{{Short description|Scottish singer-songwriter and musician}} {{BLP sources|date=November 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}} {{Infobox musical artist | alt = | image = Emma Pollock at the 2025 Edinburgh International Book Festival-16 (cropped).jpg | caption = Pollock in 2025 | background = solo_singer | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|08|14|df=y}}{{cn|date=August 2025}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} | origin = Glasgow, Scotland | genre = {{hlist|Indie rock|folk}} | occupation = {{hlist|Singer-songwriter|composer|musician}}<!--Please do not add to this list without first discussing your proposal on the talk page. --> | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar|keyboards}}<!--- If you think an instrument should be listed or removed, a discussion to reach consensus is needed first per: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox_musical_artist#instrument---> | years_active = 1996–present | label = {{hlist|4AD|Chemikal Underground}} | current_member_of = The Delgados | past_member_of = {{hlist|The Burns Unit|the Fruit Tree Foundation}} | website = {{url|emmapollock.com}} }}
'''Emma Pollock''' (born 14 August 1971){{cn|date=August 2025}} is a Scottish singer-songwriter, musician, and a founding member of the bands The Delgados and The Burns Unit. She is one of the founders of The Fruit Tree Foundation project and a contributor to ''Vox Liminis'', a project linking prison experience and songwriting.<ref>{{cite web |title=Distant Voices |url=https://www.voxliminis.co.uk/projects/distant-voices |publisher=Vox Liminis |access-date=18 November 2023 |quote=We pair some of Scotland’s best songwriters with people who’ve experienced the criminal justice system from lots of different angles}}</ref>{{better|reason=link does not mention Pollock|date=November 2023}}
==Career== [[File:Emma Pollock (aldenchadwick).jpg|thumb|Pollock performing live at the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds, 2007]] A founding member of the Delgados, Pollock signed a solo recording contract with British independent record label 4AD in 2005 after the break-up of the band. Her debut solo studio album, ''Watch the Fireworks'', was released on 17 September 2007.<ref>{{cite web|first=Gemma|last=Padley|title=Watch The Fireworks could finally give The Delgados' lady the international acclaim...|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/5nw6/|publisher=BBC|date=2007-09-14}}</ref> Pollock has most recently been recording with Scottish-Canadian band The Burns Unit, along with Indo-Caledonian pop artist Future 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 with David 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 with Paul Savage and mastered by Jon Astley.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
Pollock's third solo studio album, ''In Search of Harperfield'', was released on 29 January 2016 on Chemikal Underground.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chemikal.co.uk/news/emma-pollock-in-search-of-harperfield/ |title=Emma Pollock 'In Search Of Harperfield' |publisher=Chemikal Underground |date=2015-11-04 |access-date=2016-05-12}}</ref>
==Personal life== Pollock studied laser science and optoelectronics at the University of Strathclyde, graduating BSc (Hons) in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|title = Emma Pollock |url = https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-pollock-1474726|publisher = LinkedIn|access-date = 2016-01-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = Strathclyde University|url = http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12730631.Strathclyde_University/|website = The Herald|location=Glasgow|date=1993-07-06|access-date = 2016-01-31}}</ref>
Pollock is married to musician and producer Paul Savage, also of the Delgados. They have a son.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/emma-pollock-talks-how-mother-7267549|title=Emma Pollock talks about how her mother influenced her new album In Search of Harperfield|date=29 January 2016|author=English, Paul|work=The Daily Record}}</ref>
==Discography== '''Studio albums''' * ''Watch the Fireworks'' (17 September 2007) * ''The Law of Large Numbers'' (1 March 2010) * ''In Search of Harperfield'' (29 January 2016) * ''Begging the Night to Take Hold'' (26 September 2025)
'''Singles and EPs''' * "Adrenaline" (28 May 2007) * "Acid Test" (3 September 2007) * "Paper and Glue" (26 November 2007) * "I Could Be a Saint" (22 February 2010) * "Red Orange Green" (24 May 2010) * "Parks and Recreation" (22 January 2016)
'''Other releases''' * ''Side Show'' with Scottish and Canadian collective the Burns Unit (2010) * ''Tour EP'' with RM Hubbert (Oct 2012)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://shop.chemikal.co.uk/acatalog/CHEM188.html#aCHEM188_20CD |title='Tour EP' by Emma Pollock & RM Hubbert |publisher=Chemikal Underground |access-date=2016-05-12 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050323/http://shop.chemikal.co.uk/acatalog/CHEM188.html#aCHEM188_20CD |url-status=dead }}</ref>
'''Music videos''' * "Adrenaline" (2007, directed by Blair Young) * "Acid Test" (2007, directed by Lucy Cash) * "Paper and Glue" (2007, directed by Moh Azima) * "Red Orange Green" (2010, directed by Laura McCullagh) * "Parks and Recreation" (2016, directed by Virginia Heath)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://emmapollock.com/ Official website] * {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=mn0000521231}} * {{discogs artist}} * {{IMDb name|id=5613023}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pollock, Emma}} Category:1971 births Category:British indie rock musicians Category:Living people Category:21st-century Scottish women singers Category:Scottish women singer-songwriters Category:Scottish singer-songwriters Category:4AD artists Category:Alumni of the University of Strathclyde Category:Scottish rock singers Category:Musicians from Glasgow Category:Scottish folk musicians Category:Chemikal Underground artists Category:20th-century Scottish women singers