Emma Pollock performs live at the Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, May 2007.
Emma Pollock is a Scottish singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She was a founding member of The Delgados. She signed a solo recording contract with the 4AD Records label in 2005 after the amicable split of the band. For other uses, see Leeds (disambiguation) and Leeds City (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ... The Delgados were a Scottish indie rock band who formed in Glasgow in 1994 after friends Alun Woodward (vocals/guitar), Stewart Henderson (bass) and Paul Savage (drums) were forcibly ejected from the band Bubblegum. ... The British indie rock record label 4AD Records was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent, funded by Beggars Banquet Records. ...
She has recently released her first solo album, Watch The Fireworks, in September 2007 [1] and is currently on a brief tour of the UK (supporting King Creosote), before heading on a tour of North America as the supporting act for the New Pornographers [2]. King Creosote is the name used for current solo releases of the musician Kenny Anderson. ... The New Pornographers is a Juno Award-winning Canadian indie rock group formed in 1997 in Vancouver, British Columbia. ...
She continues to be involved in the influential Glasgow based label Chemikal Underground. Chemikal Underground is an independent record label set up in 1994 by Glasgow, Scotland rock band The Delgados. ...