His music is often placed (perhaps inappropriately) under the genre of "alternative country".
In addition to his own projects, Oldham often plays and records with other musicians, including David Pajo and his brothers Ned and Paul Oldham, but is generally the chief creator of the music.
He has also been involved in musical projects and bands such as Box of Chocolates, Amalgamated Sons of Rest, The Anomoanon, The Boxhead Ensemble, Superwolf (with Matt Sweeney), Continental OP (with David Pajo), Current 93 and The Silver Jews (with David Berman).
PalaceMusic, sire of two-time Horse of the Year Cigar, has been pensioned from stud duties at the age of 24 at Rangal Park Stud in Victoria, Australia, according to the Racing Post.
PalaceMusic, a Kentucky-bred Northern Dancer grandson, topped North America's sires list by progeny earnings the year Cigar captured all of 10 of his races in 1995.
PalaceMusic, who shuttled from the U.S. to New Zealand in the early years of his stallion career, stood his last season in the U.S. in 1991, then was sent to Australia.