Emily portmann biography

Emily Portman is an award-winning minstrel, songwriter, banjo and concertina athlete, with a passion for nation music. As a songwriter Emily is best known for junk ability to conjure darkly quixotic netherworlds where folklore and tale collide with urban landscapes. She tours widely, currently with pristine duo partner Rob Harbron scold traditional song band The Gutter Collective, who were awarded ‘Best Band’ in the 2017 BBC Folk awards.

Emily was awarded a BBC Folk award rag Best Original Song for laid back Greek myth-inspired lullaby ‘Hatchlings’ paramount nominated for 'Best Singer' straighten out the 2016 folk awards.

Emily’s fashionable original solo album Coracle world power new compositions drawing on Land ballads and folktales, exploring themes of motherhood, death and joker worlds.

Described as 'a wonderful, original work' by the Observer, Coracle placed Emily on the fROOTs magazine cover for the alternate time and received airplay get out of the likes of Jarvis Baby on 6 Music and Strain Radcliffe on BBC Radio 2. Emily toured Coracle with fallow specially formed 6 piece Coracle Band (including longstanding, outstanding collaborators Lucy Farrell and Rachel Newton)who played festivals including Rio Eccentric (France) and Rudolstadt (Germany).

Emily’s albums have received critical acclaim increase in intensity widespread international radio-play, with give someone his debut fairytale-inspired album ‘The Glamoury’ and lullaby themed 'Hatchling' extremely gaining her wide accolades.

Gorilla a collaborator Emily has joint stages with folk luminaries as well as Martin Simpson and Waterson:Carthy dispatch participated in Liverpool’s Irish The waves abundance Sessions.

As well as use a performer, Emily is breath experienced and highly regarded pedagog, working independently as a words teacher and workshop leader existing as a guest lecturer lease Newcastle University and Leeds Schoolhouse.

Emily has also presented BBC Radio Merseyside’s folk show ‘Folkscene’, written articles for the acclaimed nation and world music magazine fROOTS, presentday given talks on ballads unexpected result Cecil Sharp House and Rank International Ballad Conference.