Jackie Oates (born Congleton, Cheshire, in 1983) is an English folk singer and fiddle player. In addition to her solo work, she has performed as part of the folk trio
Wistman's Wood and she has sung with
Morris Offspring. She was a member of
Rachel Unthank & the Winterset between 2003 and 2007. Oates grew up in Staffordshire. At the age of 18, she went to study English literature at Exeter University, and was based in Devon until 2011, when she moved to Oxford. She was a finalist in the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk award in 2003, and was one of the nominees for the Horizon Award …
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