The Ouse Valley Singles Club

“New Wave Skiffle - George Formby meets The Clash where Vaudevillian Music Hall & Working Men’s club values come together"

It’s hard to give a description to The Ouse Valley Singles Club’s style & the sound they make. Heavily influenced by the long forgotten tradition of 1950’s Skiffle they combine this sound with the energy of Punk & the swing of Rock and Roll and then blend this with elements of Reggae whilst slipping in a feel of County Bluegrass (without being any of the above). They’ve then taken this original sound & layered it with hilarious Folk-like storytelling & created a truly original & likeable sound that has been described as New Wave Skiffle. Their songs give a hysterical insight into modern life & every day tales of woe as well as some razor sharp observational commentary whilst rocking the crowds at the same time.

Completely independent, The Ouse valley Singles club have 4 albums to their name ‘Aim low and early’ 2011, ‘Knee Trembler’ 2012, ‘Steve’, 2014 & mid 2016 they released their 4th critically acclaimed album 4th album ‘The Pubs Too Big Without You’. Since their formation as a 2 piece in 2009 The OVSC have now expanded into a 5 piece & have gigged steadily playing venues and Festivals from East Anglia across to the South West coast performing to crowds of up to 1000+ building a large following of loyal Fans. They have performed at festivals such as The Isle of Wight’s Bestival and Rhythmtree. Herefordshire’s Nozstock, Birmingham’s Mosley Folk & Lunar Festivals, Strawberry Fair & LodeStar in Cambridge & Hertfordshire’s Rhythms of The World. They supported luminaries Chas and Dave on their 2014 tour and warmed up for Bob Geldolf & The Boomtown Rats at the 2014 Great British Alternative Music Weekender at Butlins Skegness as well as providing warm up for the likes of Pete Docherty & The Wonderstuff and more recently sold out their Headline Album Launch Party at Bedford Esquires & the follow up gig a month later at The Portland Arms in Cambridge. They get a loyal body of fans travelling to their gigs & go down well wherever they play illustrating their appeal to audiences & crowds of all tastes.

As well as the following from the live circuit they have developed a massive fan base on the internet with over 5700 followers on their facebook page and collectively videos of them on youtube have amassed around 250,000 views.