Ellie Gowers

Ellie Gowers plays The Lens Studio at Portsmouth Guildhall on Thursday 5 November, starting at 7.30pm. She's a singer-songwriter from Warwick, and her writing draws on travelling, living and returning home.

Her sound sits somewhere between the driving acoustic leanings of 90s artists like The Sundays, Fiona Apple and Mazzy Star, and 70s pioneers like Nick Drake and Joni Mitchell, held together by a pop sensibility that Bristol 24/7 once called her "sunset-hued 70s folk-pop hug." She emerged on the UK folk scene with her 2022 debut album, Dwelling by the Weir, which earned praise from The Guardian, and has toured with acts like Elephant Sessions, Blair Dunlop and Gemma Hayes at venues including London's Union Chapel.

In 2025 she released the EP You, the Passenger, produced by TJ Allen, who has worked with Bat For Lashes, Hannah Peel and Adrian Utley. The EP got airplay on BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music, and her new material is currently being produced by Steve Osborne, known for his work with KT Tunstall, Happy Mondays and U2.

Tickets are £17.95, which includes a 13% booking fee. The show is on Thursday 5 November at 7.30pm at The Lens Studio inside Portsmouth Guildhall.