Jackie Oates: the new face of folk

Jackie Oates may be the new face of folk, but her sound is rooted in her past, writes Jude RogersOn the wall of an Oxford front room, above a harmonium and a fiddle, you'll find a popart print of Jackie O. At first, you think you're looking at John F Kennedy's widow, but then you look beyond its primary colours. Captured by artist David Owen, the face under the hat and glasses belongs to folk's newest first lady – Jackie Oates, one of a new breed of young singers pushing traditional music into...

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