at Bloodstock was the band's first acoustic set. In addition to their Bloodstock appearance, Northern Oak gigged extensively across England in 2011 in support of Monuments, including a mini tour (called The Great Exhibition) in the UK with Old Corpse Road, The Prophecy and Eibon la Furies in November. Characteristics Northern Oak combined English folk melodies with progressive metal guitars and black metal vocals. The band made use of traditional instruments including the flute, the alto flute and the recorder in their music, and synthesized a number of other traditional instruments using a keyboard. The folk melodies incorporated into their songs are drawn from flautist Catie William's knowledge of traditional English folk tunes – some are direct transcriptions of folk melodies (as in the songs Only Our Names Will Remain, which features the melody of the folk song The Snows They Melt the Soonest and The Scarlet Lady, which features an altered version of the melody from the folk song King of the Faeries), while others were created with that style in mind. The band's lyrics have a philosophical tone and focus on questions of mortality and existence, often through a naturalistic, historical or mythological framework. The band listed artists such as Opeth and Agalloch as sources of inspiration. Members Final line-up Martin Collins – vocals, spoken word (2009–2016) Chris Mole – acoustic guitar, electric guitar (2006–2016) Catie Williams – flute, alto flute, recorder (2007–2016) Richard Allan – bass guitar (2009–2016) Digby Brown – keyboard – (2010–2016) Paul Whibberley – drums (2009–2016) Former members Daniel Loughran – drums (2006–2008) Elliot Sinclair – keyboard (2006–2010) James Harris – vocals (2006–2008) Carl Aspinall – vocals (2009) Jesse Harrison – drums (2008–2009) Kimberley Sears – bass guitar (2008–2009) Lindsey Campbell – vocalist (2007–2008) Discography Studio albums Tales From Rivelin (2008) Monuments (2010) EPs Into The Attic, 28th July 2009 (2009) Northern Oak (2009) Compilation albums Iron Age Records: Sampler 1 (2008) Videos Gawain (2010) Live performance of Arbor Low (2010) References External links Northern Oak's Official Website Musical groups established in 2006 English folk metal musical groups Musical groups from Sheffield Musical groups disestablished in 2016