Wood Line-Up 2026
Final line-up announced!
Wood Festival Music Line-Up 2026
Saturday, 21:45
Morganway
Since appearing at Wood 2019, Morganway has earned a reputation as one of the UK’s most exciting live acts. Following sold-out tours across the UK and Germany, and support slots with artists as diverse as Belle & Sebastian, and Skunk Anansie, their cross-pollinating sound continues to thrive on the festival circuit. With mainstage appearances at Fairport’s Cropredy Convention, The Long Road, Towersey Folk Festival and Belladrum; the multi award-winning band have been crowned the BCMA’s Group of the Year for four consecutive years and were nominated for Live Act of the Year at the 2025 UK Americana Awards. Prepare to be swept away by a performance that transcends genre and leaves an indelible mark.
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Sunday, 19:00
Noble Jacks
Noble Jacks, with the fiddle leading the charge, deliver high-energy foot-stompin’ rhythms that have captivated audiences across the UK and beyond. Since their debut album What the Hammer was released to much acclaim, Noble Jacks have been touring relentlessly, with sold out shows across the UK on their headline tours, as well as shows at major festivals including Glastonbury, Isle of Wight and Bestival. Their 3rd album Last Of The Wild charted straight into the Top 40 Official Americana Album Chart and the first single from the album, ‘Never Been Here Before’ went down a storm. “Noble Jacks build their unique British sensibility on a foundation of bluegrass and roots creating a sound all their own” – Baylen Leonard, Absolute Radio Country
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Saturday, 19:45
John Bramwell .... (I am Kloot)
As the singer in I Am Kloot from 1999 to 2014, John Bramwell achieved a Mercury Prize nomination for 2010’s The Sky At Night, a Top 10 chart position for 2013’s Let It All In, numerous UK and European tours and a triumphant farewell at the Queen Elizabeth Hall with an orchestra in 2014. Now, as a solo artist, Bramwell travels a very different path, a path that criss-crosses the length and breadth of the UK with a humble agenda of taking his heartwarming songs to the stage and enjoying another moment in time with his devoted fans. Bramwell’s razor sharp wit, on the line and refreshingly true [and often hilarious] observations and instantly recognisable haunting vocal channelled through some of the most honest and direct songwriting of our times have received rave reviews, time after time. Most recently, God Is In The TV celebrated John’s 2025 Beautiful Days Festival performance as the highlight of the weekend.
Click the link below to hear John Bramwell on Bandcamp:
Friday, 22:00
Falle Nioke
Falle Nioke is a singer and percussionist from Guinea Conakry, West Africa. Youkounkoun is the name of his village, where the Coniagui tribe live. Falle Nioke sings in the language of the tribe is called Coniagui. Additionally, he sings in French, English, Susu, Fulani and Malinke, and plays a range of African instruments to accompany his voice (gongoma, bolon, cassi).
Now resident in the UK, and years spent perfecting his blended sound, which mixes West African rhythms with experimental electronic music - plus notable collaborations with the likes of Hot Chip's Joe Goddard and Barry Can’t Swim - Nioke releases his debut album Love From The Sea via Eat Your Own Ears Recordings.
Click the link below to hear Falle Nioke on Bandcamp:
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Sunday, 17:20
Unbelievable Truth
Reunited Oxford trio Unbelievable Truth released their 3rd studio album ‘Rich Inner Life’, in September, to great reviews all round.
Before splitting in 2000, Unbelievable Truth released two critically acclaimed albums, developing a passionate fan base both at home and abroad. In 2023, singer Andy Yorke, bassist Jason Moulster and drummer Nigel Powell reunited for some gigs to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their 1998 debut album ‘Almost Here’ (Virgin Records) and following these shows, began writing and playing music together again. We’re delighted to welcome them to Wood festival for the first time.
Click the link below to listen to Unbelievable Truth on Bandcamp:
Saturday, 12:40 and Sunday, 11:00
Nick Cope
Nick Cope is a Wood festival institution; there’s no better sight than the main arena standing room only with ‘kids’ aged 0-75 years on a Sunday morning (even the teenagers!). Nick has a way of reaching into people's hearts with his songs of the everyday, igniting children's imagination in an organic, unpatronizing, educational and fun way. These days Nick has an incredible fan base from all over the UK, which has grown even more over the last few years due to the phenomenal success of his CBeebies show, Nick Cope's Popcast, featuring Wood’s very own Joe Bennett in the Popcast band!
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Saturday, 18:10
Kate Griffin & Matchume Zango
Kate Griffin (UK banjo player) and Matchume Zango (Mozambique multi-instrumentalist) are forging a new cross-cultural collaboration celebrating the universal power of traditional music. They both bring echoes of their respective traditions to a vibrant new sound full of world rhythms, contemporary song-writing and joy.
The binding force of their collaboration is freedom to explore genres on their traditional instruments: for Kate the clawhammer banjo and Matchume the timbila. With lineage from Zavala, Inhambane Province, the centre of Mozambique’s timbila tradition, Matchume is regarded as one of the new masters of timbila. Kate has toured internationally with her Indo-folk collective Mishra, and has been described as ‘one of the top banjo players in the country’ by virtuoso Dan Walsh.
Click the link below to hear Kate Griffin & Matchume Zango on Bandcamp:
Sunday, 15:35
Kenneth Pattengale
Kenneth Pattengale, best known as one half of The Milk Carton Kids, returns to the stage solo for the first time in sixteen years. A distinctive guitarist, singer, and producer, he has spent the past decade and a half refining a musical language defined by precision, restraint, and emotional clarity. This rare solo appearance isn’t a step away from anything so much as a step into new creative ground, where his songwriting and guitar work can unfold with uncommon freedom. Intimate and quietly daring, it offers a vivid glimpse of an artist charting a new path.
Click the link below to hear Kenneth Pattengale on Bandcamp:
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Friday, 20:30
Amelia Coburn
Just like her musical heroes and heroines Serge Gainsbourg, Scott Walker, Joni Mitchell, Neil Hannon, Rufus Wainwright, Liza Minelli and David Bowie, Amelia Coburn has a knack for making the unusual sound timeless.
Drawing inspiration from gothic literature and the shadowy allure of film noir, there is a darkness at the heart of many of her songs, populated by vivid characters and nocturnal creatures that inhabit the liminal space “between the moon and the milkman”.
Her Bill Ryder-Jones produced debut album gained a cult following, including praise from British music legends Paul Weller and Paul Heaton - as well as national radio play across BBC Radios 2, 3, 4, 5, 6music, Scotland, Ulster and Introducing in the North East.
Amelia’s honest, occasionally hilarious and quintessentially north-eastern persona disarms and beguiles in equal measure: this is art without artifice.
“Songs that feel like centuries old fairy tales” - Shindig! Magazine
“Absolutely genius” - Tom Robinson (BBC Radio 6 Music)
Click the link below to hear Amelia Coburn on Bandcamp:
Saturday, 18:35
Seamus Fogarty
Born and raised on the west coast of Ireland but living in London since 2010, Seamus released his debut full-length ‘God Damn You Mountain’ on cult Scottish label Fence Records in 2012. This was followed by a pair of exceptional albums released via Domino Records – 2017’s The Curious Hand and 2020’s A Bag Of Eyes. His most recent release, the Hee Haw EP, was released on Lost Map Records in 2023 with the lead single ‘They Recognised Him’ receiving high praise including from Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy who singled it out for recommendation on his Limited Edition show on 6Music (‘just brilliant’).
He has maintained a busy live schedule through 2025 opening two sold-out shows for Portishead’s Beth Gibbons in London’s Roundhouse & Luxembourg’s Neumünster Abbey and sharing the stage with Mike Heron in Queen Elizabeth Hall on the Southbank, and at End of the Road festival, as part of an all-star band assembled to celebrate the music of The Incredible String Band.
Click the link below to hear Seamus Fogarty on Bandcamp:
Sunday, 20:20
The Dreaming Spires
The Dreaming Spires marked their eagerly awaited return with the release of their new album, 'Normal Town', on November 7th through Clubhouse Records, the band's third album and their first new music in nearly a decade.
Exploring themes of home, nostalgia, alienation and the beauty of the everyday, the record blends 60s rock ‘n’ roll influences, nodding to the Who, Jeff Lynne and the Everly Brothers, and chamber pop accents underpinned by a subtle layer of political commentary, with tracks like ‘Normalisation’, ‘21st Century Light Industrial’ and the title track ‘Normal Town’, which pays homage to their hometown of Didcot, once dubbed "the most normal town in England."
“Flavours of Big Star, The Byrds and Grandaddy can all be heard amongst lyrics dealing with fading high streets, the quiet exasperation of zero hours contracts and questionable town planning.” **** MOJO
Click the link below to hear The Dreaming Spires on Bandcamp:
Friday, 23:10
Papa Nui
PAPA NUI are a 7-piece band from Oxford who always get the party started with their mix of ska, funk, reggae, Highlife, Balkan, and blues, with the occasional twist of bluegrass thrown in. No style of music will stop them from taking them where the music needs to go.
With their lush vocal harmonies, pumping horns, searing harmonica, and ferocious rhythm section, they’ll have you smiling, singing, dancing and diving, leaving completely soul-satisfied!
Click the link below to find out more about Papa Nui:
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Saturday, 23:10
The Samurai Seven
The Samurai Seven - described as the Buzzcocks meet the Beach Boys - released their first single in 1998 and went on to release records in the UK, Japan and USA, and record 5 sessions for BBC Radio One. The original band line-up reformed last year, and are releasing new recordings in 2026!
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Saturday, 19:10
Katy Rose Bennett
Katy Rose Bennett is a Birmingham-based singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, composer and arranger. She has been creating her earthy, intimate folk music for over 20 years, telling stories of love, despair, connection and community. She has released 7 albums to critical acclaim with plays on BBC Radio 2, 3 & 6 and RTE 1, and she has toured the UK and beyond. In recent years, Katy has collaborated across art forms, creating music for dance, spoken word and theatre. She loves bringing people together through song, whether that’s through performing her songs or getting 100 people singing in sweet acapella harmony - or sometimes both at the same time!
"Fascinating stuff... a sort of folk-meets-Laurie Anderson" -Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2
"Lingering spell-craft of multi-layered acappella vocals" -Songlines
Click the link below to hear Katy Rose Bennett on Bandcamp:
Sunday, 12:15
Jali Fily Cissokho
“I play for peace in these uncertain times” Jali Fily (a GRIOT) is a traditional storyteller who can trace his roots back to 12th century Mali where they entertained the Kings of the empire. Born into the lineage of Cissokho Griots from Southern Senegal, he began his training at the age of 6 with tuition from his Griot father and songs from his Griot mother. His music is rooted in his Mande tradition and his performances show the virtuosity of his kora playing, picking three parts at once, mixing fearsome technique with an ability to improvise scintillating runs out of thin air. He creates a unique musical blend that spans centuries and continents, ranging from solo traditional Mande music to rocking electro-kora with his Coute Diomboulou Band. Since moving to the UK in 2002 he has performed at many festivals and worked with many renowned musicians including his nephew Seckou Keita, Toumani Diabate, Baba Maal and Will Gregory (Goldfrapp)
Click the link below to hear Jali Fily Cissokho on Bandcamp:
Friday, 18:55
Elaine Palmer
Elaine Palmer hails from an isolated village up on the North Yorkshire Moors in England but spent most of her life travelling back and forward to her family in Phoenix, Arizona. Growing up in an old Watermill in the wilds of Yorkshire, Elaine surrounded herself by music, writing songs influenced by her surroundings and music both in the UK and USA. Elaine finely honed her distinctive voice and built a reputation for her emotive mesmerizing stage presence. Elaine has released a handful of records and toured the UK extensively, playing with the likes of KT Tunstall, Patty Griffin, Courtney Marie Andrews and Paolo Nutini, and receiving national UK radio airplay with BBC legends Bob Harris, Iain Anderson and Eve Blair, and fantastic press acclaim.
MOJO ‘With a beautifully conversational voice, an unerring sense of melody and a bittersweet and wistful repertoire, Elaine Palmer is undoubtedly a talent’ ****
Click the link below to listen to Elaine Palmer on Bandcamp:
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Saturday, 17:30
Trevor Moss & Hannah Lou
Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou are an English husband and wife duo, currently living and working in Bexhill, nr. Hastings, on the South Coast of England. They have been writing and performing together for over 20 years and have so far released five studio albums as a duo, following their debut eponymous album with their former band Indigo Moss. Working with producers including Ethan Johns, Youth, Simon Tong, James Dring, Richard Causon and Dan Carey, they have released music through seminal labels including Big Life (Butterfly), Loose, Heavenly and Three Crows. They have played main stages at Glastonbury, Secret Garden Party, Green Man, Truck, as well as Cambridge Folk Festival, Trans Musicales, Great Escape and many many more. They have toured extensively, on their own bespoke tours of Tin Tabernacles, Village Halls, Working Mens Clubs, Record Stores and by canal boat, and supported the likes of Tori Amos, Damon Albarn, Ron Sexsmith, Beth Orton, The Vaselines, Jools Holland, Ethan Johns, Loudon Wainwright and countless others.
Click the link below to hear Trevor Moss and Hannah Lou on Bandcamp:
Saturday, 20:55
Ranglin'
Ranglin’ is a quartet raising a musical salute to the great Jamaican jazz guitarist Ernest Ranglin. Without a doubt the most accomplished Jamaican musician most people have never heard of.
Expect reggae-jazz-calypso-funk grooves rooted down with iconic dub bass lines, topped off with classy jazz guitar & keyboard improvisations.
This new collaboration between Dave Noble (guitar) Maff Potts (keys) Ryan Quarterman (double bass) and Tobias Sonrisa Sturmer (drums) aims at broadening the acclaim of a true giant in Jazz.
Ranglin’ will keep you on your toes, with no two shows the same. The quartet heat up Ernest Ranglin’s classic album ‘Below the Bassline’, with their own improvisational spark.
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Saturday, 15:55
Bryony Lloyd
Bryony Lloyd is a big feeler and lover of whimsy. Raised in Lewisham and now based in Manchester, her sound blends influences of trad music, folk revival and contemporary songwriting. Her debut EP Aerial, received praise from Fresh on the Net, BBC Introducing, and Illustrate Magazine for its emotional maturity, storytelling and subtle power. Known for making people cry at shows, Bryony’s performances are heartfelt spaces where listeners are whisked into a dreamy world of healing and emotion.
Click the link below to listen to Bryony Lloyd on Bandcamp:
Saturday, 13:35
Band of Hope
Wallingford’s Band of Hope grew up through the cracks in the pavement of Croft Road, meeting at local open mic night The Acoustic Ballroom, and finding a shared love for harmoniums, songs in the key of G, and performing on hay bales during local school fetes.
The band consists of Tom Crook, Paul Whitty, Drew Milloy, Ben Smith, Matt Allwright and Tom Fenner.
Click the link below to listen to Band of Hope on Bandcamp:
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Sunday, 14;00
Emma Hunter
1950s-inspired guitarist, and loop-maker Emma Hunter, together with the trip-hop-inspired percussionist Tom Bruce, and bassist Hayley Wright, create evocative, sun-blistered soundscapes. Intricate melodies and harmonies lie at the heart of every darkly imaginative song.
Emma Hunter is an experienced singer and songwriter working collaboration with Tom and Hayley. Their influences include; PJ Harvey, Imogen Heap and the mysticism of Ancient Mexico. Sharon Van Etten and Anna Calvi are her most prolific comparisons. They have played the main stage of Truck Festival, Cornbury Festival, the Oxford 02 Academy and other venues throughout England and have features in numerous music magazines both published and online and have been played on radio shows around the world.
Click the link below to listen to Emma Hunter on Bandcamp:
Sunday, 18:15
Rob Jones & the Restless Dream
Rob Jones & The Restless Dream make “Midnight Americana” - widescreen, cinematic songs that evoke the long roads and late nights of Northern England. Rob’s songwriting blends the sounds of Springsteen, Tom Petty and Jason Isbell with the weary romance of British towns after dark. Their debut album Stars was released last year and quickly found favour across the BBC and Absolute Radio, where the band were named Spotlight Artists of the Week. A former high-school English teacher, Rob left a steady life behind to chase an impossible dream - and he can’t wait to bring these songs from the wilderness to Cropredy, a field he’s sat in many times before as a long-time Fairport fan. Stars is out now.
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Sunday, 16:30
Gabriel Minnikin
Critically acclaimed artist Gabriel Minnikin is a mainstay in the international music scene. Over his career Minnikin’s albums have been nominated in the Best Americana, Best Country and Best Bluegrass categories. Originally from Nova Scotia in Canada, Gabriel did his time as an honorary Mancunian for nearly a decade. At a young age the multi-instrumentalist became a sought-after session musician and songwriter internationally. He has toured Canada, America, UK, and the EU extensively. His latest album “Anne Lorraine” is out now and is already turning heads as he continues to intrigue listeners with his unique brand of Canadiana. He is no stranger to Septembersong & our other events in the past, and we’re eagerly awaiting his performance at this year’s Wood Festival. If you’re not familiar already, have a listen. His music is available on all platforms, and he’s also very entertaining on Instagram!
Click the link below to listen to Gabriel Minnikin on Bandcamp:
Saturday, 12:00
Ella Spencer
Ella is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist raised in the English countryside and now based in London. She draws on her British-American heritage and upbringing to create a fusion of Indie and Folk music.
Accompanying herself on piano, guitar and occasionally banjo, her unique voice and distinctive songs have enchanted many at the UK’s Americana hotspots and festival stages across the UK and US.
Her latest release, ‘Scotty’s Tyres’ is an angsty heartbreak anthem, co-written with Canadian Pop-Rock siren Poesy. With this track, Ella dives into a new place of vulnerability, power and darkness: ‘Slash your tyres, set your car on fire, and that’s something I still might do’. Her biggest sound to date, the track gives Ella space to stretch her wings vocally, a glimpse of what a future with a band could hold. It’s the furthest she’s exposed her Indie-Rock edge yet, while retaining the roots quality of her previous work with Jerry Joseph on resonator guitar and herself on acoustic and Wurlitzer piano.
Click the link below to find out more about Ella Spencer:
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Sunday, 14:50
Isca
Oxford-based vocal group isca are known for their rich blend of acapella harmony in unique remixes of pop, rock and folk hits. Having recently supported Stornoway on part of their UK tour, this talented band of six - many of whom have previously collaborated on similar musical projects such as the The Rivers and Vocal Spokes - have created new arrangements of their favourite songs ranging from Kate Bush to Harry Styles.
Sunday, 13:15
Lily Ramona
Lily Ramona started singing in pubs at 8 years old, then formed the folk/country trio the HANK DOGS with her dad and step-mum.
Signed and produced by Joe Boyd (Nick Drake, Incredible String Band, REM) they toured the world, including a US tour supporting Joan Baez.
Now Lily writes her own songs. With renewed passion and inspiration, Lily released an Indie Folk solo acoustic EP ‘Into the Mirror’ with Trevor Moss and the A.P.R.C. Likened to Joni Mitchell and Suzanne Vega, Lily creates a sound which is both traditional and modern.
Click the link below to hear Lily Ramona on Bandcamp:
Saturday, 14:30
Only the Brave
Only the Brave are a band from south Oxfordshire that play self-penned americana songs that dwell in your soul as old friends. Haunting riffs and lyrics that reveal stories of longing and dog-legged lives — bitter-sweet vignettes offering moments of reverie. They’ll play some upbeat slide and a little 70's funk too – all sounded out on guitars, mandolin, soulful keys with a dash of harmonica and harmony.
Click the link below to hear Only the Brave on Bandcamp:
Friday, 21:20
Oxford Ukuleles
The Friday night show by Oxford Ukuleles has become an established Wood tradition, and is always great fun!
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Friday Night
Count Skylarkin
"A true unsung hero" David Rodigan
Irish born, South London raised and latterly an Oxford instution. Count Skylarkin mixes reggae with soul, ska, dancehall, dubstep, jump blues, jungle and anything else he likes the sound of, to devastating effect. The Count’s passion for classic Jamaican sounds has led to him tour DJing for The Wailers and sharing stages with The Specials, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, The Skatalites, Prince Buster, Alton Ellis, Max Romeo, Dawn Penn, Mad Professor, Andrew Weatherall, Don Letts, Jerry Dammers, Trojan Soundsystem, Benga, DJ Yoda, Alex Paterson (The Orb), Mr Hudson, Massive Attack’s Daddy G and Horace Andy among many others.
A veteran of the UK festival scene, The Count has rocked every blade of grass at The Big Chill, Latitude, Reading, Truck, Glastonbury, Shambala, The Secret Garden Party, Out To Graze, Notting Hill Carnival, Outlook Festival (Croatia) and countless others. In 2005 he co-founded and built the infamous Disco Shed.
Find out more about Count Skylarkin by clicking the link below:
Saturday Night
One Foot in the Rave
One Foot In The Rave is a grassroots DJ collective founded in 2025, bringing wall to wall bangers and high energy vibes wherever they go. With a love for all things bass, the crew cuts across dubstep, DnB, garage, neurofunk and bassline, their sound is all about big drops, deep grooves and silly rave energy. Regularly shaking up The Library on Cowley Road in Oxford, the collective features DJs: ROSIE, DJ Amateur Hour, Andy the Strange and Plain Old Matt. Expect lots of bass, festival silliness and positive vibes.
Friday, 19:45
Ben Smith
A member of Band of Hope, and the founder of The Acoustic Ballroom open mic night, Ben Smith is striking out with a new solo side project. Ben loops violin and guitar to play beautiful original tunes, blending elements of folk, electronica and film soundtracks.
Click the link below to find out more about Ben Smith:
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Past Wood Festival Line-Ups
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