Jackie Oates

Jackie Oates

(Representation for Germany)

Her decision to leave the Mercury-nominated Rachel Unthank & The Winterset in 2007 to pursue a solo career looked like a brave decision at the time but has proved to be inspired. Jackie was soon after nominated for as best newcomer in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. A swathe of glowing national reviews came with the release of her album ‘The Violet Hour’ soon after, with the album going on to be one of Mojo’s top ten folk albums of the year in 2008. The new year saw Jackie walking away with a remarkable two BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards including the Horizon Award for best newcomer, the award which had alluded her the year before. Jackie Oates, solo artist, had arrived.

Newly signed to One Little Indian Records, in September 2009 Jackie released ‘Hyperboreans’ the highly anticipated follow-up to ‘The Violet Hour’ in the UK.

‘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.

The end of 2009 saw ‘Hyperboreans’ receive a nomination for the fRoots Critics’ Poll Album of the Year and reach number 5 on the Mojo Folk Album of the Year Chart. The album was also released across Europe, Australia, Japan and South Africa in November 2009. Jackie Oates has received three nominations in the 2010 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards for Folk Singer of The Year, Album of the Year and Best Traditional Track for ‘Isle Of France’.

Festival dates for summer 2010 included a main stage performance at Cambridge Folk Festival. In autumn 2010 and spring 2011 she headlined her own tours as well as supporting Show Of Hands on their Spiers & Beams tour. Jackie also played summer dates with The Imagined Village and has now been confirmed as a permanent part of the Imagined Village line up, touring with them in spring 2011.

Jackie’s new album ‘Saturnine’ will be released in September 2011.

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1. Birthday

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2. Locks and Bolts

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