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The Elle Osborne Trio

Elle was born on the North Sea coast of Lincolnshire where she taught herself to play the fiddle (and ride Gypsy horses on the beach ~ although that's another story). She was raised amongst folk singers and wrote songs from an early age. She has played with Alasdair Roberts, Bellowhead, and most recently collaborated with James Yorkston.

Her music has drawn praise from such diverse quarters as Wire, and Living Tradition magazines, and her 2011 album 'So Slowly, Slowly Got She Up' was Album of the Week in The Independent. Writer and comedian Stewart Lee was moved to declare "Perhaps Lincolnshire lass Elle Osborne isn't really a folk musician, but an avant-garde experimenter using traditional tunes as vehicles for her ragged, ripe visions..." - which is precisely what brought her into the company of the other two members of the trio - Bela Emerson and Adam Bushell - both renowned musicians in their own right:

Adam started playing percussion with his dad's village band as a child, and hasn't looked back since. He plays traditional English music (Duck Soup), free improvisation (ViV) and contemporary classical music (The Tacet Ensemble); and most things in between.

Bela is an innovative electric cello player who creates passionate and evocative music of no definable genre. She also performs with filmmakers, acrobats and dancers, and other musicians - including residencies at Sydney Opera House and Royal Festival Hall, as well as recently being commissioned by BBC Radio 3 for a solo live broadcast.