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Project Band
Project Band have a big sound and community heart. Led by renowned saxophonist Simon Currie (of The Manfreds), Project Band is a high-energy 20-piece ensemble that brings the party to life.
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Pure Fluke
A multi-instrument folk-style band playing vintage and modern tunes with a unique ukulele slant. Pure Fluke brings you music of all flavours: 1930s ballads, through jive, rock, country, ska and pop to the present day – but the songs might not be as you know them! Lively,…
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Rattle on the Stovepipe
Comprising folk veterans Dave Arthur and Pete Cooper and younger multi-instrumentalist Dan Stewart, Rattle on the Stovepipe play mainly American Old Time music. This entertaining trio have recorded seven acclaimed albums on WildGoose Records.
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Rev John H and the Revelations
Rev John H & The Revelations play mostly x-rated comedy and satire songs in a variety of genres, including blues, reggae, ska and funk. A highly entertaining act but not for the easily offended.
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Richard Strange
Richard Strange is a well-known and well-loved local DJ. Richard’s ska and 2Tone DJ nights are always packed – come along and feel the groove at The Keep on…
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Rigsby
Rigsby is one of Reading’s premier cover bands supporting drinkers’…
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RyeWolf
RyeWolf are a contemporary/traditional band who put the emphasis on fun!…
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Sara Daniels
Sara Daniels is a singer/songwriter from Oxfordshire. She has sung for many years in folk clubs and festivals in the UK and Ireland and performs with the trio Bouzouki Bellows. Her song list includes popular folk songs and her own songwriting.
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Sam Lamden
Sam Lamden is a musician who has settled on his love for reimagining and moulding popular songs from over the years into stripped-back, raw but still very energetic acoustic covers. Singing along is always welcome – you can count on Sam to encourage it!…
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Scarlett Von Kok
Scarlett Von Kok is an Oxfordshire based host, producer and performer within the drag cabaret circuit who will leave you wanting more with her live vocals, wit and charm! As a producer for local drag in the area,…
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Shiraz
Shiraz is a five-part A Cappella group who have been performing their own arrangements of popular songs for some ten years in the local area and are regulars at BunkFest, Shiraz will be singing songs of varying genres and tempos, from the Beatles to Caro Emerald – sure to get…
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Short Drag Roger
Short Drag Roger has been bringing the sea to Oxfordshire for over 20 years. With unique close harmonies, they delight audiences in traditional shanties and modern sea songs (including…
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Sian Lloyd-Jones
Manchester born singer-songwriter Sian Lloyd-Jones is based in Wallingford, covering a variety of different…
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Skylarks
Skylarks are Anne Wilson and Lucy Browne, singer songwriters and multi-instrumentalists who weave exquisite vocal harmonies into a range of contemporary, traditional and original songs.
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So Be It
So Be It play indie, blues, rock, rock-pop and foot stompers. They’re in it for the love of the music and can’t wait to return to BunkFest for the…
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South Oxfordshire Choir
South Oxfordshire Choir are a friendly bunch who, under the expert guidance of music director Crawford Wiley, want people to enjoy singing. They perform three or four times a year in and around Wallingford, singing a range of choral, musicals and lighter works. They are a registered…
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Spacepigs
Spacepigs have beamed down to play classic rock covers from the 60’s to the 00’s with some disco classics and cheese thrown in for good measure. Hailing from the Oxford/Witney/Bicester area they…
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Splodge
Splodge, a Fringe regular for a decade, has played many BunkFest pub stages, open mics and sessions. He’s a left leaning satirist, who’s topical parodies poke fun at politicians, celebrities, heads of state and greedy corporations.
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Steve Daniels
Checkendon singer-songwriter Steve Daniels will be playing songs from his forthcoming third album, ‘Chaos and Carnival’. …
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Struggles End
New for 2025 Struggles End are an indie rock band from Abingdon. They have just recently released their debut EP and can’t wait to play it to you alongside some of your favourite indie rock tracks.
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The Agony Uncles
The Agony Uncles have known each other for 45 years. After last year’s success, they are returning again to host ‘The Skiffle Special’ on the train. Great nostalgia for those who remember the British skiffle era or a lovely introduction to the music for the uninitiated.
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The Amazing Tiger Band
The Amazing Tiger Band is a genre fluid, funk-fuelled experiment. Generally considered to be a blindingly accurate display of one person biting off…
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The Amber Bugs
Is emo-indie-swing-ska-punk a genre? If it is then we guess The Amber Bugs are that…sometimes… when they’re not shoehorning in…
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The Ant Kelly Collective
Ant Kelly is the singer songwriter of the Oxford bands The Shapes & The Factory Lights. He has been a main stay of the Oxford Scene for 10 years. He released his debut new mini album titled Seaspray a year ago. The songs are a collection of…
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The Balkan Wanderers
New for 2025 Oxford-based 6-piece, The Balkan Wanderers, weave East-meets-West tapestries, inspired by Balkan-Gypsy and world ska/punk artists, with high-octane renditions of traditional Eastern European folk. “The musical equivalent of a fiery shot of absinthe”, the band has received radio play from 6 Music, and performed numerous…
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The Big Cheese
The Big Cheese are a loud, energetic covers band – if you wanna get up, jump around and sing along please come along! They play pop and indie rock – Pulp, The Arctic Monkeys, Elvis, The Cure and Britney Spears to name a few…even a cheeky little bit of Harry…
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The Blessed Crow
New for 2025 The Blessed Crow is father and daughter Tim and Iona. High energy stage presence and brilliant harmonies mark them out as a vibrant force on the folk circuit. Expect great guitar, blinding bouzouki and the insistent beat of Iona’s bodhran. Catch them live and…
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The Corsairs
The Corsairs have entertained audiences at venues up and down the country for the last 37 years. They hold their own by playing…
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The Celebration Hour
New for 2025 The Celebration Hour is a rag-tag trio whose musical prowess can only be overshadowed by the power of their friendship. Guitar played like you’ve never heard before paired with a few goofballs just being goofballs.
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The Coverbuoys
Th…
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The Cornermen
The Musical Wing of The Cornermen Charity, The Cornermen brings an Indie/Pop/Irish slice of issues facing people today. All original songs delivered with ferocity and pathos and an uplifting message of community!…
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The Deluded
The Deluded are a high energy six piece suited and booted mod genre covers band, bringing alive the sounds of the mod scene and little bit of Ska. Covering music from the Who, The Jam, Ocean colour scene, The Animals, The Style council, Missing Andy,…
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The Devil’s Prefects
The Devil’s Prefects are a country and western band with its tongue wedged firmly in its cheek. With a few memorable cover songs, slightly altered for comic effect, they mainly perform their own material.
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The Dirty Sock Puppets
New for 2025 The Dirty Sock Puppets are fresh faces in the local music scene, blending emo, indie, grunge, punk, and metal into a unique sound. Their live shows offer a mix of music discovery and sing-along anthems, featuring both originals and covers.
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The Filthy Llamas
The Filthy Llamas are five musicians with a pedigree of playing in well-established bands in and around London and the Thames Valley. They specialise in raucous rock covers of…
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The Fizzy Kisses
New for 2025 Blending, Funk, Indie and Rock into a melting pot of grooves. This Oxford four piece know how to create a party. The Fizzy Kisses bring an exciting and very refreshing sound to your ear drums. Surprising, uplifting and as energetic as a wild night…
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The Gentlemen of Ska ‘n’ B
Caution! Exposure to The Gentlemen of Ska n B may cause sudden outbursts of joy, happiness, energy and EXTREME amounts of DANCING.
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The Greenway Project
New for 2025 The Greenway Project are a local 5-piece covers band, featuring sax, duelling guitars, bass and their eponymous drummer. They play a wide mix of genres, including rock, soft rock, hard rock and sing-along rock. Think Abba to AC/DC. You can judge them by their…
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The horMONES
New for 2025 The horMONES is a women’s over-50s feminist punk band. Formed in Oxford in 2023, they perform their own songs as well as covers. Their mission is to inspire everyone – and especially older women – to make some noise, get angry, have fun, and…
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The Humbees
New for 2025 Introducing The Humbees, a bright and buoyant power-pop quartet forged in the south of England. Think a refreshing fusion of Spice Girls mischief and the Foo’s steel. With their unique take on classic hits they are guaranteed to lift your spirits and get you…
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The Ironics
An original three-piece Oxfordshire punk/folk band, The Ironics have about 120 years collective gigging experience! Energetic sounds and good lyrical tales served with a sense of humour.
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The Kennet Delta Cowboys
The Kennet Delta Cowboys play country and western and bluegrass delivered with passion and a lot of fun. Classic country to sing along to or swing your dancing pants to…
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The Kirals
The Kirals is an roots/Americana band from Oxford performing original material from their two albums and recent EP, The Last Sunrise. Described by Americana UK as “A breath of…
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The M.F.U
The M.F.U brings a show to places you won’t expect. Say hello to a…
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The Mark ll
The soundtrack to your best night out. The Mark II are a top-notch, fully…
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The Mysteries
BunkFest faves The Mysteries play harmony-drenched acoustic soul, glockenspiel-led acousto-electropop, upbeat classics that don’t often get covered, and never like this. From Bruno…
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The Night Herons
The Night Herons are a jazz-pop four-piece based in Wallingford with funk and folk vibes, playing upbeat original music and…
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The Nine Ton Peanut Smugglers
The Nine Ton Peanut Smugglers play old school…
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The Publicans
The Publicans play the finest blend of Irish folk and English indie. Their songs are fine-tuned for dancing, drinking and singing along to. As the great Shane McGowan once…
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The Redhills
The Redhills return with more noisy proggy folk music…
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The Rigmarollers
New for 2025 The Rigmarollers pack out shows with their unique take on the blues and a growing following. They blast out their unique sound, getting crowds dancing and singing wherever they play. They capped off 2024 with their national radio debut when Cerys Matthews praised them…
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The Rural Broadband
The Rural Broadband bring you songs of love and life from a wide range of songwriters including Waterboys, Dylan, Decemberists and Clapton. Expect guitar, mandolin, violin, harmonica and more.
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The Skeptics
Renewed, revived, reborn from the original, that “force of nature” The Skeptics are at it again. Fabulous…
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The Soul Inventions
New for 2025 The Soul Inventions play Motown-style soul, covering classic hits. Proudly retro, they promise to get you on your feet singing and dancing, the night away. They are also an…
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The Soul Seniors
The Soul Seniors will be bringing you the classic soul sounds of Motown, Stax and more. They will have you zipping up your boots and getting back to your…
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The Time Travellers
The Time Travellers are five-piece sonic expeditionary force resurrecting classics from the 1950s and 60s, drawing on rootsy Americana, country…
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The Weikert Brothers
The Weikert Brothers met through a mutual friend – their dad. Whilst each is pursuing musical endeavours, they get together once a year at Bunkfest and throw some songs around whatever ale they’re drinking at the time. Expect folk songs, shanties, and many instrument changes.
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This Charming Lounge
Listen as This Charming Lounge hurl commodity pop favourites from Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Beck, Dua Lipa, The Smiths and Ariana Grande into their whirl-o-matic global-capitalist-death-spiral-launderette of pop. Late night fast-food fracas and Cumbrian folktales included as standard.
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Thom Lucas
Thom Lucas is an Oxfordshire singer/songwriter playing original electric and acoustic guitar material, often with guest performers. This year, for one of his sets, Thom will be performing covers of REM, strong influencers of his indie, rock and Americana style. His music is available to stream on…
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Three Idle Women
Three Idle Women sing with warmth and humour about life, love, adventure and the rich heritage of the UK’s waterways. With beautifully blended close harmonies and a delightfully quirky array of instruments expect stories of waterways people and places. Suitable for all ages – for land-lubbers and…
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Tom Rogers
Tom Rogers takes influence from classic bands such as The Beatles and The Doors, as well as more modern artists like Paolo Nutini. With roots in blues, folk and reggae, Tom puts a new twist on these classic and nostalgic sounds, inspired by music from sides of…
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Troubshort and Turnipseed
Troubshort and Turnipseed play old-time American string band music with a bit of bluegrass, country and blues. They perform their own songs about all the important things in life like railroads, burgers, beer and cider.
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Two Man Ting
New for 2025 Sunshine Afro-roots from Sierra-Leone/UK. Two Man Ting have been touring for over 20 years playing their mix of palm-wine, highlife and dub at festivals and venues throughout the UK and Europe. “Brilliant – if you want a bit of early summer, then get this…
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Unusual Suspects
Unusual Suspects is a local rock covers band serving the community and keeping live music loud, fun, and familiar. From classic anthems to crowd pleasing hits, they bring energy,…
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Uplift Choir
Uplift Choir is made up of two natural voice groups that meet in Chilton and Cholsey. The style of group singing is playful and easy going, led like a campfire singsong to enjoy gorgeous harmonies. They’ll be performing a few of their favourite songs to inspire and…
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Vagabond
Vagabond are a Berkshire-based singer/songwriter duo, performing a mix of country, blues, rock n’ roll, sixties and original songs. Vagabond love to get an audience singing along and are well…
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W3G
An 8-piece soul and funk band that knows how to have a blast! W3G bring the fun…
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Wally Ukes
Wally Ukes is a fun, friendly local group with a songbook spanning the last 60 years. They play everything from timeless classics to modern hits, offering something for everyone. With bass, percussion, harmonica and more alongside their ukuleles,…
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Weekend Warriors
Weekend Warriors are a teenage four-piece powerhouse who have become staples of the Oxford music scene. They bring an eclectic mix- spanning everything from fan favourites to prog rock…
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Who Ate All The Crayons
Who Ate All The Crayons are an indie/folk rock band incorporating infectious melodies wringing with emotion, ear-worm hooks, and anthemic vocals. Their contemporary ballads take relatively conventional themes that build to explosive crescendos, in a way that ism exciting and unique.
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WolfNote
WolfNote is a modern original folk band blending multi-instrumental and vocal harmonies. Their song writing speaks to their collective experiences, from upbeat to melancholy, but always with a sense of fun.
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The Happy Sundays
Based in and around Wallingford, The Happy Sundays sing folk, Americana and soul in gorgeously blended five-part a cappella harmony.