About Me

I’m Harry Orme, a performer, composer and educator based in Leeds. Here’s a little about what I do (or scroll to the bottom to find how to contact me/join my mailing list):

As a singer-songwriter, I’ve toured across the UK and Europe and have opened for some of my favourite artists (including Big Thief, Scott Matthews, Tiny Ruins, Sara Watkins, Ciaran Lavery and Emily Portman). I’ve also had the pleasure of collaborating as a sideman/arranger with some of my favourite Yorkshire-based songwriters (including Chris Brain, Elanor Moss, George Boomsma and The Silver Reserve). I’ve been part of the improvised music scene in Leeds since moving here in 2010, during which time I’ve shared bills with Mike Walker, Iain Dixon, Craig Handy, Nikki Iles, Iain Ballamy, Stan Sulzmann, Stian Carstensen, Mark Nightingale and Clark Tracey.

As well as writing music for my own projects, I also work as a freelance composer and arranger - a couple of recent highlights include being commissioned to write a piece for the Ilkley Literature Festival in 2021 and arranging the strings for George Boomsma’s 2021 EP Chinatown (as well as his forthcoming LP).

Alongside my work as a performer/composer, education and community music have been a large part of my practice for much of the last decade. As well as teaching guitar/composition privately, since 2013 I’ve been privileged to work with Live Music Now to bring workshops and participatory performances into SEND schools and homes for those living with dementia.

I graduated with distinction from the MMus programme at Leeds Conservatoire in 2021, during which I was lucky enough to study with Stuart McCallum (The Breath, The Cinematic Orchestra), Lauren Kinsella (Snowpoet, Seafarers) and Dave Hamblett (The Magic Lantern, Samantha Whates, Josienne Clarke). My main area of research for this master’s degree was the integration of procedural/algorithmic composition techniques into my practice as a singer-songwriter.

Below you’ll find a form to join my mailing list, as well as a contact form - please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

All the best,

Harry