'The Sweet Nightingale', or Roud 371, is a traditional song from Cornwall. In this episode we discuss it in the company of ballad singer, Jackie Oates.
Walton Folk’s 2024 season concludes with a festive concert from multi award-winning contemporary folk artists Jackie Oates and John Spiers....
A cohort of Martin Simpson fans pick the songs they think you ought to hear.
Rachel Wilkinson takes a listen to 'Gracious Wings', the 8th studio album from Jackie Oates, and finds "one of the loveliest voices in folk" still in top form.
Get stuck into Tradfolk's round-up of folk albums expected for the coming 12 months. Most of it's based on rumour, mind you...
Once again, we've kickstarted the Squash Court Sessions at FolkEast, offering you a chance to see some of the amazing lineup whether you're on site or not.
One of England's finest and most expressive traditional folk singers announces the release of her 8th album, arriving in September.
'Gracious Wings', the new collection from Jackie Oates comes out on 2nd September. Her 8th album release, it is a mixture of traditional songs, originals and surprise covers. In this exclusive article, she details what it took to put this album together.
A Concert for Paul was held in Whitchurch, Hampshire, on October 22nd to celebrate the music and folk passions of the late Paul Sartin.
The Whitchurch Folk Festival returns to Hampshire on May 11, after a break of 34 years.
10 traditional folk (or trad-inspired) musicians to go and investigate this Bandcamp Friday. Credit cards at the ready. Who's it gonna be?
Following our recent interview with Eliza Carthy, in which we celebrated her 30th year in the business, someone contacted us...