Oxford Slow Session

February’s (which starts this Sunday) Oxford’s Slow Session is on this Sunday, 1st February 2026, from 4pm, upstairs in The Slow and Steady, Abingdon Road (the former White House pub).

See link for menu if you would like to come along to lunch there beforehand –
Unfortunately the brunch is no more… (and the Sunday roast advertised on their website is not happening yet) but there are also lots of burgers, pizzas and sides. I will be there from 2.30pm setting up and having lunch, so feel free to join us.

The tune of the month for February is The Mouse in the Kitchen, which is tricky but a really great tune.

If you want to start planning ahead… some more good tunes coming…

1st March 2026 The Cat’s Meow
5th April 2026 The Mouse in the Cupboard
3rd May 2026 Looking at a Rainbow through a Dirty Window

For your diaries too…
I’m going to try hosting an extra session on the fifth Sunday of the month! (so four times a year) and the first one is on: 29th March 2026, 4pm Oxford Slow Celtic Session in the Slow and Steady

We will also have a Slow Session on 12th April 2026, 4pm as part of the Oxford Folk Festival (which does mean three sessions on three Sundays in a row!)

Just in case you fancy a reminder of some of the new tunes added to the website in 2025…
Go to Berwick Jonny
Tes Jolis Patins Blancs
The Wise Maid
McLeod’s Farewell
Foul Weather Call
The Hundred Pipers
The Bonny Miller
Pull the Knife Out and Stick it Again
Kilnamona
Three Around Three
Sunshine

If you’d like to print out a list of local sessions, here’s a poster I’ve made:

There are discounted (but still expensive) tickets available if you would like to see Transatlantic Sessions perform at the New Theatre in Oxford on 8th February (The discount code is TFOLK15 or use link below):

My name is Sylwia and I’m the Marketing Manager at the New Theatre Oxford.I’m excited to offer members of your folk club an exclusive 15% discount to see Transatlantic Sessions at the New Theatre Oxford this February.Transatlantic Sessions brings together exceptional folk musicians from Scotland, Ireland, England and North America for a unique evening of traditional songs and collaboration. It’s a warm, intimate celebration of folk music shared between friends on stage.Last year’s show sold out, and the demand has been strong again, so I wanted to make sure your members had access at a special rate. https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/transatlantic-sessions/new-theatre-oxford/calendar/?pc=TFOLK15 Please do feel free to share this offer with your fellow members, we’d love to welcome as many folk lovers as possible for what promises to be a very special night.

If you can’t make it to Oxford on Sunday for the session, you can join on Discord. (Although more fun and brownies for those who can make it to the Slow and Steady)
Discord link: https://discord.gg/eGSrrYCXTF

Instructions for Discord: https://oxfordslowsession.com/about/how-to-listen-in-on-discord/

Hope to see you on Sunday!