Emma Louise, The Western Quay Band

Emma Louise is a southern gal who found her home in the North East almost 10 years ago. Emma grew up performing a wide range of music from jazz and swing to pop and musicals and has a passion for music that evokes a feeling in the listener and creates a shared moment in the crowd. The North East with its thriving music scene has provided the perfect foundation for musical exploration.

Like all good things, this exploration of the North East started at a few pubs and has progressed into a mixed genre with a folky, poppy, soulful feel, bringing a soft approach to music that immediately feels familiar and makes you want to hum, sing and bop along.Emma’s warm and expressive style brings a comforting and relatable tone to her songs and will make you feel like her music was made for you.

Western Quay is a North East-based song writing collective featuring Andy Mather, Mark Appleby and Michael Mather.

Drawing on a broad range of musical influences, the trio brings together elements ofcontemporary popular, jazz, rock, country and folk music, creating songs that reflect both their varied musical interests and their experience of life in the North East of England.