Ock Street Band are an Abingdon based band who formed in 2014. They can be heard playing at local festivals, music venues and also for private parties. They have an acoustic sound - a little bit folk, a little bit country - with great harmonies, playing both original songs and covers.
Ben Nielsen - guitar, bass guitar & vocals
Kay Pargeter Davies -
ukuleles (soprano, 8 string tenor, baritone & bass), mandolin, tin whistle, treble recorder and vocals.
Jay Elliott -
Howard Wood - cajon and percussion
Ben and Kay play as a duo, with Jay and Howard completing the line up at events needing a bigger band sound.
Please feel free to book either the duo or full band depending on your requirments.
​As well as their original songs, the band play what makes them smile with a wide variety of genres including Soul, Country, Pop, Folk and include artists like Eric Clapton, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Rag'n' Bone Man, The Eagles, James Taylor, Train, Amy McDonald, Janis Joplin, Bryan Adams, Pink, Neil Diamond and Dolly Parton.
keyboard, ukuleles (soprano & tenor) and backing vocals
Reviews....
Great duo who understood exactly the type of music and the playlist required. A superb evening of 70s style folk performed by lovely people.
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Ock Street Band has well contributed to our Jubilee Village Party success and kept the crowd entertained for an enjoyable afternoon. There were friendly, well organised and easy to work with . We can warmly recommend them.
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Ock Street Band were a key part of our Community Open Day at Cowley Road Methodist Church, keeping our visitors and the whole of Cowley Road entertained! We were enormously grateful for their commitment and energy which greatly enhanced our event. They were wonderful to work with, friendly and passionate about what they do. We would highly recommend them.