hyperboreans
The release of the album ‘The Violet Hour’ in early 2008 marked the start of what has been a remarkable two years for Jackie Oates.
Her decision to leave the Mercury-nominated Rachel Unthank & The Winterset 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 ‘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, on September 7th 2009 Jackie will release the 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.
With ‘Hyperboreans’, Jackie Oates establishes herself as one of the leading folk artists in Britain today.
The release of Hyperboreans will be followed by a national tour:
Jackie Oates – Hyperboreans Tour – October/November 2009
October
8th Exeter Phoenix tel: 01392 667 080
exeterphoenix.org.uk
9th Ring O’ Bells, Nailsea, Bristol tel: 01275 790 915
nailseafolkclub.co.uk
10th South Street Arts Centre, Reading tel: 0118 960 6060
readingarts.com
13th The Gatehouse Theatre, Stafford tel: 01785 254 653
staffordgatehousetheatre.co.uk
14th The Met, Bury tel: 0161 761 2216
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15th The Borderline, London tel: 0844 847 2465
mamagroup.co.uk/borderline
16th Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham tel: 01329 223 100
www3.hants.gov.uk/ashcroft
17th Liverpool Philharmonic Hall tel: 0151 709 3789
liverpoolphil.com
18th The Kirkgate Centre, Cockermouth tel: 01900 826 448
thekirkgate.com
19th National Centre for Early Music, York tel: 01904 658 338
ncem.co.uk
22nd Norwich Arts Centre tel: 01603 660 352
norwichartscentre.co.uk
23rd Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham tel: 01273 464 440
ropetacklecentre.co.uk
24th The David Hall, South Petherton tel: 01460 240 340
thedavidhall.org.uk
November
3rd St. David’s Hall, Cardiff tel: 029 2087 8444
stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk
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‘The new folk scene is in pretty good shape thanks to newcomers such as Jackie Oates’
The Guardian