Album Of The Week Album Of The Week - 23/05/2026 The Shouting End Of Life - Oysterband We go back to 1995 for this week’s album, the first selection from my 15 releases by the British folk rock act, the Oysterband with The Shouting End Of Life. This is the 3 rd album released by the band under the name of Oysterband though between 1982 and 1990 they released numerous album under the name of Oyster Band and prior to that as Oyster Ceilidh Band. The band originate from Kent in England and their name derives from the fact the area they were based is well known for its oysters. I will have to take their word for that as that is definitely not something that appeals to me. Although active throughout the 1980’s, the Oysterband did not come to my attention until well into the 1990’s as they were mentioned in the same regard as the Levellers, a band that I had got into from an early stage and a band that were instrumental in my developing interest into folk based music. ...
