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Polly Paulusma is a critically acclaimed, English singer-songwriter. In recent years, Paulusma has toured with the likes of Bob Dylan, Coldplay, Gary Jules, Jamie Cullum, Joseph Arthur, and Marianne Faithfull.
Throughout her 20s, Paulusma flirted with a number of occupations, from scholar (she embarked on a PhD after graduation from Cambridge University) to novelist (she was talented enough to bag a literary agent). But raised on a diet of Joni Mitchell and Carole King, music was always Paulusma’s first love. She wrote her first song aged ten, but it took 18 years of denial before she finally listened to her heart and recorded her debut album.
“Music had always been part of my life,” she says. “I’d been in bands, writing songs all along, but I’d just been doing it for the hell of it. It never crossed my mind to try and do it properly.”
It wasn’t until she recorded backing vocals for friends Ben & Jason’s last album that the penny finally dropped. “I had one of these earth shattering moments when I suddenly realised that everything I was doing was wrong and that I should be doing this instead,” she says. “It was like I got hit with an electric current – maybe I did – it was a pretty lo-fi studio so there was always that possibility! I just started crying. I thought, oh buggery fuck, here we go again.”
Throughout her 20s, Paulusma flirted with a number of occupations, from scholar (she embarked on a PhD after graduation from Cambridge University) to novelist (she was talented enough to bag a literary agent). But raised on a diet of Joni Mitchell and Carole King, music was always Paulusma’s first love. She wrote her first song aged ten, but it took 18 years of denial before she finally listened to her heart and recorded her debut album.
“Music had always been part of my life,” she says. “I’d been in bands, writing songs all along, but I’d just been doing it for the hell of it. It never crossed my mind to try and do it properly.”
It wasn’t until she recorded backing vocals for friends Ben & Jason’s last album that the penny finally dropped. “I had one of these earth shattering moments when I suddenly realised that everything I was doing was wrong and that I should be doing this instead,” she says. “It was like I got hit with an electric current – maybe I did – it was a pretty lo-fi studio so there was always that possibility! I just started crying. I thought, oh buggery fuck, here we go again.”
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Ashona223 wrote:
love Polly Paulusma
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supermanexist wrote:
qué bella voz c:!
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spelunkoddishes wrote:
wow! she is amazing
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kingbelly wrote:
strange that godgrudge isn't higher... it's so amazing...
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mayhewmusic wrote:
hi Polly! Amazing songs, can't wait until we support you in Edinburgh :)
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sabret00the wrote:
Haven't seen her live yet but will be on the lookout for a chance.
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connecthedots wrote:
so glad that I found her.
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SiameseAngel wrote:
great voice -
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ollyriley wrote:
Go cuz!
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Ko1988 wrote:
Is she the daughter of our national hero, Piet?
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Melancholic wrote:
PIET!!!
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cyclorenzo wrote:
Per tutti i fans italiani, a questo link trovate tutte le info sulle date in Italia di Polly per ottobre 2007 http://www.cycpromotions.com/biograf/paulusma_bio.htm
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LAWMy wrote:
Live in Lancaster on 25th September, see http://www.lawm.co.uk
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lemmy87 wrote:
a comet acceding. i'll hurl that bottle down so far that it can't hut me. one day, one day
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Yomogi-aren wrote:
over the hill really is quite lovely, gives me a nostalgic feeling just listening to it
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freeboprich wrote:
The album is awesome, if you see her on Tour you can get a hold of one at her gigs, and believe me, you won't regret goin! Rich*****
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raydirector wrote:
If y'all haven't already heard, her new album is coming in May. You can hear clips from the album at her website:Polly Paulusma Website. I'm pretty stoked about this new album.
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dizzydjc wrote:
over the hill is just a lovely song
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pokerchamp wrote:
polly has a very refreshing voice. not straining or trying to sing. love it :)
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4 Aug 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/pollypaulusma
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.....
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kobra_cccpozzi tagged Polly Paulusma with ‘seen live’. yesterday evening
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mollijo, dayv23 and jane_prettywood added Polly Paulusma to their libraries. Thursday morning
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kobra_cccpozzi added Polly Paulusma to the lineup of Polly Paulusma at Bloom. 8 days ago
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l_kp, MrsCold, billythestickbo and 5 other people added Polly Paulusma to their libraries. 10 days ago
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DjTimellis added Polly Paulusma to the lineup of Ben and Jason at Exeter Cavern. 28 days ago
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luvindiegirl added Polly Paulusma to luvindiegirl’s library. 30 days ago
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marxito23 updated the wiki page for Polly Paulusma. (diff) December 2009
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marxito23 tagged Polly Paulusma with folk, acoustic and female vocalists. December 2009
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