Music that reflects the North Yorkshire Moors and America’s South West deserts.
Emily Palmer has always been musical, so much so that as a child she thought everyone wrote songs. As she matured as an artist her songs became 
increasingly influenced by the landscapes of her home in the North Yorkshire Moors and the home of her family in Phoenix, Arizona. This family connection has helped her come up with her own hybrid of British folk and americana that gives her songs a unique feel. Her latest mini album “Half Moon Rising” was recorded in San Diego with Mike Butler who has worked with Ray LaMontagne, Norah Jones, and The Pretenders. Americana UK’s Martin Johnson caught up with Elaine Palmer at home in her kitchen in the heart of the North Yorkshire mores to discuss “Half Moon Rising” and the folklore of the North Yorkshire Moors that inspired some of the songs. While the deserts of South West America are very different to her home landscape, Elaine Palmer explains that they share a sense of desolation. She explains her joy at recording the new album with American musicians and tells the tale of how Dave Berzansky, pedal steel player with the Hacienda Brothers, came to take up the pedal steel in the first instance. While folk and americana influences abound, Elaine Palmer also confirms the influence that strong female singers such as Diana Ross have had on her own vocal style.
