The Lacemakers; The Lost Art of Telling

The Lacemakers (2021) is a radio ballad by Jackie Oates, featuring the songs and music of Jackie Oates and John Spiers, joined by Mike Cosgrave, and narrated by Jackie Oates, Molly Pipe and Nick Cope. To celebrate the first private showing of a new video concert of songs and tunes about lace making, comes the digital release of ‘The Lacemakers: The Lost Art Of Telling’ exclusively to Bandcamp. 

Featuring the music and song, the ballad, explores the lives of the lace makers of Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire and their long lost tradition of lace telling – songs sung by the lace making girls to both learn the intricacies of the task and as an outlet for the tribulations of the time.