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.”
I hope you traveled safe on the lang and rugged road that leads to Durisdeer ;) It seemed risky for me to reach New-Galloway in time so I'll see you and Jamie in Perth on monday. Have fun tonight !!!
Emily Smith track 'The Bleacher Lassie O'Kelvinhaugh' to be aired on Merlin's Magical Music Moments; Wednesday 7th October 2009. Live on air on Soundart Radio 102.5 fm 20.30 - 22.00 pm GMT. Tonight we re-vist the fabulous Shrewsbury Folk Festival held over the August Bank Holiday. The full play list is now up on my blog.
To listen live follow the link @ www. soundartradio. org. uk
hello! I watched you on the transatlantic sessions' you were absolutely 1st class emily, I love that programme' its the best thing on the tv. all the very best to you and yours from the fighting 69th. alba go bragh!
Thanks to your blog, I could watch your concert at the Shrewsbury Folk Festival and even though it was through tv I could for the very first time enjoy a gig featuring Ross and Duncan. I can tell you I never had in my life such joy and pleasure watching a concert on tv, I have to add that the quality of the sound was excellent and allowed me to fully enjoy your perfect performance.
I adress to you all the greatest thank you for this brilliant time.
See you in October for your Burns Album launch tour
I've been to Nuremberg yesterday to see you for the very first time performing live on stage. It was worth even the traffic jam that I've been in to get there;-)
Hope to see and hear you again soon, whether in Germany or in Scotland, where I spend my vacation year after year, or somewhere else.
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.
