Emily Portman brings her enchanting trio to The Atkinson on Thursday 5 September at 7.30pm and launches, what promises to be, a comprehensive and eclectic season of great music for the seaside town.

BBC Folk Award nominated Emily Portman is a singer and concertina player from Glastonbury, hailed “one of the new British folk scene’s most beguiling presences” -Uncut.

Her  2010 debut album The Glamoury gained her two BBC Folk Award nominations and she is fast gaining a reputation for her unique song writing, which has been described as “remarkable and original” – The Observer and “the raw stuff of great Ballads” – Radio 2.

Her second album Hatchling released in spring 2012, features 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. 

Her talented trio consists of Emily Portman: vocals, concertina, and banjo, Lucy Farrell (Jonny Kearney and Lucy Farrell): vocals, viola, violin, saw and Rachel Newton (The Shee): vocals and harp.

“Intricate, beautiful and brittle, entrancing” ***** – Rock & Reel

Tickets for the Emily Portman Trio are £10 adv / £12 door. For more information or to book please call The Atkinson’s box office on 01704 533 333 or book online at theatkinson.co.uk . Tickets can be bought over the counter at box office during The Atkinson’s opening hours.

Please note: A booking fee of £2 is applicable for online and telephone bookings

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Posted on 19 August 2013 under General news