THE LOST NOTES
Support: JENNIFER GLATZHOFER
Thursday 5th December
Doors: 7pm | Support act: 7.15pm | Main act: 8pmThey write songs for chin-strokers, foot-stompers, head-nodders and those who like to partake in the dark art of inarticulate dancing and hollering. It happens. All delivered in glorious 3 part harmonies.
Tickets can be bought in person from:
Frend & Co, 29 Broad St, Abingdon, OX14 3LH - £15
TicketSource Link - £16.26 including booking fee
WeGotTickets Link - Tickets £16.50 including booking fee
Tickets £17 on the door
If there are any problems please get in touch: info@musicattheunicorn.org.uk
THE ROSELLYS
Support: TBA
Thursday 16th January
Doors: 7pm | Support act: 7.15pm | Main act: 8pmInfluenced by artists such as Chris Stapleton, Alison Krauss, Gillian Welch, Gram Parsons & James Taylor to name a few, it is clear The Rosellys have an absolute love for alternative country music.
Tickets can be bought in person from:
Frend & Co, 29 Broad St, Abingdon, OX14 3LH - £15
TicketSource Link - £16.26 including booking fee
WeGotTickets Link - Tickets £16.50 including booking fee
Tickets £17 on the door
If there are any problems please get in touch: info@musicattheunicorn.org.uk
PHIL BEER
Support: TBA
Thursday 13th February
Doors: 7pm | Support act: 7.15pm | Main act: 8pmAll are songs and music of memory and significance sung in the subtle and melodic Phil Beer style and interjected with musings and amusings to an almost personal audience. It is a treat of past and current favourites from one of the most popular musicians on the acoustic circuit.
Tickets can be bought in person from:
Frend & Co, 29 Broad St, Abingdon, OX14 3LH - £17
TicketSource Link - £18.34 including booking fee
WeGotTickets Link - Tickets £18.70 including booking fee
Tickets £20 on the door
If there are any problems please get in touch: info@musicattheunicorn.org.uk
MISHRA
Support: TBA
Thursday 20th March
Doors: 7pm | Support act: 7.15pm | Main act: 8pmMishra are a collective of musicians with a growing reputation for forging a distinctive path through music rooted in diverse traditions.
Tickets can be bought in person from:
Frend & Co, 29 Broad St, Abingdon, OX14 3LH - £15
TicketSource Link - £16.26 including booking fee
WeGotTickets Link - Tickets £16.50 including booking fee
Tickets £17 on the door
If there are any problems please get in touch: info@musicattheunicorn.org.uk
SOUND OF THE SIRENS
Support: TBA
Thursday 3rd April
Doors: 7pm | Support act: 7.15pm | Main act: 8pmMartin & Wood are two of the hardest working musicians on the scene and wear their hearts very much on their sleeves in terms of their songwriting. The pair glide gracefully through laments of past relationships, and life experiences, as well as highlighting the important topics of the day, namely mental health awareness, and homelessness.
Tickets can be bought in person from:
Frend & Co, 29 Broad St, Abingdon, OX14 3LH - £15
TicketSource Link - £16.26 including booking fee
WeGotTickets Link - Tickets £16.50 including booking fee
Tickets £17 on the door
If there are any problems please get in touch: info@musicattheunicorn.org.uk
THE SALTS
Support: TBA
Thursday 1st May
Doors: 7pm | Support act: 7.15pm | Main act: 8pmNow based in the leafy suburbs of Surrey and Berkshire, Brave is their second album. All five sing and harmonise naturally but that’s not how they perform – essentially they are an amplified acoustic band with a drummer but there is even more to them.
Tickets can be bought in person from:
Frend & Co, 29 Broad St, Abingdon, OX14 3LH - £15
TicketSource Link - £16.26 including booking fee
WeGotTickets Link - Tickets £16.50 including booking fee
Tickets £17 on the door
If there are any problems please get in touch: info@musicattheunicorn.org.uk
IONA LANE
Support: TBA
Thursday 12th June
Doors: 7pm | Support act: 7.15pm | Main act: 8pmHaving studied under the tuition of Nancy Kerr, Jim Moray and Stuart McCallum, Iona has been praised throughout the scene for her delicate yet powerful vocals, which have captivated audiences up and down the country.
Tickets can be bought in person from:
Frend & Co, 29 Broad St, Abingdon, OX14 3LH - £15
TicketSource Link - £16.26 including booking fee
WeGotTickets Link - Tickets £16.50 including booking fee
Tickets £17 on the door
If there are any problems please get in touch: info@musicattheunicorn.org.uk
ROSWELL
Support: TBA
Thursday 4th September
Doors: 7pm | Support act: 7.15pm | Main act: 8pmWinning Purbeck Rising in their first year as a band, Roswell's first release earned the title of Fatea EP of the Year, and the duo went on to be named winners of the Celtic Connections Danny Kyle Competition.
Tickets can be bought in person from:
Frend & Co, 29 Broad St, Abingdon, OX14 3LH - £15
TicketSource Link - £16.26 including booking fee
WeGotTickets Link - Tickets £16.50 including booking fee
Tickets £17 on the door
If there are any problems please get in touch: info@musicattheunicorn.org.uk
THE LOST TRADES
Support: TBA
Thursday 16th October
Doors: 7pm | Support act: 7.15pm | Main act: 8pmThere's always a fun intimacy to their live show, and comfortable repartee with each other and treating the audience like a group of old friends.
Tickets can be bought in person from:
Frend & Co, 29 Broad St, Abingdon, OX14 3LH - £15
TicketSource Link - £16.26 including booking fee
WeGotTickets Link - Tickets £16.50 including booking fee
Tickets £17 on the door
If there are any problems please get in touch: info@musicattheunicorn.org.uk
CHRIS FOX
Support: TBA
Thursday 6th November
Doors: 7pm | Support act: 7.15pm | Main act: 8pmHis naturally laid back, unostentatious style creates the perfect ambience for an intimate and inclusive live experience drawing listeners in with tales of the everyday and the unexpected.
Tickets can be bought in person from:
Frend & Co, 29 Broad St, Abingdon, OX14 3LH - £15
TicketSource Link - £16.26 including booking fee
WeGotTickets Link - Tickets £16.50 including booking fee
Tickets £17 on the door
If there are any problems please get in touch: info@musicattheunicorn.org.uk
PETER KNIGHT & JOHN SPIERS
Support: TBA
Thursday 20th November
Doors: 7pm | Support act: 7.15pm | Main act: 8pmThe exquisite explorations of the liminal space that exists between traditional and classical music is what makes the music of Peter Knight and John Spiers so compelling and beguiling, ultimately rendering genres irrelevant.
The duo has developed into one of the most thrilling exponents of traditional tunes and songs, repurposing the material as jumping-off points into the most enchanting exploration.
Tickets can be bought in person from:
Frend & Co, 29 Broad St, Abingdon, OX14 3LH - £20
TicketSource Link - £21.68 including booking fee
WeGotTickets Link - Tickets £22 including booking fee
Tickets £24 on the door
If there are any problems please get in touch: info@musicattheunicorn.org.uk
IOTA
Support: TBA
Thursday 4th December
Doors: 7pm | Support act: 7.15pm | Main act: 8pmAll three write the songs, sing and play everything on their debut CD ‘O YEH YEH!’. It has been described by Nigel Schofield [Tykes News] as “Three voices that seamlessly combine in rich, fulfilling harmonies with a wealth of instruments to draw upon and create a rich, varied, sa%sfying sound that simply makes you want to smile.”
Tickets can be bought in person from:
Frend & Co, 29 Broad St, Abingdon, OX14 3LH - £15
TicketSource Link - £16.68 including booking fee
WeGotTickets Link - Tickets £16.50 including booking fee
Tickets £17 on the door
If there are any problems please get in touch: info@musicattheunicorn.org.uk
About Us
Music At The Unicorn is a not-for-profit organisation run by volunteers. We bring brilliant musicians, singers and songwriters to Abingdon and we also give opportunities to local upcoming musicians. We give them a stage and let them play to an appreciative and knowledgeable audience.
Huge thanks to all our supporters, to Frend & Co for selling our tickets and to The Friends of Abingdon for continuing to look after the Unicorn Theatre.
WE DO NOT POST TICKETS.
When you arrive at the theatre, for the performance, all you need to do is to give your name to the box office.
If there are any problems please get in touch: info@musicattheunicorn.org.uk
Who has played at the Unicorn?
Richard Thompson, Show of Hands, Reg Meuross, Steve Tilston, Bob Fox, Dave Swarbrick, The Lark Rise Band, Phil Beer, The Dylan Project, Julie Felix, Strawbs, The Albion Band, Richard Digence, Ashley Hutchings Rainbow Chasers, Chris While and Julie Matthews, Little Johnny England, Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman, Tyde, Fay Hield Trio, Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston, Benji Kirkpatrick & Blair Dunlop, Gilmore & Roberts, O’Hooley & Tidow, Lady Maisery, Hannah James & Sam Sweeney, Faustus, Kings of the South Seas, Leveret, Gordon Giltrap, Megson, Dan Walsh, Louise Jordan, The August List, The Askew Sisters, Charlie Dore, The Willows, Megan Henwood, Jess Vincent, Seth Lakeman, Ninebarrow, Charlotte Campbell, Martha Tilston, Hannah James & Tuulikki Bartosik, Dalla, Said The Maiden, The Urban Folk Quartet, Ross Couper & Tom Oakes, Lucy Ward, Megan Henwood & Jackie Oates, Edwina Hayes, Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage, IOTA, The Gerry Colvin Band, Moonrakers, Three Pressed Men, TRADarrr, Anna Ryder, Sally Barker, David Nachmanoff, Me For Queen, Duotone, Elizabeth and Jameson, Dave Pegg and AJ Clarke, Bill Mckinnon, Jenny Colquitt, Fly Yeti Fly, Dan Whitehouse & Max ZT, Jim Moray!
Get in touch
Say hello, questions, ideas etc - info@musicattheunicorn.org.uk