Forthcoming and recent performances.
Some of our gigs are not public events, so just because there’s nothing listed, doesn’t mean we’re not up to something, somewhere.
Sunday 12th April 2026, 16:15
Common Ground Cafe, 37-38 Little Clarendon Street, Oxford, OX1 2HU
This is the second of two acoustic Sunday afternoon gigs at this year’s Oxford Folk Festival. Both are new venues for us. Common Ground Cafe is a bit scruffy but very comfortable with sofas and armchairs. There’s tea, coffee, snacks and, if 4:15 on a Sunday isn’t too early for you, booze too!
Admission is free but there will be lots of collecting buckets and card readers around so please make a contribution to the festival’s running expenses.
Sunday 12th April 2026, 14:15
Modern Art Oxford, 30 Pembroke Street, Oxford, OX1 1BP
This is the first of two acoustic Sunday afternoon gigs at this year’s Oxford Folk Festival. Both are new venues for us. Modern Art Oxford looks like a very classy gallery. Not sure whether we’ll be in the middle of the exhibition or in a space of our own.
Admission is free but there will be lots of collecting buckets and card readers around so please make a contribution to the festival’s running expenses.
Tue 24th June 2025, 7:30pm
All Saints Church, Wytham nr Oxford, OX2 8QA
Music for a summer evening, featuring The Pop-up Choir and The Strollers in the first half, then Three Pressed Men and Songer’s Copse after the interval – when the usually closed ffennel memorial gardens behind the church will be open to the audience.
Admission is free, donations welcome. Refreshments on sale from the concert bar, all proceeds towards the festival charities.
No parking beside the church. Please use the car park behind the (closed) White Hart pub.
See the festival website for more information about the week-long festival and the church’s web-site for a map and directions
You wait ages for a Three Pressed Men gig and then 2 come along together! We will be making 2 appearances on Sunday 21st April 2024 as part of this year’s Oxford Folk Festival
11:00 am Oxford Covered Market
One of this year’s free stages is outside the coffee shop in the Covered Market. We are the first act on Sunday morning. Grab yourselves a drink and something nice to eat and join us for elevenses
12:30 pm “Three In One” Concert, St Aldate’s Tavern
Ian Giles / Mat Green & Andy Turner / Three Pressed Men
An informal lunchtime concert in “The Blue Room” upstairs at The St Aldate’s Tavern, just across the road from Oxford Town Hall.
All three acts have been delighting audiences in Oxfordshire and beyond, for more years than anyone cares to remember, with their interpretations of traditional music and contemporary music that continues old traditions. Each will perform 2 sets during the afternoon. There will be lots for the audience to join in with.
Admission is FREE. There will be a collection, to cover our costs, principally the room hire. Suggested donation £5 each,
If you buy food or drink at the bar, please mention to the staff that you are in the concert upstairs. They will deduct the price of your order from the bill we have to pay at the end of the afternoon. You won’t be charged any extra.
Sat 13th May 2023, 7:30pm
John Kirkpatrick should have played at Cholsey Pavilion back in 2019 but wasn’t well enough on that occasion so Three Pressed Men stepped in and played a full set rather than just the planned support spot. Restored to full health, John is back in Cholsey this spring and Three Pressed Men are honoured to offer a warm-up set.
Tickets are just £10 in advance from concerts@cholsey.com or 01491 652295, or £12 at the door, though they’ve been selling well and are expected to sell out in advance. If you want to go, best get in touch with the organisers soon.
Saturday 15th April 2023, 2:15 pm
The Pitt Rivers Museum, South Parks Rd, Oxford, OX1 3PP
“What is Songer’s Copse?” You may well ask. An internet search might lead you to a quiet corner of Wytham Woods on the western edge of Oxford, close to the old road to Cheltenham, known as The Singing Way.
It’s also the name of a new 4-bloke a capella singing group, made up of Three Pressed Men and a gentleman, with a repertoire ranging from Purcell to Cyril Tawney via West Gallery hymns, Hoagy Carmichael and a large dollop of the English tradition.
Our first public performance will be in the gallery of the marvelous Pitt Rivers Museum, as part of Folk Weekend: Oxford.
Sun 16th April 2023, 2pm
Benjamin Henry Room, Blackwell’s Bookshop, Broad St, Oxford
We’ve been invited to grace the Local Acts line-up again, and been given a spot in one of our favourite venues. However, contrary to what we posted before, our performance (and all FWO artists) is in the Benjamin Henry Room, which is Blackwell’s new dedicated performance space at the top of the building.
Parking is almost impossible in central Oxford these days. We advise using the busses or cycling
An evening of mostly English, mostly traditional folk music performed by Three Pressed Men in the informal cafe atmosphere of The Swan’s function room. Expect fine musicianship, plenty of choruses and slightly too many concertinas!
Admission is free but exit is not! There will be a jug collection.
Mon 16th Jan 2023, 8pm
The Swan, 21 Acre End Street, Eynsham, OX29 4PE
FWO returns to live performances after 2 years as a virtual festival. Three Pressed Men have 2 appearances this year, on Fri evening and Sunday afternoon. (read more…)