 - 1980) crumhorn, bassoon, keyboard
  10. Russell Lax (1986 - 1990) drums (drum set)
  11. Ray Cooper (1988 - Feb 2013) bass
  12. Lee Partis (1990 - 2008) drums (drum set)
  13. Dil Davies (2008 - 22 Oct 2016) drums (drum set)
  14. Adrian Oxaal (2013) cello, guitar
  15. Al Scott (2013) mandolin, bass
  16. Pete Flood (2016 - 2021) drums (drum set)
  17. Sean Randle (2021) drums (drum set)

Recordings by (275)

  1. The Lakes of Cool Flynn 3:57 (1980)
  2. Limbo 2:56 (1980)
  3. The Blean Hoodening Song / The City Branle 3:41 (1980)
  4. Hunting the Hare / The Clog 3:22 (1980)
  5. Schottische d’Auvergne / Belle Rosinne 3:19 (1980)
  6. Oyster River Hornpipe / Herne Bay Dance / The Curlyheaded Ploughboy 3:54 (1980)
  7. Marche due fin du bal / The Committee Jig 3:07 (1980)
  8. The Rambling Sailor 3:58 (1980)
  9. Brandy 1:56 (1980)
  10. The Shaalds of Foula 2:56 (1980)
  11. The Lawyer 3:08 (1980)
  12. News of the Victory / The One-Horned Sheep 3:08 (1980)
  13. Boscastle Breakdown 3:00 (1980)
  14. The Prentice Boy 4:53 (Mar 1982)
  15. Old Molly Oxford 1:33 (Mar 1982)
  16. A Longport Hymn 2:00 (Mar 1982)
  17. Sons of Freedom 4:23 (Mar 1982)
  18. Annan Water 3:47 (Mar 1982)
  19. Abroad as I Was Walking 4:08 (Mar 1982)
  20. Bold Wolfe 4:38 (Mar 1982)
  21. Slippin’ and Slidin’ 2:47 (Mar 1982)
  22. Holligrave / Wayfaring Stranger 5:22 (Mar 1982)
  23. Rufford Park / Bobbing Joe 6:38 (Mar 1982)
  24. The Dockyard Gate 3:27 (Mar 1982)
  25. Stonecutter Boy 1:50 (Jun 1983)
  26. The Sheepstealer 2:53 (Jun 1983)
  27. Think of England 4:09 (Jun 1983)
  28. Gallop Hey 3:12 (Jun 1983)
  29. Michael Turner's Waltz 2:46 (Jun 1983)
  30. Waiting on Glory 3:18 (Jun 1983)
  31. The Furze Field 2:51 (Jun 1983)
  32. My Young Man 3:41 (Jun 1983)
  33. Valse du Cochon Noir / Port Arthur Stomp 4:04 (Jun 1983)
  34. The Green Bed 3:54 (Jun 1983)
  35. Fanny Blair 6:31 (Jun 1983)
  36. William Hall 3:48 (Jun 1983)
  37. Kentish Cricketers / Galopede 3:48 (Dec 1984)
  38. The Belfast Almanac / Folkestone for the Day 3:15 (Dec 1984)
  39. Three Jolly Sheepskins / Speed the Plough 5:18 (Dec 1984)
  40. Mrs Forster's / The First of May 4:11 (Dec 1984)
  41. Dumbarton Castle / 'Twas Within a Mile 5:22 (Dec 1984)
  42. Not the Fiery Clockface 3:34 (Dec 1984)
  43. P's / J's 4:24 (Dec 1984)
  44. Jack's Alive / The Clare Jig 3:18 (Dec 1984)
  45. Go and Enlist 3:19 (Dec 1984)
  46. Spaghetti Junction / Dixie's / Stack Ryan's 3:56 (Dec 1984)
  47. The Redowa Polka 4:21 (Dec 1984)
  48. La Morisque 6:18 (Dec 1984)
  49. Liberty Hall 4:00 (May 1985)
  50. Six Grey Men 3:36 (May 1985)
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On Recordings (1)

Vocals

  1. Hull or Hell 3:31 Chumbawamba (03 Mar 2008) guest, background vocals

Credited as (42)

  1. Oysterband
  2. June Tabor & The Oyster Band
  3. Oyster Band
  4. Oyster Ceilidh Band
  5. The Oyster Band
  6. June Tabor and The Oyster Band
  7. June Tabor & Oysterband
  8. Oysterband with Eliza Carthy, The Handsome Family, Ben Ivitsky, Jim Moray, James O'Grady, Show of Hands & June Tabor
  9. Oysterband feat. Emma Härdelin
  10. Leon Rosselson, Billy Bragg & The Oyster Band
  11. Oysterband y Celtas Cortos
  12. June Tabor/Oyster Band
  13. Oysterband feat. June Tabor
  14. Oysterband feat. Chumbawamba
  15. Oysterband feat. June Tabor & Chumbawamba
  16. Oysterband with June Tabor
  17. Oysterband with Emma Härdelin
  18. Oysterband featuring Celtas Cortos
  19. Leon Rosselson with Billy Bragg & The Oyster Band
  20. The Oyster Band / The Cool Notes
  21. Oysterband, Steve Knightley & June Tabor
  22. Oysterband & Brett Sparks
  23. Oysterband & June Tabor
  24. Oysterband & Steve Knightley
  25. Oysterband & Eliza Carthy
  26. Oysterband, Eliza Carthy, June Tabor, Jim Moray, Brett Sparks, Rennie Sparks & Steve Knightley
  27. Oysterband, Brett Sparks & Rennie Sparks
  28. Oysterband & Jim Moray
  29. June Tabor With Oysterband
  30. Oysterband with members of Chumbawamba
  31. McDermott’s 2 Hours vs. Levellers vs. Oysterband
  32. McDermott’s 2 Hours vs. Levellers vs. Oyster Band
  33. Chumbawamba featuring The Oyster Band
  34. Celtas Cortos feat. Oysterband
  35. June Tabor & the Oysterband
  36. The Oyster Band featuring Yarinistan
  37. June Tabor and The Oysterband
  38. June Tabor & The Oysterband
  39. The Ukrainians with The Oysterband & Rev Hammer
  40. The Ukrainians with Oysterband & Rev Hammer
  41. The Ukrainians, The Oysterband & Rev Hammer
  42. The Oyster Band / Edward II & The Red Hot Polkas

Events (12)

Main Performer At

  1. Oysterband @ Capitol
  2. Later… with Jools Holland: Series 40, Episode 5
  3. Later Live… with Jools Holland: Series 40, Episode 5
  4. Guildford 98 time
  5. Bumbershoot 1990, day 3: World Music Arena time
  6. Bumbershoot 1990, day 2: Opera House time
  7. Cambridge Folk Festival 1988
  8. Justin Sullivan + Oysterband + Fiddler’s Green at Jahnkampfbahn Wald
  9. Guinness Fleadh Festival 1998: London
  10. Tanz & Folkfest Rudolstadt '94: Heinrich-Heine-Park
  11. Rudolstadt-Festival 2014: Heidecksburg
  12. Rudolstadt-Festival 2014: Theater Schminkkasten

Links (11)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.oysterband.co.uk/

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/oysterband
  2. https://mainlynorfolk.info/folk/records/oysterband.html

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/89461

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000481008

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1379720

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/62487432

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/c4be8a78-d4a8-4515-9759-5aa61162b197

Discography Pages

  1. http://www.softshoe-slim.com/lists/o/oysterband.html

Social Networking

  1. https://www.reverbnation.com/oysterband

Youtube Channels

  1. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXpIbgRdD3tnsfc2sqdlpkg