Jackie Oates

Since appearing as a finalist in the 2003 BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards, Jackie has performed extensively at festivals and folk clubs across the country, in a solo capacity and with a number of bands. A founder member of Mercury nominated Rachel Unthank and the Winterset, she is now a member of the all-star fusion band Imagined Village alongside Martin & Eliza Carthy, Chris Wood and Simon Emmerson, who played at the Drill Hall in June of this year.