Lullabies by Jackie Oates
For a long time I've been fascinated with lullabies, often being struck by the way that, for adults, hearing them can bring back strong memories and feelings of being a child again. This album is a collection of songs which represent favourite lullabies and sleep songs of mine, and traditional songs which I've found in old song collections, books and recordings, or which have been suggested to me by friends. The songs were recorded in Bath during October 2012 and in Iceland during a trip to Reykjavik in early November the same year.
Tracklist
| 1. | Dream Angus | 4:37 |
| 2. | Dandling Songs : Dance, Baby / Little Boy Blue | 4:23 |
| 3. | Waiting For The Lark | 4:18 |
| 4. | Alexander Beetle / Farewell Nell | 4:44 |
| 5. | Bi Bi Og Blaka | 1:56 |
| 6. | The Posy Rhyme | 3:16 |
| 7. | The Worthy Wood Carol | 3:58 |
| 8. | Sofuðu unga ástin mín/Sofi Sofi barnið | 3:23 |
| 9. | Philomel | 2:54 |
| 10. | The Wexford Lullaby | 3:51 |
| 11. | Little Fishes / The Rainy Day Fisherman | 3:38 |
| 12. | Junk | 3:49 |
| 13. | Thy Cradle Is Green | 0:32 |
| 14. | When I Was A Lady | 2:36 |
| 15. | Sleepers Awake | 3:59 |
Credits
Jackie Oates: vocals, 5 string viola, octave violin, kantele, shruti
Belinda O'Hooley: piano, vocals, accordion
Chris Sarjeant: guitar, vocals
Barney Morse-Brown: cello, guitar, vocals
Richard Evans: guitar, mandolin, vocals
Tristan Seume: guitar, dobro, vocals
Mike Cosgrave: accordion, piano, mandola, vocals
Bara Grimsdottir: vocals, kantele
Chris Foster: langspil
Albert and Evelyn Hansell: guest vocals
Hugh Nankivill: guest vocals
Borgar Magnason: string arrangement for Dream Angus and Waiting For The Lark
Produced by: Richard Evans at
Strings recording: Valgeir Sigurðsson at Greenhouse Studios, Reykjavik
Album illustration: Lizzy Stewart
Album artwork: Brad Waters
Photography: Laurence Foster
License
All rights reserved.Recommendations
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Jackie Oates is a mainstay of English traditional music and one of the country’s best loved folk performers. Her deeply personal 2018 album The Joy Of Living was described as “utterly gorgeous” by The Guardian. Through collaboration and commission, Jackie brings elements of the English tradition to new people and places; bringing a much needed calm and joy to those who hear it.