The Bezzas
Emma Reid - fiddle
Roger Wilson - vocals, guitar and fiddle
Influences
Two of of my foremost sources of musical inspiration are the Bingsjö fiddler Nils Agenmark (1915-1994) and the Orsa fiddler Gössa Anders Andersson (1878-1963) - Nils with his continuous, ornamented tone; Gössa with his swinging, unpretentious style.
Sounds Like
The musical painting of myself is a culmination of the inspirations and influences of several tradition bearers, my Swedish heritage, my upbringing with jigs and reels in the north-east of England, the musicians I've met, the thoughts that have lingered...
Emma Reid was brought up in the north-east of England and started playing the fiddle at the age of three with her Swedish mother.
At eighteen she moved to Stockholm to study Swedish folk music performance with Ellika Frisell and Sven Ahlbäck at
the Royal College of Music, graduating in November 2003 with a concert in Stockholm's Concert Hall.
Since then Emma has completed a Masters degree in Music at Newcastle University.
Emma performs and teaches regularly in Sweden, Britain and the USA.
As well as performing solo she works extensively in several duos
and is a member of the groups Ditt Ditt Darium, Tandoori Hill and Methera.
She has also enjoyed collaborations with storytellers and dancers, and was Musical Director of a Northern Stage production in February 2005.
In May 2005 Emma released her debut solo album Snake Bow to great acclaim,
and toured the UK with Folkworks Fiddles on Fire. Since then Emma has released three duo albums and set up an acoustic concert series at Izzy Young's Folklore Centrum in Stockholm.
I'd be very happy if you leave me a comment or message so I get to know you better. And don't forget to add my songs to your profile and tell your friends about me!
Heeeey, Emma - it’s been a while :) - and how are you, hope things are good, are they?... Listen, I have a favor to ask you, could I? Since my picture won at the monthly level & Round 1, I got nominated for the LongHair Hawtie of the Year. Round 2 ends in a few days and... - was hoping for those 6 votes from you ;)
So... this is where you would cast a vote
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=188240006&albumId=1967536
Just look for this picture on the last row:
And these are the rules on how to 'do it' ...
Yeah, you do need to get accepted as a friend before you can vote, but they’re nice girls (the hawtie folks), no harm whatsoever :)
Thank you so much already,
In appreciation,
- Armand
PS. a very 'evil' thought - maybe you can tell your friends to vote too? ;)
Releasekonsert för nya skivan "Soot" 13e maj kl 20.00 på Studio Lederman, Gästrikegatan 13, T-st:Eriksplan Varmt välkommen att fira med oss!!!! H / Boot
/Leif
