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Jim Moray
12+ albums
folksinger-songwriterbritishenglish folkmale vocalists
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Jim Moray (born Douglas Oates in Macclesfield, Cheshire, on 20 August 1981) is an English folk singer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He is one-half of False Lights, along with singer and guitarist Sam Carter. While studying classical composition at the Birmingham Conservatoire, Moray released the home-recorded "I Am Jim Moray" EP in 2001. During 2002 he appeared at the Glastonbury Festival and the Cambridge Folk Festival. A nomination for the "Horizon Award" at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2003 followed before he began work on his first full-length album, Sweet England. The album was recorded in his bedroom while completing his final year of study. Sweet England was released in June 2003 on his own Niblick Is A Giraffe record label. At the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2004, he was presented with the Album of the Year Award for Sweet England and the Horizon Award for best newcomer. He was also nominated twice in the Best Traditional Song category for Early One Morning and Lord Bateman. Moray's eponymous second album was released on 1 May 2006. Moving away from the electronic sound of Sweet England, it features a more orchestral sound and denser song structures. His third album, Low Culture, was released on 14 July 2008. On this album, he makes use of African kora, the melodeon, mandolin, and mbira thumb piano. Low Culture won the fRoots Critics Poll Album of the Year 2008 and was the MOJO Folk Album of the Year 2008. It was also nominated for the Album of the
