A FOUNDER member of the Mercury-nominated band The Unthanks will perform in Selby next week.

Jackie Oates has also won two Radio 2 Folk Awards, and will perform at Selby Town Hall on Friday, June 5.

Chris Jones, Selby Town Council arts officer, said: “Jackie Oates has the kind of rich, warm and wistful voice that it’s almost impossible not to be utterly entranced by.

“She’s been held aloft in recent years as one of the startlingly talented bright young things of the English folk renaissance. Her latest record is an extraordinary work of beauty, and I’m thrilled that she’ll be performing tracks from it here in Selby complete with her full band.”

Tickets cost £14 in advance, or £16 on the door and are available at the town hall or by phoning 01757 708449.