Folk
Belshazzar’s feast
Nettlebed Village Club
Monday
Tickets: 01628 636 620 or nettlebedfolkclub.co.uk
Best known for his role as part of brassy-folk big band Bellowhead, Paul Sartin teams up with collaborator Paul Hutchinson for a show by BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards nominees Belshazzar’s Feast.

The duo present a jaw-dropping spectacle of inventive and technically adept musicality coupled with wit and humour. Never have the accordion, oboe and violin sounded so at home together. Expect gems from last year’s Christmas album Stocking Fillers and stuff from next year’s new album.

Swing
BOBBY KEMP
Langdale Hall, Witney
Saturday, December 14
Tickets £12 from Witney Town Hall, 01993 777821, from bobbykemp.co.uk or on the door
For a change of pace, don’t miss this 37-year-old swing sensation Bobby Kemp, who plays Witney’s Langdale Hall. Expect style, swagger and a punchy backing band playing classic swing from the likes of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bobby Darin and Michael Buble. “I’m really excited about the tour,” Bobby tells us. “I’ve recently finished recording a live album in Stockholm, so it is good to get back on the road at home. I’ve got a fabulous band, and we love to get the audience up and dancing all night. A great night out is guaranteed!”

Indie, pop and instrumental
MIRACULOUS MULE, duchess and listing ships
Old Fire Station, Oxford
Sunday
Tickets £7 from oldfirestation.org.uk
A clutch of three great Oxford acts have been lined up for the latest instalment of The Listening Room. Dance-pop buzz band Duchess follow up a phenomenal set at the recent Oxjam Oxford Takeover while the nautically-inclined Listing Ships were among the highlights at last month’s Audioscope all-dayer, which was organised by the band’s Stuart Fowkes.

Do support a quality event which is quickly becoming a Sunday night institution.

Pop
DEACON BLUE
New Theatre, Oxford
Saturday
Tickets £30.50-£40.50 from atgtickets.com/oxford
Glaswegian ‘80s band Deacon Blue return to Oxford for what they claim is their biggest tour in a decade. The show follows last year’s acclaimed gig at the same venue, which saw them mark 25 years since the release of their debut album Raintown. Fans can expect to hear all the tunes – from Real Gone Kid and Dignity to Chocolate Girl, as well as new songs from album The Hipsters.

Acoustic
CHRIS RYDER
The Port Mahon, St Clements, Oxford
Tonight (Dec 5), 7pm
Tickets £5 on the door
He may be a relative upstart on the city’s acoustic scene, but Chris Ryder is rapidly becoming one of our favourite artists. The talented singer-guitarist headlines this show.