Emily Smith with her husband, Jamie McClennan
Emily Smith (emilysmith.org) is a folksinger/songwriter/musician from the south of Scotland (Dumfriesshire). She plays piano and accordion, and she sings with a beautiful voice that has earned for her many awards. She has a new anniversary album just released that is a good introduction to her music.
http://www.whitefallrecords.com/Store_TenYears.html
Below are a few samples of her music:
"Sweet Lover of Mine"
"Silver Tassie" (words by Robert Burns)
"Still We Dance On" (video made while on tour in Russia)
An appearance on BBC Songs of Faith: "Glory Bound":
"Come Home Pretty Bird" (from the Fiddler's Green festival in Austria) http://youtu.be/0q0y44cTMYo
Here are also some EPK videos for her last albums: Too Long Away, Traiveller's Joy. Here is a performance by Emily of "The Last Trawl" just a few weeks ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_heMWFQhwME.
She can be followed at Twitter at http://twitter.com/emilysmithmusic. Wishing her well, especially since reading this tweet:
Steverino