Jackie Oates

One of our favourite websites – spiralearth.co.uk – has established its very own awards with winners being decided by public vote.  Jackie has been nominated in the category for the best interpretation of a traditional song for ‘The Pleasant Month of May’ from Hyperboreans.  To vote for Jackie click here.  Jackie is also a featured vocalist on the Show of Hands track ‘Keys Of Canterbury’ which is nominated in the same category.

For the second year in a row a Jackie Oates album has featured in Mojo’s top ten folk albums of the year.  Hyperboreans has reached number 5 on the end of year album chart of 2009 in this the biggest specialist music magazine in the UK.

We are thrilled to announce that Jackie Oates’ album Hyperboreans has been shortlisted as one of just ten nominees for the fRoots magazine’s Critics’ Poll 2009 Album Of The Year marking it out as one of the outstanding folk, world or roots albums of 2009 chosen by an extensive panel of industry specialists.  The winning album will be announced on BBC Radio 3’s World On 3 programme at 11.15pm on Friday 4th December.  For more details follow the link here.

Jackie has just won 2 awards at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2009. The Horizon award and the award for Best Traditional Track.