Dr Polly Paulusma

I am a singer-songwriter scholar, touring recording artist, record producer, label founder, author and teacher. I am signed to Björk’s record label One Little Independent, with whom I have released six studio albums and a host of adjacent albums such as a film soundtrack and live records. For four years I ran a folk record label which is now an imprint at OLI. I tutor in songwriting and literature for the University of Cambridge where I am Bye-Fellow in English at Murray Edwards College, and in songwriting on the Songwriting Masters Programme at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance in London where I am Associate Professor of Song & Literature. I have supported Bob Dylan, played Glastonbury, and my songs have been published by Sony in the USA. My research into Angela Carter’s folk singing led to the publication of my monograph Angela Carter and Folk Music: Invisible Music, Prose and the Art of Choreography by Bloomsbury in 2023, and I have contributed chapters to academic books and articles to academic journals such as Contemporary Women’s Writing, English, the Folk Music Journal, and the Journal of Creative Practice Research. I love teaching the students who attend PACE courses because PACE students come from such diverse backgrounds and ages, from all walks of life, and they bring such a wealth of experience into our classrooms. I can share my love of the music of literature and learn from my students how their musicality enters their reading practice. There are always surprises!