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Polly Paulusma

Polly Paulusma is a British singer/songwriter with a sound rooted in traditional and contemporary folk music. Emerging in 2004 with the critically acclaimed Scissors in My Pocket, Paulusma joined the ranks of contemporaries Kathryn Williams, Karine Polwart, and Kate Walsh as the new vanguard of English folk music. Subsequent efforts like Fingers & Thumbs (2007), Leaves from the Family Tree (2012), and The Pivot on Which the World Turns (2022) helped to cement that status, as did the establishment of her own record label, Wild Sound. Paulusma began her musical career by way of childhood piano lessons. By the age of ten, she had co-opted the melody of a Paul McCartney song and substituted her own lyrics. It was her first songwriting effort, but it would not be her last. Inspired by the music scene of the early '90s and artists like Joni Mitchell and Nick Drake, she learned guitar and began performing for friends at school. She started writing songs but put this activity on hold while attending college. After graduation, Paulusma resumed performing solo, though only as a hobby -- convinced that she could not make a career with her music, she tried several different ventures, including working as a researcher at the BBC World Service and placing a novel manuscript with a literary agent. However, none of these activities were as fulfilling as music. After two years of playing solo acoustic gigs, she inked a deal with One Little Indian and released her 2004 debut album, Scissors in My Pocket. The LP garnered critical acclaim, and before long, Paulusma was sharing stages with Bob Dylan, Jamie Cullum, Coldplay, the Divine Comedy, Marianne Faithfull, Joseph Arthur, and Gary Jules, and playing Glastonbury, T in the Park, V Festival, and Cambridge Folk Festival. A companion release, Cosmic Rosy Spine Kites, featuring live and acoustic versions of songs from the album, appeared in 2005. She conscripted Ken Nelson (Coldplay, Gomez, Badly Drawn Boy) to produce 2007's dark, electric-leaning Fingers & Thumbs, which also yielded an ancillary post-release in Fights & Numbers (2008). Looking to go the independent route, Paulusma founded Wild Sound in 2011 and issued her third long-player, Leaves from the Family Tree, which featured collaborations with Erin McKeown, violinist Anna Phoebe, and composer Michael Price (Sherlock), the following year. A companion piece, The Small Feat of My Reverie, appeared later that year, as did her original score for the Canadian indie film Clear Lake. In addition to Paulusma's work, Wild Sound became the home for albums by acclaimed folk artists like Maz O'Connor, Dan Wilde, Mortal Tides, Harry Harris, Stylusboy, and Matthew the Oxx, and in 2017, the label became a folk imprint at One Little Independent. 2017 also saw Paulusma release Invisible Music: Folk Songs That Influenced Angela Carter, a collection of trad folk songs and spoken word readings inspired by her Ph.D. research into the English novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist. 2022's The Pivot on Which the World Turns saw Paulusma deliver an immersive set that featured songwriting collaborations with Kathryn Williams, David Ford, and the novelist Laura Barnett. The LP spawned the "sister album" When Violent Hot Pitch Words Hurt in 2023.
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