Emily Portman

Emily Portman is a singer and concertina player from Glastonbury, hailed 'one of the new British folk scene's most beguiling presences' (Uncut). With her 2010 debut album The Glamoury gaining her two BBC Folk Award nominations, Emily is fast gaining a reputation for her unique songwriting, described as'remarkable and orginal' (The Observer) and 'the raw stuff of great Ballads' (Radio 2).

With an EP just out and a full year of touring behind her, Emily’s bound for a busy 2012. Her second album Hatchling is due out in the spring, featuring indie songster Alasdair Roberts. Hatchling is an off-kilter collection of contemporary lullabies, apple-tree wassails, and folk carols, entering a carnival-esque world of fallen angels, and fantastical metamorphosis, set against a backdrop of England’s country lanes and urban backstreets.

The Glamoury has earned Emily widespread critical acclaim, international airplay, Mojo and fRoots top ten Folk albums of the year, not to mention a packed schedule of UK tours and festivals. 2011 has seen Emily become well known for her ‘lyrical and beautiful voice’ (Songlines) and bewitching live performances.

 ‘[Emily] recasts antique folk and myth into stunning shapes ... remarkable and original' Observer

'The raw stuff of the great ballads' Mike Harding, BBC Radio 2

‘rampantly imaginative’ fRoots

'Intricate, beautiful and brittle, entrancing. *****Rock & Reel.

'A unique and fantastic concept, perfectly executed and realised' Shirley Collins