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"The sweetest voice of her generation of English folkies" - The Independent

It?s possible to remain a newcomer in folk music longer than in any other genre, but after 17 years and seven solo albums Jackie Oates is now considered one of the mainstays of the English traditional music scene that began in the early 2000s and continues to thrive.

September 2022 sees the launch of ?Gracious Wings?, Jackie?s eighth solo studio album, and on this tour The Jackie Oates Trio features Jackie on fiddle and vocals, Mike Cosgrave (piano, accordion, guitar) and John Parker (double bass).

Jackie?s last album, 2018?s ?The Joy Of Living?, followed the death of her beloved father five days after the birth of her first child. Reaching beyond the past lives in folk song to the lived experience of all of us, The Guardian called it ?utterly gorgeous? moving, depth-filled.? Her other albums include Hyporboreans, Saturnine, lullabies, and The Spyglass and the Herringbone.

Since then, Jackie has released classic covers with Scritti Politti?s Rhodri Marsden, researched pagan Bath for the mavericks at Lush cosmetics, been artist In residence at the Museum of English Rural Life, lent her voice and musicianship to CBeebies? Nick Cope?s Popcast, and produced a ?radio ballad? about the history of lace telling with collaborators including John Spiers and Mike Cosgrave.

Jackie lives in Oxfordshire with her young family, and continues to bring elements of the English folk tradition to new people and places; in turn bringing a much-needed calm and joy to those who hear it.

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Masham Town Hall is an imposing, Grade II listed stone building built in 1912 and opened in May 1913. Set up by a legacy from the 2nd Lord Masham, the Town Hall is at the heart of the busy, beautiful ansd historic market town of Masham in the Yorkshire Dales.

Providing recreational, cultural and educational events and meeting spaces for the residents of Mashamshire and our visitors, the Town Hall celebrated its centenary year in 2013 and is now running its busiest ever programme of events and activities.

The building contains an imposing Main Hall with a large raised stage on the first Floor, with a Small Hall, Committee / History Room, and kitchen facilities on the Ground Floor.

We host a busy programme of performances, films, meetings and classes, craft fairs and coffee mornings, and private hires from conferences to band practice. From nursery sessions through the Youth Club to Indoor Bowls, the Town Hall hosts events of interest to everybody in the Masham community.

The Town Hall is the perfect venue for your wedding reception, affordable and charming. Children's parties are bookable at a special rate for local families.

The entire building is accessible (upstairs via a lift) with induction loop facilities in the Main Hall and Small Hall.

The Town Hall would not still be here without decades of support from the Masham Steam Rally, which has gone from strength to strength since the 50th Rally in 2015 and is now acclaimed as the finest in the North.

Little Market Place,

Masham,

North Yorkshire,

England,

HG4 4DY.

01765 689702