Cotleigh Brewery in Ford Road, Wiveliscombe, is playing host to a Silver Street Sessions concert featuring folk singer Emily Portman and concertina maestro Rob Harbron later this month.

Emily and Rob are two of the finest and most distinctive performers on the British folk scene.

They have multiple accolades for their years of work in different collaborations but now have formed an inspired new pairing.

Together they create a boldly stripped-back and intricately woven sound, exploring traditional song alongside new writing.

Emily – voice, banjo – is best known as an original songwriter and for her work in traditional song band The Furrow Collective.

Rob – English concertina, guitar, voice, fiddle – is known for his work with Leveret, Fay Hield & the Hurricane Party, Jon Boden and many more.

He is in great demand as a uniquely skilled concertina player and one of the finest multi-instrumentalists in the country.

Together they explore the traditional music in which they are both steeped, mining the archives for hidden gems and offering their own original contributions.

Emily’s unaffected voice combines with Rob’s sympathetic musicality to startling effect, creating an unforgettable live experience brimming with subtlety, depth and a shared love of the music.

The concert is on Thursday, June 21 – doors open at 7.30pm and the concert starts at 8pm. Tickets (£15/£13 concessions) are available from Wiveliscombe Post Office (01984 623308 or email [email protected]) or via www.silverstreetsessions.co.uk