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Emma Pollock | |
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.jpg) Pollock performing live at the Brudenell Social Club inLeeds, 2007 | |
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| Born | (1971-08-14)14 August 1971 (age 53) |
| Origin | Glasgow, Scotland |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
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| Member of | The Delgados |
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| Website | emmapollock |
Emma Pollock (born 20 December 1972) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, musician, and a founding member of the bandsThe Delgados andThe Burns Unit. She is also one of the founders ofThe Fruit Tree Foundation project and a contributor toVox Liminis, a project linking prison experience and songwriting.[1][better source needed]
A founding member ofthe Delgados, Pollock signed a solorecording contract with British independent record label4AD in 2005 after the amicable break-up of the band. Her debut solo studio album,Watch the Fireworks, was released on 17 September 2007.[2] Pollock has most recently been recording with Scottish-Canadian bandThe Burns Unit, along with Indo-Caledonian pop artistFuture Pilot A.K.A.,Karine Polwart,King Creosote, multi-instrumentalist Kim Edgar, drummer and producer Mattie Foulds, pianist Michael Johnston; and rapper MC Soom T. Pollock has also worked withDavid Gedge both in the studio and live as part of his Cinerama project.
On 3 August 2010, the Burns Unit released their debut studio album,Side Show, through Proper Distribution in the UK. Produced by the band's drummer Mattie Foulds,Side Show was mixed withPaul Savage and mastered byJon Astley.[citation needed]
Pollock's third solo studio album,In Search of Harperfield, was released on 29 January 2016 onChemikal Underground.[3]
Pollock studiedlaser science andoptoelectronics at theUniversity of Strathclyde, graduating BSc (Hons) in 1993.[4][5]
Pollock is married to musician and producerPaul Savage, also of the Delgados. They have a son.[6]
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