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Oysterband
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Artists similar to

Oysterband

group · GB · active since 1976

folk

In short

The artists most similar to Oysterband are The Pogues, Fairport Convention, June Tabor, Steeleye Span and Show of Hands, from the same folk circle.

Closest to Oysterband

1 The PoguesIrish‐British Celtic punk band
2 Fairport ConventionEnglish folk rock band
3 June Tabor
4 Steeleye Span
5 Show of HandsUK acoustic roots & folk duo
6 Eliza Carthy

More similar artists

7 Richard ThompsonUK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist Bandcamp ↗
8 The Dubliners
9 RunrigScottish Celtic rock band
10 Dropkick Murphys Bandcamp ↗
11 BellowheadEnglish contemporary folk band
12 The Albion Band
13 Seth LakemanEnglish singer‐songwriter and musician
14 Jethro Tull
15 Richard & Linda Thompson
16 Kate Rusby
17 Frank ZappaUS musician, composer, activist & filmmaker
18 New Model Army80s punk/goth rock
19 Maddy Prior
20 Martin Simpson
21 Rev Hammer
22 Christy Moore
23 Kirsty MacColl
24 Fotheringay
25 John MartynBritish singer‐songwriter and guitarist
26 The WatersonsEnglish folk group
27 The Men They Couldn’t Hang
28 Suzanne VegaAmerican singer-songwriter
29 Martin Carthy
30 Anne Briggs

Ordered by closeness, computed from real listens (ListenBrainz). The Bandcamp badge marks who has a page there, verified with Wikidata.

Frequently asked questions

Which artists are similar to Oysterband?

The artists most similar to Oysterband are The Pogues, Fairport Convention, June Tabor, Steeleye Span and Show of Hands, from the same folk circle. The list comes from ListenBrainz, based on what people actually listen to, and includes 30 artists.

Where can I listen to music like Oysterband?

On Bandcamp, where you buy directly from artists and labels: Richard Thompson and Dropkick Murphys have a page there. With Digs you create a "Like Oysterband" Dig that mixes their releases with smaller artists with the same sound.

What genre is Oysterband?

Oysterband is usually associated with folk (group · GB · active since 1976), according to MusicBrainz genres.

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Data: MusicBrainz · ListenBrainz (CC0) · Wikidata. Updated 5 November 2026.