Jackie Oates is a singer and fiddle player hailing from Staffordshire. Her unique treatment of English ballads and songs, and pure, haunting singing style has attracted increasing attention. Since appearing as a finalist in the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards 2003, she has performed extensively at festivals and folk clubs across the country. She was a founder member of Mercury nominated group Rachel Unthank and the Winterset until early 2007, and has since guested with Van Eyken, the Reg Meuross Band and Show of Hands.

Newly signed to One Little Indian Records, on September 7th 2009 Jackie will release her highly anticipated follow-up to ‘The Violet Hour’. ‘Hyperboreans’ is the coming-of-age album for Jackie Oates. Produced by her brother Jim Moray and featuring a title track written for her by Alasdair Roberts, it sizzles with a new confidence and maturity. Her uniquely beautiful vocal comes to the fore throughout the album adding a new freshness to traditional songs including ‘The Pleasant Month Of May’ and ‘Young Leonard’. There is a show-stopping and deeply moving rendition of Past Caring based on a poem by Australian Henry Lawson as well as a joyfully breezy cover of Birthday by The Sugarcubes. The album concludes with an unforgettable performance of May The Kindness by little-known Devon songwriter Dave Wood.

Jackie will follow the release of Hyperboreans with a national tour during October and November 2009.


Tracklisting:

1. The Miller and His Three Sons
2. Hyperboreans
3. Locks and Bolts
4. The Pleasant Month of May
5. Past Caring
6. The Sheffield Grinder/Mavis
7. Young Leonard
8. Birthday
9. The Isle of France
10. The Butcher's Boy
11. May the Kindness

For more information, visit this artist's webpage at indian.co.uk