The Oxted Sessions is delighted to welcome legendary 70s folk-rock pioneers Lindisfarne. With a classic five-piece line-up of long-time members, fronted by founder-member Rod Clements on vocals, mandolin, fiddle and slide guitar. With a repertoire of unforgettable songs like Meet Me On The Corner, Fog On The Tyne, Lady Eleanor and Run For Home, and a reputation for live performance second-to-none, Lindisfarne’s power to galvanize audiences and get them on their feet remains undimmed.

Brian Bilston and Henry Normal appear together for the first time in a show which one critic has described as “two people reading some poems”. Along the way, they will be drawing on their vast catalogue of crowd favourites – and throwing in new poems, to prevent becoming their own tribute bands. Not ones to overpromise, Brian and Henry are prepared to commit to delivering the greatest poetry show in the history of the world or their names aren’t Brian Bilston and Henry Normal. An evening of poems to be enjoyed not endured.

Bernard Butler is a Brit and Grammy Award winning musician. In 1989 he formed Suede releasing the Mercury winning debut Suede. The era-defining Dog Man Star was followed by his collaboration with David McAlmont on the anthem Yes. Two solo albums on Creation yielded a Brit nomination before producing seminal releases by The Libertines, Tricky, Black Kids, Kate Nash, James Morrison, Texas, Mark Eitzel, Paloma Faith and Duffy - spawning her Grammy and Brit Award winning debut Rockferry. He has played guitar for Pet Shop Boys, Bryan Ferry, Roy Orbison, Bert Jansch, The Libertines, Neneh Cherry, Robert Plant and Ben Watt. Butler is Patron to the Bert Jansch Foundation and Generator NE and lectures in songwriting for the Abbey Road Institute. In 2022 a collaboration with Jessie Buckley "For All Our Days That Tear The Heart" resulted in the shortlist to the 2022 Mercury Prize. Currently he has completed albums by Sam Lee, The Clockworks and a new solo album a solo album for 2024 release.

Multi-platinum selling singer, saxophonist, producer and songwriter Curtis Stigers first appeared on the scene in the early 90s with hit songs and souls classics, 'I Wonder Why' and 'You're all that Matters to Me'. 'An artist of genuine class and laconic charm.' -- The Guardian Curtis has performed and recorded with Eric Clapton, Elton John, Prince, Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker, George Benson, The Allman Brothers Band and many more. He recently composed the theme tune to cult television series Sons of Anarchy, for which he was also nominated for an Emmy. A first class jazz singer with 7 critically acclaimed albums under his belt, Stigers was named 'Jazz Artist of the Year by BBC Radio 2 in 2007 and in 2010 he won the German Jazz Echo in the category 'Best International Male Jazz Singer'. He has performed at most major jazz festivals and iconic jazz clubs around the world. 'A Rockin' Jazzman.' -- New York Times

ANAVITÓRIA is a Brazilian folk-pop duo consisting of singer-songwriter Ana Caetano and singer Vitória Falcão. One of the best-selling music artists of actuality in Brazil, their biggest hits reached number one on singles charts in Portuguese speaking countries such as Brazil and Portugal. In 2017 they were nominated for the Latin Grammy Awards in two categories (Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album and Best Portuguese Language Song). Their single 'Trevo' won the award for Best Portuguese Language Song. This is an 18+ event. (Photo ID Required) .

Penguin Cafe was founded in 2009 by Arthur Jeffes, following in the footsteps of his father, Simon Jeffes of the iconic Penguin Cafe Orchestra. Arthur formed Penguin Cafe with a brand new line-up, bringing together a talented and disparate group of musicians from the likes of Suede, Gorillaz and Razorlight.

Raised by the Devon seaside and making his bones in the bars and clubs of Liverpool, John has released five albums with over 40 million Spotify streams. He has played to audiences all over the world in living rooms, festival tents and sold-out concert halls. He is a genuine inquisitive truth-seeker, devoted song interpreter, and enchanting writer. As a session musician, he has played guitar with artists as diverse as Joan Baez, David Gray, Joe Henry, Lianne La Havas, and Tom Jones. His latest album, The Fray, was released to critical acclaim in March 2021.