:: 07/05/04 :: - USA INTERVIEW
Emma will be interviewed on US station WHFR FM 89.3 FM this Wednesday. (13th May 8-10 PM EST)



:: 09/04/04 :: - LATE ATTITUDE ON TV THIS THURSDAY
Viewers in the Yorkshire region - tune into ITV's 'Late Attitude' show at 11:30PM this Thursday (15th April). Emma performs her new track - 'Oceans' live on the show.



:: 01/04/04 :: - USA RETURN - APRIL
Afer the success of last year's collaborative recording work with Henry Doss, Henry and Emma are working on a second and even more ambitious collaboration for 2004. Plans include six new recordings, a co-written song and joint appearances in both the UK and the USA. Emma will be in Michigan USA in April to record the new material with Henry and his band produced with producer John Beland who has worked with legendary characters of USA music - Johnny Cash, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Ricky Nelson, Gene Vincent, Ricky Nelson and more. Henry and Emma will also tour 10 states in the USA later this year.



:: 18/03/04 :: - FEATURES AND PRESS
Press we've seen this month -
Emma is featured in this months Sandman Magazine, next month Sandman will review Emma's album and Muziquenet.com will have Emma as their featured artist for the month of May. A review is also featured in the Hallandsposten (April 7th), the Hull Daily Mail ran an article for National Book Day on local celebrities and their favourite books. Emma's choice was 'To Kill A Mockingbird', also featured in the same issue of R&R, an interview about the new single and video. An article in the Times Newspaper went to print on Hull Music which also mentioned Ms. Rugg. Stop Out Magazine ran an article named 'The future is yours' in their latest edition, naming ambassadors of the new cool.



:: 14/03/04 :: - LIVE DATES
14th March - Emma Rugg + Cracktown supporting Thomas Truax
17th March - Live at The Lamp, Hull



:: 03/03/04 :: - ABILITY THREE DAY EVENT
Saturday 13th March - Live at Princes Quay, Hull (between 3-4pm)
The Hull based charity Ability will be holding a three day event which takes place at the Princes Quay Shopping Centre between the 11th to the 13th of March from 10am - 4pm each day. The primary aim of Ability is to promote the abilities of children and young people with a range of disabilities and/or special needs.



:: 17/02/04 :: - INDREAMS RECORDS SITE LAUNCHED
Indreams Records now has a new site at www.indreamsrecords.com where you can find out more information on new releases from all Indreams artists. The Indreams Network reviews new material online and features new interviews and articles every week. Submit music for review and join the Indreams Records free email list by sending your email address and quoting 'Join Indreams mailing list' to info@indreamsrecords.com



:: 04/01/04 :: - NEXT LIVE DATE - PROCESSED PEA - MARCH 2ND
Emma plays The fantastic Processed Pea live and acoustic night - Light Dragoon (near Beverley) on the 2nd of March. Tickets (£7) are available 4 weeks in advance from Beverley Tourist Information and Cherry Burton Stores, they may also be reserved in advance from Stuart Bell (Tel - 01430 810669)
or Martin Peirson (Tel - 01964 551145) Doors open at 8pm.



:: 02/12/03 :: - CHRISTMAS RECOVERED
We hope to see you all on the 18th of December for Late Night Live @ The Welly Club, Hull from 11PM onwards, The Christmas Recovered line up includes Hull's Emma Rugg and The Last People On Earth + other bands to be confirmed from the BBC Raw Talent region. You can also request tracks before the gig on the Raw Talent radio show and still have time to get to The Welly !!



:: 03/11/03 :: - JUXTAPOSE
Check out the latest album review of 'Isolated Impression' on the Kid Juxta website



:: 01/11/03 :: - UPCOMING GIGS - NOVEMBER
7th - Hull Literature Festival event - In what should be a truly memorable night, Emma Rugg, Hull band Cracktown and local poets perfom a combination of music and poetry as part of Hull's literature festival at The George Pub in Hull City Centre.
21st - The Royal Oak - Beverley



:: 25/10/03 :: - LIVE SESSION ON BBC AFTERNOON SHOW
If you live in the Humberside region, tune in to BBC Radio Humberside's Afternoon Show with Paul Hartley (95.9 FM) from 2pm on the 4th of November when Emma will be in to perform a live session and be interviewed for the show.



:: 21/10/03 :: - YO-YO GOES WEEKLY WITH LIVE & EXCLUSIVE BLUETONES GIG
The Bluetones will play a special live & exclusive UK performance on the 25th of October to celebrate Hull's biggest indie night - Yo-Yo going weekly at the all new Welly Club. Supported by Salako and Emma Rugg, entrance to the event also includes entrance to Yo-Yo indie night with DJ Priya and special guest DJ.
(tickets - £12 advance from Virgin Megastores, The Welly, Beasleys and The Lamp in Hull)
Doors open - 8pm - 3am.



:: 15/09/03 :: - EMMA RUGG & RILEY PLAY BRITISH INVASION IN USA
In an event organised by MI5 Recordings and the BanJo Radio Group, West Midlands band Riley and Emma Rugg will perform as part of The British Invasion at James Gandolfinis (Tony from the Sopranos) restaurant in Oneonta, upstate New York. The event which will feature artists - Riley, Emma Rugg, The Blue Mocking Birds and Mercyside takes place at The Vines Restaurant, 214 Main Street, Oneonta, New York on October 4th. Riley and Emma will be busy in the area being interviewed for NY radio stations before the gig. Look out for photos to be posted on the site soon.
Check out the Riley website



:: 27/08/03 :: - GIGS FOR SEPTEMBER
12th - The Hull Adelphi
15th - Tap & Spile - Hull
16th - The Adelphi



:: 25/08/03 :: - CREATIVE VOICE EVENT
The Creative Voice Event will take place in Queens Gardens from 1-4pm on the 5th of September, come and see the bands !



:: 19/07/03 :: - UPCOMING LIVE DATES

August
3rd -  The Adelphi supporting USA singer/songwriter Neil Cleary
24th - Grassroots Festival after party - The Adelphi 9pm
22nd - The Adelphi
17th - Middleton Hall Primary School - Street Party 1-5pm
11th - Tap & Spile, Hull

July
23rd - The Lamp - supported by Johnny Ryan



:: 17/07/03 :: - VIKING FM INTERVIEW
Emma will be interviewed for the Viking FM breakfast show on the 19th of July.



:: 14/07/03 :: - FIRST AIRING OF USA TRACKS ON BBC RADIO
Tracks from the USA collaboration will be aired on the BBC Raw Talent radio show this Thursday the 17th of July.



:: 08/07/03 :: - INTERVIEW ON BBC RAW TALENT
Emma will be interviewed on BBC Raw Talent tomorrow night, hours after arriving home from the USA, tune in for details of the USA collaboration with Henry Doss, she will also be interviewed on BBC Breakfast Radio at 8pm the morning after !



:: 04/07/03 :: - USA INTERVIEW ON INTERLOCHEN RADIO
Emma and Henry will be playing a live preview of the songs recorded in Michigan on Interlochen Radio on Friday.



:: 02/07/03 :: - INTERVIEW ON BBC RAW TALENT
Emma will be interviewed on the BBC Raw Talent radio show this Thursday to talk about the collaboration in the USA.



:: 01/07/03 :: - RECORDING IN MICHIGAN USA IN THREE DAYS !
Emma is flying out to Michigan, USA in three days time on Independence Day to record vocals on singer/songwriter Henry Doss' tracks 'Lonely Child' and 'I've Been Thinking'. The collaboration came about after Mr Doss heard one of Emmas tracks on the BBC Raw Talent radio show, Emma who is being flown out with three days notice will record vocals on the two tracks and will also play a live preview of the tracks with Henry Doss on Interlochen Public Radio. The songs will be released in the USA as a single in late Summer this year.
Read the BBC Press Release



:: 01/07/03 :: - ADELPHI DATE
Emma will be supporting USA singer/songwriter Ben Weaver at the Adelphi and will also be conducting a phone interview for BBC Raw Talent on the 3rd of July. Tickets £4/5 - Doors open @ 9pm



:: 23/06/03 :: - 'ISOLATED IMPRESSION' - #9 IN UK FUSION'S TOP TEN RECOMMENDED ALBUMS
This week the album 'Isolated Impression' which was released just under two months ago, received a place on web review site UK Fusion's top ten list of most recommended albums and came next to Madonna's 'American Life' in the listings.



:: 10/05/03 :: - ABILITY FESTIVAL
This Saturday the 14th sees the annual charity festival event Ability, held at Queens Gardens in Hull so if you're about get down there and enjoy some sun and great music

Confirmed billing - Africademba, Emma Rugg, Hands & Voices, Mike Rogers + Heavy Load
11 - 4pm Queens Gardens, Hull



:: 05/05/03 :: - ALBUM REVIEWS
Rock Sound magazine review 'Isolated Impression' in this month's issue, the album will also be reviewed and featured in Logo Magazine and The Big Issue in the next few weeks.



:: 28/04/03 :: - ALBUM LAUNCH
A huge thank you to everyone who came down to the launch gig on Sunday, it was absolutely packed and you all made it a brilliant night, thanks for your support !

(Photos from the launch night will be posted on the site on Wednesday)



:: 01/03/03 :: - GIGS THIS MONTH - APRIL

1st - Hull Adelphi, supporting Thomas Truax
2nd - The Lamp, Hull (for more info call The Lamp on 01482 326131)
9th - Masons Cafe Bar
10th - Late Night Live at the Welly Club in Hull with Sidewinder Emma Rugg and The Senses (tickets £3) if you would like a ticket, get in touch with us, email info@emmarugg.com. We've got tickets for the first 20 people who get in touch with us, they will get two free tickets to the gig. Make sure you don't miss the night, it's gonna be a good one !
24th - Live session on BBC Radio Humberside, tune in to BBC Raw Talent (broadcast on BBC Bradford, Humber, Leeds, North and South Yorkshire on 95.9FM.) 7-10pm. Email the show on raw.talent@bbc.co.uk
27th - Album launch - The Lamp - the launch of the debut album 'Isolated Impression'.
DATE AND VENUE CHANGED TO ACCOMODATE CAPACITY OF AUDIENCE !



:: 23/03/03 :: - SHORT NOTICE GIG
Emma will be playing at the Lamp's Sunday Service night tonight. If you can make it, get down !



:: 24/02/03 :: - BBC LOOK NORTH APPEARANCE
Emma will be appearing on Look North tomorrow night to talk about the NMN Demo Review at the Welly Club and the launch of her new album, watch BBC Look North on BBC One (regional) 6:30pm tomorrow (Tuesday 25/2).



:: 22/02/03 :: - ALBUM REVIEWED ON UK FUSION
UK Fusion will be the first to review Emma's new album. We'll let you know when the review is up on the site.



:: 19/02/03 :: - NATIONAL MUSIC NETWORK DEMO REVIEW
The National Music Network is set to have a demo review in Hull on the 26.02.03. The demo review includes six bands: Canoe Story, Kid Samson, The Favours, Sidewinder, Emma Rugg and Torso Horse. Each band/artist will play a 15 minute set in front of a panel of experts from the music industry. Panelists include representatives from Warner Bros and MSP Records. The bands will receive feedback from each member of the panel on their performance and songs. This is a huge event and the ICA in London are screening it, the BBC Raw Talent show will be broadcast from the Welly Club on the night and it will be streamed live on the web
at http://www.bbc.co.uk/humber/music.

On the door - 26.02.03 - 6.15pm to 11pm, The Welly Club, Hull.
£4/£3 concession (NMN member, UB40, NUS).



:: 17/02/03 :: - GLAMAGE COMPILATION
The track 'To Love You' from Em's forthcoming debut album is featured on the new Glamage Compilation CD. The double CD which includes Phluid, Torsohorse and others will be released with a launch party on 13/3 at the Mavericks in Driffield. (£3 - 7:45pm)
Check http://www.glamage.tk for details.



:: 12/02/03 :: - MUSIC LICENSING PETITION
If you don't already know about the current state of affairs regarding the new government proposals on the music licensing in the UK you should do. The new proposals for licensing will affect many bands, venues & the industry as a whole.
To find out more about this, please visit
http://www.theukunderground.com/
and sign the petition at
http://www.petitiononline.com/2inabar/



:: 09/02/03 :: - REQUEST !
We want YOU to listen to BBC Raw Talent on Wednesdays between 7 - 10pm on 95.9fm and request tracks. If you don't live in Yorkshire then please request Emma Rugg on your local radio station wherever you are! If the station you listen to doesn't have a promo copy of 'Isolated Impression' you can ask them to contact us and we'll send them one out.



:: 06/02/03 :: - RAW TALENT CD REVIEW
Steve Rudd has reviewed the BBC Radio Raw Talent CD at this link:
http://www.geocities.com/kidjuxta
The CD is a collection of 2002's best live sessions from the BBC Raw Talent show and features tracks by Emma Rugg, Dumpvalve, Edible 5ft Smiths and Fulc. To get a copy, listen to the show and get in touch with the station. You can visit the Raw Talent site via the Links Page.



:: 30/01/03 :: - ALBUM LAUNCH NOW CONFIRMED
The official launch for the debut album 'Isolated Impression' has been confirmed as being the 25th of April, with a launch gig at the Hull Adelphi. Selected stores in Hull will stock the album. We'll keep you posted. You can also preorder copies of the album from Disc Discovery in Hull.



:: 30/12/02 :: - NICK HARPER INTERVIEW
Emma recently interviewed Nick Harper for the BBC during the Grimsby date of his 'Double Life' tour at The Spider's Web. The interview will be aired nationally on the BBC Raw Talent programme on Wednesday 1st January. The show goes out from 7 - 10pm - 95.9FM.



:: 23/12/02 :: - MERRY XMAS
Merry Xmas, thanks to everyone who came to gigs and visited the website at the start of its life in the wired world,
best wishes and have a cool 2003 !



:: 09/12/02 :: - ALBUM LAUNCH NEWS
As you know if you visit this site regularly, Emma's new album 'Isolated Impression' will be released in April 2003. There will be a launch party at The Adelphi, date yet to be confirmed with a live set. As for gigs, as soon as further dates are confirmed they will appear here.



:: 03/11/02 :: - FORTHCOMING GIG DATES
Emma will be playing at the Hull Adelphi on Sunday November 10th and Sunday December 8th supporting Laura Cantrell.



:: 01/11/02 :: - ALBUM NEWS
Emma is recording her debut album 'Isolated Impression' with producer John Spence at Fairview Studios, Willerby. The album is due to be released in April 2003 and will be recorded from October to January 2003.



:: OCTOBER 2002 :: - NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHED
Welcome to emmarugg.com
The site is updated regularly so check back often. If you would like to receive regular information on gigs, releases and news, you could send an email via the contact section of the site.