Oakstone Trio

After years of playing together on the Oxford session scene and folk club, Louis Thurman (melodeons, vocals), Mitch Keely (guitar, vocals), and Joshua Newman (fiddle, viola, vocals) as The Oakstone Trio combine a nuanced improvisatory approach to tunes with energy and warmth, allowing seldom-heard melodies to escape old manuscripts and giving well-loved session tunes the space to find new directions. 

In 2023 The Oakstone Trio worked with the Bodleian Library to present performances and workshops as part of the library’s Playford exhibition “The Dancing Master”, and have bought lively Playford ceilidhs to Shrewsbury Folk Festival, Chester Folk Festival, and Oxfolk Ceilidhs.