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08-Aug-2008
by Kevin Friedrich
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 Scottish singer/accordionist Emily Smith will be performing in Canada and New York State in August. 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. She gained an Honors degree in Scottish Music at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Smith 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. Her appearances in the USA and Canada are as follows: August 4th to 9th - Celtic Roots Festival, Goderich, Ontario, Canada August 12th, 7.30pm - Rum Runner, Kitchener, Ontario August 14th, 7.00 pm - Emmanuel Howard Park United Church, 214 Wright Ave, Roncesvalles, Toronto August 16th, all day event - Amherst Museum Scottish Festival & Highland Games, Amherst, New York, USA For further information e-mail: info@emilysmith.org |