Emily Portman is a singer, writer and concertina player based in the North East of England. With a BBC Folk Award nomination for her work with harmony trio The Devil’s Interval, Emily is already an established musician on the UK folk scene, commended by Shirley Collins and annually touring with Waterson:Carthy. Emily has recently appeared at The Southbank Centre as part of their ‘Folk Roots, New Routes’ series and debuted her new songs at The Sage Gateshead. She is also fast making waves beyond the folk scene, being featured as a soloist on the BBC's adaptation of 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles' as well as appearing on alt-folk songwriter Alasdair Roberts’ forthcoming album.

Colin Irwin has said of The Glamoury in fROOTS: ‘Portman embraces the magical elements of folk song and intricately melds them into an impressively challenging suite of songs tackling unworldly topics … This is a remarkable work by a singer and writer so totally consumed by folk song and storytelling that she’s moved to interpret and reposition it in such a boldly individual fashion. Portman is an accomplished singer and this helps enormously in the assimilation of her complex, rampantly imaginative ideas. An album, certainly that merits major respect.’

14th March 2010 Alasdair Roberts, With Support From Emily Portman trio Stereo Glasgow
11th March 2010 Emily Portman - 'The Glamoury' Album Launch St Anns Newcastle upon Tyne

www.emilyportman.co.uk

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