Jackie Oates
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1983 (age 40–41) Congleton,Cheshire,England, UK |
| Origin | Brocton, Staffordshire |
| Genres | Folk |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Website | jackieoates |
Jackie Oatesis anEnglish folksinger andfiddleplayer.
Life
[edit]Oates was born inCongletoninCheshirein 1983 but grew up inStaffordshire.At the age of 18, she moved toDevonto studyEnglish literatureatExeter Universityand was based in Devon until 2011, when she moved toOxford[1]where she lives with her young family. She was a member ofRachel Unthank and the Wintersetbetween 2003 and 2007.
She was a finalist in theBBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awardin 2003,[2]and was one of the nominees for theBBC Radio 2 Folk Awards"Horizon Award" in 2008,[3]going on to win that award in 2009,[4]as well as the award for best traditional track for her recording of "The Lark in the Morning".
She has performed as part of the folk trio Wistman's Wood and sung withMorris OffspringandThe Imagined Village.More recently, she has performed withJohn SpiersofBellowhead,with whom she recorded the album,Needle Pin, Needle Pinin 2020.
Her brother is the singer,multi-instrumentalistand record producer, Douglas Oates - better known asJim Moray,[1]and they have guested on each other's albums.[5]
Discography
[edit]- Solo albums
- Jackie Oates(Hands On Music HMCD25, 2006)
- The Violet Hour(Chudleigh Roots CR002, 2008)
- Hyperboreans(One Little IndianTPLP1034CD, 2009)
- Saturnine(ECC Records ECC004, 2011)
- Lullabies(ECC Records ECC009, 2013)
- The Spyglass & The Herringbone(ECC Records ECC015, 2015)[6]
- The Joy of Living(ECC Records ECC018, 2018)[7]
- Gracious Wings(self-release, 2022)[8]
- With other acts
- Cruel Sister–Rachel Unthank and the Winterset(Rabble Rouser RR005, 2005)
- Bending The Dark–The Imagined Village(ECC Records ECC006, 2012)
- Wings(EP) – with Megan Henwood (2016)
- Needle Pin, Needle Pin– withJohn Spiers(2020)
References
[edit]- ^abRogers, Jude(5 January 2012)."Jackie Oates: the new face of folk".The Guardian.Retrieved26 March2022.
- ^BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award 2003 – the finalists.BBC press release, 5 December 2003. Accessed 27 September 2008
- ^"BBC Radio 2 – Folk Awards 2008 – winners and nominees".BBC Radio 2.2008.Retrieved26 March2022.
- ^"10th BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards"(Press release).BBC.3 February 2009.Retrieved8 August2020.
- ^Jackie's Violet Hour.BBC Devon.Created 31 January 2008, last updated 10 April 2008. Accessed 27 September 2008.
- ^Gallacher, Alex (20 March 2015)."Jackie Oates New album & Tour: The Spyglass & The Herringbone".Folk Radio UK.Retrieved12 May2015.
- ^Spencer, Neil(19 August 2018)."Jackie Oates: The Joy of Living review – moody and affecting".The Observer.Retrieved26 September2019.
- ^Oates, Jackie (28 July 2022)."Jackie Oates: The making of 'Gracious Wings'".Tradfolk.Retrieved6 April2023.
External links
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