SHIPSTON SONG 2025
‘Only the road and the dawn’
John Masefield’s words frame Shipston Song 2025, and they challenge us to seek simplicity and escape from the modern world in three concerts of music for voice and piano.
On 19, 20, and 21 September, we will dream away the night with lullabies and nocturnes, discover again the rhythm of nature as an itinerant traveller, and find ourselves immersed in the comforts and conviviality of song’s roots in the 19th century.
A CHARM OF LULLABIES
7.30pm, Friday 19 September 2025
Katie Bray - mezzo-soprano
Ian Tindale - piano
Robert Schumann | Benjamin Britten | Antonín Dvořák
WHITHER MUST I WANDER?
7.30pm, Saturday 20 September 2025
Roderick Williams OBE - baritone
Ian Tindale - piano
Ralph Vaughan Williams | John Ireland | Freya Waley-Cohen
BRAHMS’ DRAWING ROOM
3:30pm, Sunday 21 September 2025
Shipston Song Rising Stars
Brahms Liebeslieder-Walzer Op.52
ARTISTS
Katie Bray
Matthew Clemmet
Angelina Dorlin-Barlow
Philippe Durrant
Ian Tindale
Freya Waley-Cohen
Roderick Williams
Maryam Wocial
THE VENUE
All our events at this year’s festival will be taking place at the beautifully restored St Kenelm’s Church, Church Enstone, OX7 4NN - just 10 minutes’ drive from Chipping Norton, and 25 minutes from Shipston-on-Stour. The train station at Charlbury is just 12 minutes away by car.
The special acoustics, elegant surroundings, and modern facilities make this venue the perfect location for our first season away from Famington Farm, and we know our audiences will love this peaceful and intimate space. Our e-tickets come with full directions to this beautiful corner of the world, including details of roadside parking available and places to eat and stay while you're in the area.