WATCH THE CONCERT HERE: https://youtu.be/Cz-1-A52dSk

We’re thrilled to invite you to our third concert of the 2021-2022 season, and the first of our two online events this term, with North American traditional fiddle player, Nokosee Fields, who joins us all the way from Kansas, USA.

Over the last few years, musician, artist, and collaborator Nokosee Fields has proven himself to be one of the most provocative, significant, and capable voices in the North American traditional music scene. As a leading fiddler and interpreter in the traditional music scene, Nokosee reconciles tradition with creativity, challenging colonialist, capitalist structures and systems with the richness of his experience and upbringing as a member of the Osage, Creek and Cherokee Nations.

The great nephew of celebrated Cherokee fiddler Sam O’Fields, Nokosee carries a longstanding Cherokee fiddling tradition into the present. He lovingly and playfully reimagines tradition with skills and sensitivity. He’s won prestigious contests in the United States and has performed and taught at flagship festivals and workshops. His recent DIY sourcerror project, released anonymously online, delivers fresh interpretations of older North American fiddle repertoire, and explores the relationships between the archive and embodied performance. Nokosee also recently obtained grant funding to record an album of rare Indigenous, Black, and white fiddle repertoire from North America with his band BOOJUM.

Beyond his fiddling, he works as a touring musician, playing bass in the country band Western Centuries and in top-tier Old-time bands Hard Drive and the Onlies. An in-demand recording artist and performer, he has recorded and worked alongside some of the most well-known artists in the field–luminaries like Tim O’Brien and Dirk Powell.

Find out more about Nokosee on his website: https://www.nokoseefieldsmusic.com

Journey to Louisiana with Nokosee Fields on 3rd June at 7pm GMT for an evening of traditional North American music.

The event will be streamed live on YouTube and is free and open to all.

LINK TO TUNE IN: https://youtu.be/Cz-1-A52dSk

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The World’s Music at Oxford is a project run and supported by St John's College at the University of Oxford, which blends research into global musics with live performance.

For the 2021-2022 season, all our concerts will be streamed online, so you can enjoy music from the world's most dynamic artists while staying safe at home.

Find out more on our website:

https://theworldsmusicatoxford.com/