People I know...places I go...books I read...musically - Joni Mitchell, Dolly Parton, Ella Fitzgerald, Alison Krauss, Tim O'Brien, Karine Polwart, Darrell Scott, Keith Murphy, The Humblebums, Iris Dement, Sarah Harmer....to name but a few.
Sounds Like
Emily Smith :0) And you can even have a wee listen to my tracks here, then you'll know just what i sound like!
Though only in her mid twenties, award winning Scottish singer and songwriter Emily Smith has firmly established herself as one of Scotland’s leading lights in folk music.
Since becoming BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year in 2002 Smith has gone on to gain further accolades of ‘Up and Coming Artist of the Year’ nominee (Scots Trad music Awards, 2003) and ‘Scots singer of the Year’ nominee (Scots Trad Music Awards 2005). She gained an Honours degree in Scottish Music at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and is now not only a respected interpreter of traditional songs but is also gathering interest with her own compelling songwriting. Emily became the first ever winner from Scotland in the USA Songwriting Competition in 2005 after winning the folk section with her song ‘Edward of Morton’, another of her songs ‘Always a Smile’ was short listed in the final ten. To date she has released two studio albums ‘A Day Like Today’ (Footstompin’ Records, 2002) and ‘A Different Life’ (White Fall Records, 2005) both to critical acclaim. Her third album ‘Too Long Away’ will be released in the UK on 7th April 2008.
Raised in rural Dumfriesshire in the South West of Scotland, Smith has always held a passion for local history and a keen sense of belonging, which shines through in her music and the enthusiasm she displays when talking of her home region. “Dumfries and Galloway is often a forgotten part of Scotland and through my material, whether traditional or my own songs, I try to portray the beauty and diversity of where I come from. I love being able to sing a song and picture the exact setting of where the event took place, or to sing some of Robert Burns’ material and know that he travelled the same roads and admired the same landscapes as I do today.”
Hi Emily, I see that your next gig is in Annan, is Bob Mc Neil's song already on the set list ? I hope you are all right and that you had fun in Germany.
What if someone told you that they wont give you a record deal because you sound like someone else. That's what happen to me. The voice i have is the voice i was born with, it's the very voice God gave me from birth. So how can someone say that becaues of who you sound like i wont support you. I was heart broken , but i kept going because of friends like you who heard my music and insisted that i coutinue to write songs , and proform.. please take a moment to listen to my music, and if you like a song please support me in my effort to move forward with my career in music. You be the judge you decide; do i have what it takes; Does my muic sound just as good as anyone's else music. Thank you for listening to my voice; the record company did'nt....You can help make a difference.. And if you truely want to be a Fan got www.reverbnation.com/marionpharoahtaite and become my friend there..thanks Marion
If you would consider to do cat sitting too, I'm quiet, clean and a few songs make me happy ;D I sincerely hope you'll recover quickly Emily ! Please say hi to my favorite New-Zealander artist :)
I’m running the BUPA Great Edinburgh run tomorrow with my little brother Matthew to help raise funds to send Finola Forman to college. It’s being televised and broadcast live on channel 5 at 10am, check out Finola’s website www.finolatrust.co.uk
Really enjoyed the Darwin concert, Emily....though I anticipated with eight people simultaneously walking tightropes we'd see at least one of you fall off.
