A central figure in English traditional music, Jackie is regarded as one of the country’s best loved folk performers. Her 8th solo studio album, Gracious Wings, took flight in September 2022, receiving acclaim from the music press both within and beyond the folk genre. She's a singer, fiddler, song-writer and winner of two BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
In the 14 years since her iconic coming-of-age album Hyperboreans, Jackie has continued to build her large and varied following, write her own material, include surprising covers into her albums and breathe new life into the traditional gems she unearths.
She was a member of The Imagined Village with Eliza & Martin Carthy and the late Simon Emmerson. Jackie’s version of The Cure’s Untitled was a 2022 commission for LUSH and was featured on Iggy Pop’s Confidential Show on BBC Radio 6.
In 2021, she wrote and produced ‘The Lace Makers: The Lost Art Of Telling’, a radio ballad featuring music from the Jackie Oates & John Spiers 2020 album, Needle Pin, Needle Pin.
Guitarist and melodeon player Mike Cosgrove’s varied musical career as includes work with artists as diverse as the late “Celtic Soul” singer Jackie Leven as well as bluegrass virtuosos Daily Planet and highly regarded singer-songwriters Jenny Crook and Reg Meuross. He started out with renowned late 90s Celtic/World music crossover band Sin é.
Plus the Cornish Lark, Nicole Tesseyman who sings the praises of St Ives and Cornwall, blending humour with moving vocals, and bubbles over with an infectious personality.
Saver tickets £12/£6 under 18s before 1st July; £14/£7 1st July onwards.
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