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Sent: 08 February 2010
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Subject: PRESS RELEASE-EMILY PORTMAN TRIO LIVE at ORANGE STREET
MUSIC CLUB CANTERBURY WEDS 24TH FEBRUARY 2010
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Title -EMILY PORTMAN
TRIO live with support from JO LEPINE (THE OWL SERVICE) and
NAOMY.
Date(s) WEDS 24TH FEBRUARY 2010
Time(s) 8.00
PM
Venue -ORANGE STREET MUSIC CLUB , CANTERBURY, 01227
760801
Costs -£6/£5 in advance
Brief description -
Emily Portman is
a singer, writer and concertina player, commended by Shirley Collins,
with a BBC folk award nomination for her work with harmony trio The Devil’s
Interval and frequent airplay on BBC radio. As well as annually touring
with Waterson:Carthy, Emily performs with her band Rubus and
recently appeared at Saddlers Wells and The South Bank Centre with Lauren
McCormick. Emily is 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 songster’s Alasdair Roberts’ forthcoming album.
Less well known are her original compositions: these visceral visions of a
darker Albion conjure landscapes where mythical sirens collide in urban
backstreets. Inspired by folktales and ballads, Emily weaves harmony-rich
narratives relaying female experience, accompanied by viola player Lucy
Farrell (fresh from touring with The Unthanks) and harpist Rachel
Newton of BBC folk Award Nominees The Shee. BBC Radio 3’s ‘Late
Junction’, and ‘Words & Music’ have already caught wind of Emily’s new
songs, airing her compositions even before their official release. Emily is
currently performing to sell-out crowds in the North East and her debut album
‘The Glamoury’ will be released Spring 2010.
Contact details
-JASON ROBBINS (PROMOTER) 07777 673738
HI RES PHOTOS HERE-http://www.emilyportman.co.uk/gallery/gallery/
BAND
WEBSITE HERE-http://www.emilyportman.co.uk/
WWW.MYSPACE.COM/TWILIGHTFOLKCLUB
WEDS 24TH
FEBRUARY
EMILY PORTMAN TRIO
LIVE AT ORANGE STREET MUSIC CLUB
CANTERBURY
01227 760801
TICKETS £6/£5 advance- AVAILABLE FROM THE CLUB, OR CAN BE
PRE BOOKED BY REPLYING TO THIS EMAIL, OR BOUGHT FROM THE INDOOR MARKET RECORD
STALL, CANTERBURY 01227 470328
OR FROM CANTERBURY WHOLEFOODS 01227 464623
'From the first moment
I heard Emily sing, I knew that she was special. She is beautiful and charming,
and with her love of the tradition and her well-chosen songs, she graces the
English folk scene.'
Shirley Collins
Emily Portman is a
singer, writer and concertina player, commended by Shirley Collins, with
a BBC folk award nomination for her work with harmony trio The Devil’s
Interval and frequent airplay on BBC radio. As well as annually touring
with Waterson:Carthy, Emily performs with her band Rubus and
recently appeared at Saddlers Wells and The South Bank Centre with Lauren
McCormick. Emily is 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 songster’s Alasdair Roberts’ forthcoming album.
Less well known are her original compositions: these visceral visions of a
darker Albion conjure landscapes where mythical sirens collide in urban
backstreets. Inspired by folktales and ballads, Emily weaves harmony-rich
narratives relaying female experience, accompanied by viola player Lucy
Farrell (fresh from touring with The Unthanks) and harpist Rachel
Newton of BBC folk Award Nominees The Shee. BBC Radio 3’s ‘Late
Junction’, and ‘Words & Music’ have already caught wind of Emily’s new
songs, airing her compositions even before their official release. Emily is
currently performing to sell-out crowds in the North East and her debut album
‘The Glamoury’ will be released Spring 2010.
http://ww.myspace.com/emilygportman
With
support from
JO LEPINE (THE OWL SERVICE)
and NAOMY
JO LEPINE-
"I sing mostly English and scots ballads
with excursions into French-Canadian and early music territories. I have
performed with the Grand Union Orchestra as guest vocalist on their Dr Carnival
tour. I have been part of The Owl Service for almost 2 years now and love it!
Our debut album 'A Garland of Song' was released on Southern Records in 2008 and
the next is underway. I'm planning an album of my own later this
year..." www.myspace.com/jolepine
NAOMY-
Naomy has performed before at the club, and
has sang at many folk clubs and singarounds, both locally and further
afield-popular for her beautiful singing style, she also played cello on Robb
Johnson's last album, and has guested on the upcoming OWL SERVICE project, "THE
PATTERN BENEATH THE PLOUGH".
www.myspace.com/twilightfolkclub
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