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19-Feb-2016
14 Years Ago: Emily Smith Wins BBC Young Traditional Musician Award 2002by Rob Howard |
 The Accordions Worldwide News for February 15th 2002 reported that Emily Smith had won the prestigious BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award. Since 2002 singer and accordionist Emily Smith, who has a degree in Scottish Music from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, has enjoyed a very successful career in the folk world, performing around the world and with several albums to her credit. Accordionist Wins Young Traditional Musician Award 2002 – Scotland The finals of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award 2002 were held on January 27th at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. A capacity audience were treated to some amazing performances from seven finalists playing the accordion, violin, pipes, guitar and clarsach. Accordionist and vocalist Emily Smith won the award and was presented with a record deal with Footstompin' Records plus invitations to various festivals including Tonder in Denmark, and next year’s Celtic Connection's BBC Radio Broadcast. Concertina player Simon Thoumire is the organizer of this annual event. |