The Three Idle Women were forged by a shared love of the Oxford Canal and a fondness for close harmony singing, folk music and stories that are carried through song. Working together since 2013, the Oxford trio bring their diverse musical skills, instrumentation and an intimate knowledge of life on, and along, the Oxford canal. The Three Idle Women are: Jane Rouse– Vocals, concertina, percussion; Charlie Henry– Vocals, accordion, musical saw, baritone & soprano ukulele, basic cello; Steph Pirrie– Vocals, piano, ukulele, whistle, trumpet, arrangements.

Opening for the Three Idle Women is the established singer-songwriter Enda McCabe. Enda switches between traditional songs (in both his native Irish language and English) linking them with stories.