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Polly Paulusma

About Me

Polly Paulusma started playing her guitar- and piano-based songs on London's acoustic circuit in 2001 and never looked back. She was half-way through making her first album at home when One Little Indian signed her in 2003. The resulting debut, Scissors In My Pocket, came out in the UK in April 2004 to critical acclaim.

Polly's new single Back to the Start will be released on 4th June followed by her new stunning new album Fingers & Thumbs on 11th June. Polly will shortly be announcing full UK band and acoustic tours so keep checking back for info, and dont forget Polly's weekly Podcasts you can find by subscribing on itunes.
As well, you can sign up to Polly's MAILING LIST for updates!
You say it pauls-mer, by the way.

Uncut Magazine (UK): "the finest young British female singer-songwriter to emerge over the last 12 months" **** Mojo Magazine (UK): "complete, pure and personal" **** Daily Telegraph (UK): "oustanding...and passionate" Rolling Stone Magazine (USA): "An enchanting debut of understated, intelligent folk pop" Nic Harcourt, KCRW (USA): "My favourite album from the UK this year"

Leading up to the release of Finger & Thumbs Polly will be visiting various music shops and using the best guitar in the house to record a live acoustic version of each album track that we will putting on youtube. Make sure you subscribe to her channel. The first video, recorded in Milan last week can be seen below.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/15/2005
Band Website: pollypaulusma.com
Band Members: Polly Paulusma : songwriter, singer, guitars, pianos, mandolins, glockenspiels, wine glasses, recorders, harmonicas, harmoniums, anything melodic Rastko Rasic: drums, percussion, cajon, anything drummy Alex Maranca: electric bass
Influences: Adem, Aimee Mann, Alison Krauss, Badly Drawn Boy, Barenaked Ladies, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Beck, Be Good Tanyas, Ben & Jason, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Prince Billy, Bright Eyes, Carina Round, Carole King, Cat Stevens, Coldplay, Del Amitri, Ed Harcourt, Eels, Emiliana Torrini, Elbow, Erin McKeown, Fats Waller, Fiona Apple, Foo Fighters, Gary Jules, Gillian Welch, Gram Parsons, James Yorkston, Jeff Klein, Jesca Hoop, Joni Mitchell, Jont, Kate Rusby, Kathleen Edwards, Kathleen Williams, The Killers, Kirsty Macoll, Laura Veirs, Linda Perhacs, Lisa Germano, Lucinda Williams, Loudon Wainwright III, Michelle Shocked, My Morning Jacket, Nick Cave, Nickel Creek, Nicolai Dunger, Neil Finn, Neil Young, Nick Drake, Patty Griffin, Paul Weller, Paul Simon, The Pernice Brothers, Po' Girl, PJ Harvey, Queen, REM, Rachael Yamagata, Regina Spektor, Randy Newman, Ray Lamontagne, Richard Thompson, Ryan Adams, Sam Semple, Shelby Lynn, Shivaree, Sparklehorse, Squeeze, Starsailor, Stephen Duffy, Suzanne Vega, Talk Talk, Tom McRae, Tommy Regan, Tom Petty, Tom Waits, Tori Amos, Travis, Tuck & Patti, Turin Brakes, The Twilight Singers, Van Morrison, Whiskeytown, Wilco, Willy Mason, Yeah Yeah Yeahs....
Record Label: One Little Indian
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

All is quiet....

Hi everyone. My apologies for the long silence... taking a bit of break at the moment to have baby number 2! But I will be returning soon.....
Posted by Polly Paulusma on Mon, 04 Aug 2008 05:41:00 PST

Re-releases...

Hello bloggersGoddness me it's been a long time. I've been in a snowbound Canadian basement for most of the year so far producing my husband's first movie, along with an army of new friends in Winnip...
Posted by Polly Paulusma on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:33:00 PST

Your Name In Lights! - Buy your name in the end-credits of Clear Lake

Hello MyspacersI'm blogging to invite you to be a part of the biggest movie co-op in history..... YOUR NAME IN LIGHTS! ... Buy an end-credit in Clear Lake!Have you ever wanted to impress your friends...
Posted by Polly Paulusma on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:51:00 PST

go shake your butt...

Right, it's minus 46 here in Winnipeg but I'm bracing myself (and my guitar Molly) to get out there and play a show tonight in aid of Heart and Stroke charities. I've been cooped up for weeks; I'm bug...
Posted by Polly Paulusma on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:54:00 PST

candles we light, and snuff out, and light again

i'm sitting in a cosy drawingroom in a very, very cold winnipeg, canada. right now, outside it's minus 27 C (minus 37 C with windchill). there's snow piled up as high as the windowsill. it's brutal....
Posted by Polly Paulusma on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:05:00 PST

**Please vote** for my song on BBC Radio 2

hey there myspacers and blog-readersI need you urgently. My song 'Where I'm Coming From' is one of Radcliffe and Maconie's Pick 'n' Mix tracks for this week on BBC Radio 2. Every week Mark Radcliffe ...
Posted by Polly Paulusma on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:43:00 PST

In a pleasing, puritanical sense....

morning blog-readers. i'm sitting overlooking the rolling northumberland wilderness, a beautiful man-empty landscape of hills and heather and sheep. we are going for a stomp this morning along hadrian...
Posted by Polly Paulusma on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 03:07:00 PST

This is a precious day....

this is my first blog of this acoustic tour; officially we started on 31 august in coventry. but the first week not only was i doing a gig a night (and ended the week with a years-ago-booked weekend t...
Posted by Polly Paulusma on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 07:44:00 PST

something's not right....

here i sit in soggy england. i'm listening to the radio about people whose homes have been invaded with rainwater and count myself very lucky to be able to be here, dry and cosy in our hillside cottag...
Posted by Polly Paulusma on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 06:39:00 PST

Photos from Wye Fayre....

This lovely man Mark took some beautiful photos at Wye Fayre last weekend in Kent. Please go and take a look. Adem joined me for my set, and I for his. Lovely lovely.Mark's myspace pageJust click on h...
Posted by Polly Paulusma on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 02:47:00 PST