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Ember
Acoustic / Folk / Bluegrass

on the road again!



Machynlleth, Wales
United Kingdom

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Member Since3/1/2006
Band Websitewww.embersong.com
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Ember is:
Emily Williams: songs, vocals, violin, guitar, whistle, bouzouki
Rebecca Sullivan: songs, vocals, guitar, harmonica, clarinet

and featuring on the latest album "Open all the Doors":

Job Verweijen: many wonderful world percussion instruments
Dylan Fowler: guitar, piano, low whistle, vocals
Nathan Thomson: double bass, kalimba
Gillian Stevens: cello
Jaime Smith: accordion
Matt Hooper: duduk
KTB: vocals

Great harmonics... far more than folk-- fRoots Magazine

Expansive folk -- Musician Magazine

Unique, intimate charm. . . a fabulous disc -- Properganda

Irresistible --Taplas

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Musicians on previous albums:
Emma Bryden: cello, vocals, celtic harp
Nick Sullivan: percussion


InfluencesAni Difranco, Indigo Girls, Gillian Welch, REM, Dead Can Dance, Michelle Shocked, Tori Amos, Regina Spektor, Dar Williams, Simon & Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Bright Eyes, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Be Good Tanyas, Johnny Cash, Woody Guthrie, Willie Nelson, Rick Astley, George Michael, Lhasa, Beth Orton, Lisa Ekdahl, Chet Baker, Allison Krauss, Nickel Creek, Norah Jones, Jacques Brel, Edith Piaf, Hildegard von Bingen, Emmylou Harris, Eva Cassidy, Sinead O'Connor, Rickie Lee Jones, Tiffany, Cyndi Lauper, Joan Osborne, Cowboy Junkies, Sarah McLachlan, Kate Rusby, Kathy and Kelly Sullivan, Patty Larkin, Sean Colvin, Wailin' Jennies. . .
Sounds LikeSounds like Ember, but influenced by: Indigo Girls, Be Good Tanyas, Ani Difranco, Michelle Shocked, Rickie Lee Jones, Simon and Garfunkel, Tracy Chapman, Regina Spektor . . .




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Record LabelSalt & Slate Records
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Nov 14 2009 9:00P
Golden Fleece Inn Porthmadog, Wales
Nov 21 2009 7:30P
Y Ganolfan Llwyngwril Llwyngwril Gwynedd
Dec 11 2009 7:30P
Heanor Baptist Church Heanor, Derbyshire

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   About Ember
Folk Rising 2 - Released Monday 7th July

"One of the UK's hottest underground folk acts"
--BBC Wales 2007

"They can really please a crowd. . . one of the most polished and satisfying acoustic acts in the country today"
--Fabulous Furry Folk, Glastonbury

"Ember have been quietly taking their 'easy roots' style to the wider world outside Powys for a time but this is the album that will open doors for Emily Williams and Becky Sullivan. . .There's a light atmosphere, great harmonics and a gentle swing to a collection that touches on far more than folk."
--fRoots Magazine, June 2008

"The highlight of this year's Folk Week . . . Two wonderful women, an immensely talented singing/songwriting/playing-of-many instruments duo, who totally entranced me and everyone else who heard them."
-- Isle of Thanet Gazette

"Meltingly fine harmony lines . . . a red hot duo."
-- Taplas Magazine

"Both voices are fantastic and move beautifully together..."
-- Bryony, The Demon Barbers

"Superb. Brilliant."
-- Brian Willoughby, the Acoustic Strawbs

"This is excellent stuff!"
-- Johnny Coppin, BBC Radio Gloucestershire

"Truly a class act."
-- Julian, Wheaton Aston Festival Director

"A young singer songwriting group who are rapidly making a name for themselves on the world stage. With roots in both Wales and the USA, Ember play original and idiosyncratic songs and music with a huge enjoyment factor!"
-- Trouble Tree Folk Concerts, Netherlands

“Musical electricity!”
-- Netrhythms

"It's not boring!"
-- a woman in Great Rollright village hall



It's no wonder they sometimes feel like "a two-headed lady"! Since 2001 Emily Williams (Wales) and Rebecca Sullivan (USA) have travelled and sung together constantly: a unique busking act that has evolved into an in-demand band in the UK and Europe. Two distinctive voices form sizzling harmonies accompanied by guitars, fiddle, harmonica, whistle and clarinet. The catchiest songs about prison, love, murder and apocalyptic floods you’re ever likely to hear!

The unique acoustic magic of Ember has delighted audiences from California to Mexico, Ireland to Spain. Now based in Wales, where they have recorded all four of their albums, the two songwriters travel less far afield in order to write more, and to play regularly on the British acoustic music circuit.

They've thilled and amused audiences at dozens of UK festivals, including Glastonbury, Big Green Gathering, Sunrise Celebration, Cambridge, Sidmouth and Sesiwn Fawr. They've played at folk clubs all around the UK, often as a repeat booking. . .

While recording their fourth album "Open all the Doors" in Abergavenny's Felin Fach Studio, Ember had the great fortune of collaborating with multi-instrumentalist Dylan Fowler, whose inspired playing can be heard on many of the new songs. Other musicians involved include Jamie Smith, the accordionist of energetic dance band "Mabon," and virtuoso upright bass player Nathan Thomson. The sound is further propelled by an unusual collection of world percussion instruments expertly played by Job Verweijen (Netherlands).

You could call it contemporary folk -- with an edge. Comparisons have been made to Indigo Girls, The Be Good Tanyas, Simon and Garfunkel, Tracy Chapman, Michelle Shocked, Rickie Lee Jones, Peggy Seeger, Chris and Kelly While, Wailin' Jennies, the McGarrigles, etc.

Engaging and humorous performers, Emily and Rebecca build a natural repartee with the audience - in true troubadour style. Hecklers are always welcome!

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   Ember's Friend Space (Top 20)
Ember has 1822 friends.
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 Emma and the Professor 


 Kate Binningsley 


 Bright Eyes 


 Lili 


 The Be Good Tanyas 


 sera 


 The Wailin' Jennys 


 The Demon Barbers 


 Nayfe SJ 


 regina spektor 


 Back of the Moon 





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Jim

Jim



Oct 5 2009 7:56 AM

Hello Ember,

I was your MC at the Cricket Club at Otley Folk Festival, and I thought you were so good that I sneaked off at the end of that concert to see you "headline" at the Rugby Club. Your sets were one of the high-spots of the festival for me, so much enthusiasm, so much energy, and great material.  Keep it up - hope to see you again before too long.

Just wish I could stop going Woo-Woo! - no I don't :0)
cheers Jim
The Jones Boys

The Jones Boys



Sep 30 2009 12:25 PM

Hi guys





Nice to meet you. Great music!





The Jones Boys
Johnny Rivel Project Sound 4

Johnny Rivel  Project Sound 4



Sep 24 2009 5:51 PM

Hallo, Ladis  
THANKS FOR THE CONTACT
Your music sounds it beautiful! Excellent work.

Johnny
Mark Lunn

Mark Lunn



Sep 22 2009 9:43 PM

That's the style!

Cheers Mark
Julia A. Noack

Julia A. Noack



Aug 30 2009 4:04 PM

hey girls,
we shared a stage in amsterdam.

sounds as beautiful as i remember it. nice video, too!
best of luck,
berlin greetings,
julia
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(Cardiff) Rumney Folk Festival 2009

(Cardiff) Rumney Folk Festival 2009



Aug 25 2009 10:31 AM

Thanks for the add!

Kate Doubleday

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Jul 18 2009 2:31 PM

Hope you are having a great time in the big cheese and apple!
bimbling along here
xx
Syspender

Syspender



Jul 17 2009 9:53 AM

Hey i just watched your video, loved the syncronized umbrellas. Good luck over there, we have apocolyptic weather here so hope the sun shines on you, lots of love x
Coppins & Musgrave

Coppins & Musgrave



Jul 15 2009 10:41 AM

Thanks for taking the time. Don't forget the flowers in you hair. All the best.
Sunspot Concerts

Kent Murray



Jul 5 2009 8:23 PM

Hi, Emily. Hi, Rebecca. Thanks for the great show Friday night. Hope you enjoyed your time in DC.

Kent
Steve

steve brannan



May 28 2009 3:47 PM

thanks for the add.
David Ansara

David Ansara



May 28 2009 2:21 PM

Hey
Thank you so much

Moose X
fernhill

fernhill



May 23 2009 9:22 AM

hello both, thanks for your messages.
I'll check but I think ceri wrote the daniel sgubor tune, he uses different guitar tunings which are a lovely mystery to me but I'll ask him when he gets back. best wishes, Julie
Douglas Hamilton

Douglas Hamilton



May 9 2009 11:04 PM

Really enjoyed your music last Thursday!
Malick Pathé Sow

Malick Pathé Sow



May 9 2009 5:25 PM

Thank you for your friendship.
Merci pour ton amitié.

Jam e kisal Yo won e mon.

On Jaraama

Malick

New CD "Maayo Men"

Nathan Lewis Williams

Nathan Lewis Williams



Apr 15 2009 8:25 PM

Dreamed you were at the Emily Portman gig! But you weren't. Have you heard her? She's got a trio together. Magnificent.
N
Nathan Lewis Williams

Nathan Lewis Williams



Apr 14 2009 3:04 PM

Looking forward to hosting a gig for you in the Autumn.


N
Dennis Wels

Dennis Wels



Apr 8 2009 7:54 AM

Hey Ember,

Glad we met. I was listening at the back of the bar (smoke zone, I'm so weak)last night. Very pretty songs. I'm in London end of April, too bad you don't play there then. Good luck with the tour, hope to see you again.

Much love and respect,

Dennis
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Apr 7 2009 10:46 AM

Hey, wassup? Just dropping by to say hey and spread the love.

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Amy Nightingale

Amy Nightingale



Apr 4 2009 1:20 PM

Hi, nice to hear from you.. balance.. what's that? No, I'm doing quite well actually. How are you doing? and what's facebook? Let me guess.. a book on faces.. on the internet? Cheers.
William S. Burrough's Tarzan

William S. Burrough's Tarzan



Mar 26 2009 9:48 PM

Right, if you can make it to the Netherlands and the USA, you can make it to Germany. Please...?

Keep on trucking.
Folkandroots

Folkandroots



Mar 25 2009 8:07 PM

Looking forward to your London sets at the weekend :-)
Emily Elbert

Emily Elbert



Mar 13 2009 2:17 PM

likewise, guys!
beautiful music here! hope to meet some time.
Love Buzz

Love Buzz



Mar 9 2009 3:13 PM

cool, so you like our music....
Thanks for all !
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