May 2011, West London: the phone is answered by Lorraine Millington, half of singer-song writing duo The Portraits. With a fan base that had seen a ten-fold increase since the start of 2010 and a hugely successful string of promotional dates and festival appearances in the UK, France and Ireland throughout the preceding 18 months, perhaps an invitation to the duo to play Glastonbury Festival last summer should have been less of a surprise. However, after screaming, panicking, opening champagne and shouting it from the rooftops, there was the small matter of finding the perfect players to turn The Portraits’ duo into a 5-piece band suitable for the stage that awaited them in Pilton. 
Upcoming events
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Free album giveaway to get us to 1400 Facebook Likes
We are edging towards 1400 Likes on Facebook, and so we've decided to WE'RE PLAYING HULLABALOO FESTIVAL!
We’re delighted to announce The Portraits will be playing Hullabaloo Festival in early June 2012. A fabulous event in beautiful surroundings – more to follow. THE PORTRAITS' HOUSE CONCERTS TOUR - APPLY NOW TO HAVE US PLAY AT YOUR PLACE!
Would you like The Portraits to play in your living room? We will celebrate the release of our new album this summer with aseries of exclusive house concerts across the UK. Applications are now open, and will close on the 31st March - we're asking homeowners interested in our music to apply via our website http://theportraitsmusic.com/houseconcerts.cfm for the Portraits to play in your lounge. The most interesting proposals will be selected for the House Concert tour between June and September 2012 – the band will play for free in exchange for a good crowd of friends, refreshments and the opportunity to play to an enthusiastic, listening crowd! Full press release here: http://theportraitsmusic.com/files/The Portraits - House Concerts Tour, apply now, press release 25th January 2012.pdf Keep sending us ideas, dreams, pics, etc. for our Friday SongTHE PORTRAITS ON PRESTON FM THIS THURSDAY, 26th JAN @ 3-4PM UK TIMEHALF MOON TONIGHT, 16th JAN 2012!
Fantastic line-up including The Portraits! Beautiful venue. Just £2.50 entry. 93 Lower Richmond Road City of London SW15 1EU  Limited Period Only: The Portraits album free in exchange for a Facebook message or a Twitter tweet
For a limited period, The Portraits are offering their full album The Blushing Of A World In White for free in exchange for a message on your Facebook wall or a tweet on your Twitter account.Simply visit http://www.transactsocially.com/connect.php?id=tYky6hCXcJdrnfxPwBDGT7LgWmNZpMqH3F4 
This week's Friday Song....will be released as usual on Friday at 7pm...this week's is an upbeat take on something central to all our lives and will feature Jeremy on guitar for the first time ever with the Portraits! Tune back in on Friday 13th (ooh!! lucky for us) at 7pm to our Facebook wall http://www.facebook.com/theportraitsmusic 
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