Jackie Oates 'A voice that is at once traditional and modern' Q

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Saturnine

Produced by Richard Evans and released on The Imagined Village’s ECC label, ‘Saturnine’ sees special guest contributions from Jim Moray, Alasdair Roberts, Karen Tweed and the little known Devon acoustic male voice line up The Claque. Through ‘Saturnine’ is a strong connection to the songs, tunes and people of her west country of England base, as well as a burgeoning maturity which sees her move on to new heights.

Through ‘Saturnine’ is a strong connection to the songs, tunes and people of her west country of England base, as well as a burgeoning maturity which sees her move on to new heights.

Hyperboreans

Released on One Little Indian Records, on September 7^th 2009 ‘Hyperboreans was the highly anticipated follow-up to ‘The Violet Hour’.

Produced by her brother Jim Moray and featuring a title track written for her by Alasdair Roberts, it sizzles with a new confidence.  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.