Tag: The Furrow Collective
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Emily Portman on studying folk music at university, collecting supernatural folk songs and how to be a touring mum
A folk music conversation with Emily Portman is a many splendored thing. A prominent part of the contemporary scene as an in-demand performer and songwriter, she is also deeply fascinated by the academic side of the tradition – willing and eager to talk at length on everything from the lives of the collectors to the themes…