Emma Pollock

Emma Pollock heads out on a solo tour of the UK in support of her album, Begging The Night To Take Hold, don't miss her live at Cabaret Voltaire on Sunday 26th October!

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	26th October 2025
	7pm
	Cabaret Voltaire 36 - 38 Blair Street, Edinburgh Old Town EH1 1QR
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A founding member of critically acclaimed Scottish band The Delgados, Emma Pollock co-wrote and shared lead vocal duties on the 5 studio albums the band released between 1995 and 2005. 2000’s album ‘The Great Eastern’ was awarded a Mercury nomination.

In 1995 Emma co-founded influential Glasgow record label Chemikal Underground and in 1997 co-founded recording studio Chem19 with the band, both of which continue to run today.

Following The Delgados’ split in 2005, Emma became a solo artist and has since released 3 solo albums; ‘Watch The Firewoks’ (4AD) in 2007, ‘The Law Of Large Numbers’ (Chemikal Underground) in 2010 and ‘In Search of Harperfield’ (Chemikal Underground) in 2016 which was nominated for the SAY Award 2016.

In addition to The Delgados and subsequent solo work, she has also taken part in many collaborative projects; most notably The Burns Unit featuring amongst others King Creosote & Karine Polwart, which resulted in 2010’s debut album for the band ‘Sideshow’ and a ‘Later With Jools Holland’ appearance.

2010 also saw the formation of The Fruit Tree Foundation with Rod Jones (Idlewild), a project commissioned by the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival to promote awareness of mental health issues within the music industry by producing an album of new material written by 8 Scottish songwriters.

Emma has also worked with Glasgow organisation Vox Liminis, which arranges songwriting workshops in Scottish prisons and released its debut album of original material ‘Not Known At This Address’ in May 2018.

During the pandemic in 2021 she worked as part of the Hen Hoose collaboration setup by artist MALKA, writing a song with Pippa Murphy. The album Equaliser, showcasing work exclusively written and produced by Scottish female/non-binary artists was released earlier this year.

The Delgados reunited for a short UK tour in January 2023, and played numerous festivals during the summer, including Primavera in Barcelona and Madrid and Glasgow’s infamous Barrowland.

Emma’s fourth solo album ‘Begging The Night To Take Hold’ is released on Chemikal Underground Records on 26th September 2025, with a UK tour planned for October 2025.

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Emma Pollock

Emma Pollock heads out on a solo tour of the UK in support of her album, Begging The Night To Take Hold, don't miss her live at Cabaret Voltaire on Sunday 26th October!

About Emma Pollock

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