Bellowhead, Mawkin

They’ve brewed their own beer, recorded versions of the theme tunes of the Archers and the Simpsons at the request of its producers, not to mention winning a string of awards.

More than a decade on from their beginnings as an experimental one-off project at the first Oxford Folk Festival however, acclaimed folk band Bellowhead have announced that they are calling it a day.

The 11-piece announced that they will mark their departure with a two-part farewell tour in November 2015 and April 2016.

The band’s final show will take place on May Day 2016 and will be an intimate concert at Oxford Town Hall, the venue where they began.