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UNCUT ****
'Oates has noticeably raised her game'
'The persuasive intimacy of Oates' voice has grown immeasurably in confidence and appeal since her self-titled first solo album'
'Jackie Oates is deservedly becoming a celebrity in the new folk scene'
'The persuasive intimacy of Oates' voice has grown immeasurably in confidence and appeal since her self-titled first solo album'
'Jackie Oates is deservedly becoming a celebrity in the new folk scene'
The Independent
'English folk-pop...as pretty as some spring mornings.'
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
For purity of purpose and vision Jackie Oates takes some beating!
'Saturnine' is a record of captivating beauty and multiple enchantments.
She possesses a voice of such mesmerising loveliness that the winter's harsh
frosts would melt away in the wake of each and every magical song she sings.
It skips and bounces and flutters like a kingfisher with the sunlight glancing
off its many-coloured plumage. A voice to bring a smile to our faces and
a little welcome warmth into a cold despondent world. A generous gift.
Her easy grasp of folk music's noble traditions are given respectful and
inventive twists and turns in this collection of twelve fine performances.
There is light and shade in abundance in the lucid arrangements and engaging
variety in her choice of material. Her accompanists are all first rate.
Opening track, 'The Sweet Nightingale' is a joy. The piano chimes like a
bell; the string playing adds weight and texture and Ms Oates' limber
vocal delivery is simply sublime. The instrumental narrative of 'The Hills
Of Trencrom / Pedn Olva' takes us on a wonderfully affecting journey to
the full beating heart of The West Country's great musical heritage.
Mike Cosgrave's delicate piano embroidery enhances one of the finest vocal
renditions on 'The Trees They Are So High' and 'IOU' digs deep to deliver what
is perhaps the finest performance of Ms Oates' career so-far. Stunning.
The raucous 'Four Pence A Day' lends itself well to cider-swigging and
energetic thigh-slapping and 'Fortune Turns The Wheel' brings the album
to a plaintively reflective conclusion. A abundance of riches indeed.
Highly Recommended.
'Saturnine' is a record of captivating beauty and multiple enchantments.
She possesses a voice of such mesmerising loveliness that the winter's harsh
frosts would melt away in the wake of each and every magical song she sings.
It skips and bounces and flutters like a kingfisher with the sunlight glancing
off its many-coloured plumage. A voice to bring a smile to our faces and
a little welcome warmth into a cold despondent world. A generous gift.
Her easy grasp of folk music's noble traditions are given respectful and
inventive twists and turns in this collection of twelve fine performances.
There is light and shade in abundance in the lucid arrangements and engaging
variety in her choice of material. Her accompanists are all first rate.
Opening track, 'The Sweet Nightingale' is a joy. The piano chimes like a
bell; the string playing adds weight and texture and Ms Oates' limber
vocal delivery is simply sublime. The instrumental narrative of 'The Hills
Of Trencrom / Pedn Olva' takes us on a wonderfully affecting journey to
the full beating heart of The West Country's great musical heritage.
Mike Cosgrave's delicate piano embroidery enhances one of the finest vocal
renditions on 'The Trees They Are So High' and 'IOU' digs deep to deliver what
is perhaps the finest performance of Ms Oates' career so-far. Stunning.
The raucous 'Four Pence A Day' lends itself well to cider-swigging and
energetic thigh-slapping and 'Fortune Turns The Wheel' brings the album
to a plaintively reflective conclusion. A abundance of riches indeed.
Highly Recommended.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
As Jackie Oates mentions in the liner notes, there is something eccentric about this record. But that is what makes it her best record since her first, eponymous album--which had an unpretentious faithfulness to traditional song that was inventive without being slick.
The great thing about "Saturnine" is that it has a similar respect for traditional music while still being a really weird record. Honestly, it just arrived in the mail from the UK, and I haven't figured out what makes it so odd. There's something off-kilter about the arrangements, but there's nothing particularly modern about them--no synthesizer, contemporary song covers, or rhythym inherited from the singer-songwriter world that shows up on a lot of folk records.
It does have a lot of unusual percussion that makes the record a little dissonant. Mainly, I think the arrangements just have a slightly perverse sensibility. It reminds me a little bit of _The Devil's Interval_ for that reason, even though it doesn't sound anything like "Blood and Honey".
Anyway, I'm sure I'll be listening to it all through our long upstate New York winter. My first impression is that it's one of the more beautiful and original records I've heard in quite a while. Plus, it has the usual brilliant fiddle-playing.
The great thing about "Saturnine" is that it has a similar respect for traditional music while still being a really weird record. Honestly, it just arrived in the mail from the UK, and I haven't figured out what makes it so odd. There's something off-kilter about the arrangements, but there's nothing particularly modern about them--no synthesizer, contemporary song covers, or rhythym inherited from the singer-songwriter world that shows up on a lot of folk records.
It does have a lot of unusual percussion that makes the record a little dissonant. Mainly, I think the arrangements just have a slightly perverse sensibility. It reminds me a little bit of _The Devil's Interval_ for that reason, even though it doesn't sound anything like "Blood and Honey".
Anyway, I'm sure I'll be listening to it all through our long upstate New York winter. My first impression is that it's one of the more beautiful and original records I've heard in quite a while. Plus, it has the usual brilliant fiddle-playing.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Of the young folk singers coming through in recent years, Jackie Oates has to be one of the sweetest voices. It's her own voice as well, sweet and pure and not trying to be anyone else or faux rural. The players behind her (and indeed her own playing) are sensitive and complement her work sensitively, the accordion playing, in particular, doesn't dominate (as it so often can). If anything, the hurry gurdy could have been mixed a little higher (we don't hear them often enough).
The songs themselves are generally rooted in the tradition and also have a great sense of place as Cornish poetry and dance tunes are added. The excellent sleeve notes also acknowledge her debts to Devon and Cornwall.
Perhaps not as quirky as her last album (no 'Hyperboreans' or 'Birthday'), but I think that's a good thing, she's not pigeon-holing herself there, this is a great piece of work in its own right, Go on, you know you won't regret it.
The songs themselves are generally rooted in the tradition and also have a great sense of place as Cornish poetry and dance tunes are added. The excellent sleeve notes also acknowledge her debts to Devon and Cornwall.
Perhaps not as quirky as her last album (no 'Hyperboreans' or 'Birthday'), but I think that's a good thing, she's not pigeon-holing herself there, this is a great piece of work in its own right, Go on, you know you won't regret it.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A brilliant album from one of folk's best
This is an excellent album from one of the best talents on the folk circuit today. Jackie Oates combines a stunning vocal with some interesting and sometimes 'alternative' backing... Read more
Published 20 days ago by pinkdragon
Beautiful, restful, everyone should buy this
I had never heard of Jackie Oates but saw it had 5 star reviews on Amazon so bought it. I LOVE it, the best CD I have bought in a long long time. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. Stephen V. Clark
Really an exceptional cd
Her previous CD (Hyperboreans) was stunningly good - but this is also so. Songs wonderfully rooted in tradition yet also with originality and interesting variations.
Published 2 months ago by D. E. Satterthwaite
JACKIE OATES - Saturine
In these times of austerity, to make your way in the world, even if it is just the `folk' world you have to diversify and Jackie Oates it must be acknowledged is a prime example of... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Pete Fyfe
Beautiful singing, but...
Obviously an accomplished singer with a beautiful singing voice, Jackie Oates is almost too perfect. Read more
Published 4 months ago by S. Ahmad
nightingale
This is delightfully non-arty and brings back those old folksongs children used to sing in primary school fifty years or so ago...amazing how the words come back, too!
Published 6 months ago by Dr. Carole Cushing
Lovely album
I heard Jacki Oates for the first time on Radio 4 and got the album soon after. If you like traditional folk music you will like this, similar to Kate Rusby. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Kerri
Lovely and relaxing folky feel good
This album shows Jackie really progressing well in her vocal work. She's really come on leaps and bounds and seems to have learned how to manage her voice in the higher range with... Read more
Published 6 months ago by SRead
so pleased.......
Saturnine is the most beautiful cd I own. Jackie Oates is blessed with a voice that is clear and pure and a joy to listen to and that, combined with the wonderful musicians... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Hazel Vicary
Celestial
Just celebrated my first anniversary of Jackie and am off to see her in Nottingham. This is probably the most complete record of her four to date. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Faustino Beardsley
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