A KEIGHLEY-born country music artist and songwriter has ended a tough year on a high note.

Within 12 hours of Jackson Lake releasing his latest single Lord Don’t Let Me Fall, it had reached number five in the iTunes UK country chart – just ahead of US star, Luke Combs.

Jackson’s single is the sixth release so far from his Lost & Found project, which was successfully crowdfunded during the first lockdown.

The project is a West Yorkshire musical collaboration between Jackson and producer Matt Dunwell, of Assembly Point Studios. It also features performances by other West Yorkshire-based musicians Matt Baxter – on lead guitar – and Gaz Bates, on bass.

Alastair Leeming, for Jackson Lake Music, said: “Recorded completely remotely through the lockdown period in the early months of 2021, this highlights the creative spirit of the area’s musicians who have by and large been on hiatus for the past 12 months.

“Jackson’s recent releases have gained some momentum through various music streaming services around the world. But this latest success is certainly the icing on the cake after a very tough year and he, like many others, is looking forward to lifting people’s spirits once the restrictions are lifted.

“Jackson does live music streams on his social media channels and has original music on all digital platforms.”