Emma Pollock

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 4
solo albums; 'Watch The Firewoks' (4AD) in 2007, 'The Law Of Large Numbers' (Chemikal
Underground) in 2010, 'In Search of Harperfield' (Chemikal Underground) in 2016 which was
nominated for the SAY Award 2016 and more recently 'Begging The Night To Take Hold'
(Chemikal Underground) in Sep 2025.

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 became a member of the Scottish Hen Hoose collaboration
set up by artist MALKA (Tamara Schlesinger). The new album by the collective, 'The Twelve',
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.Following a successful UK wide tour in Autumn 2025, Emma next tours Spain this February
2026 with more UK dates coming up in April.