Emily Portman & Rob Harbron at the Bridgwater Arts Centre
April 14 @ 8:00 pm BST
£15
Emily Portman and Rob Harbron create a boldly stripped-back and intricately woven sound, exploring traditional song alongside new writing.
Emily (voice, banjo) is best known both as an original songwriter and for her work in traditional song band The Furrow Collective. Rob (English concertina, guitar, voice, fiddle) is known for his work with Leveret, Fay Hield & the Hurricane Party, Jon Boden and many more, being in great demand as a uniquely skilled concertina player as well as one of the finest multi-instrumentalists in the country.
Together they explore the traditional music in which they are both steeped, mining the archives for hidden gems and offering their own original contributions. Emily’s unaffected voice combines with Rob’s sympathetic musicality to startling effect, creating an unforgettable live experience brimming with subtlety, depth and a shared love of the music.
Read our review of their debut duo album, Time Was Away.
‘English folk comes no more enchanted than Emily Portman’s delicately sung tales.’ The Guardian
‘Rob Harbron is a musical hound, showing an endless energy and a fine nose for a melody.’ Songlines
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