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Emily Rodgers

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Genres
  
Folk

Instruments
  
Vocals, guitar

Labels
  
Misra Records

Occupation(s)
  
Singer-songwriter

Years active
  
2004–present

Name
  
Emily Rodgers

Born
  
November 8, 1980 (age 43) Johnson City, Tennessee (
1980-11-08
)

Origin
  
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Emily Rodgers is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania based singer-songwriter. Rodgers performs both solo and with a full band. Her music has been compared to Mazzy Star, Galaxie 500, Cowboy Junkies, and Neil Young.

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In 2008, Rodgers signed to Misra Records. That same year, she performed with a full band at the South by Southwest Music Festival Rodgers' 2009 release Bright Day was produced by Josh Antonuccio at 3 Elliott Studio in Athens, Ohio. The album was mixed and mastered by legendary indie producer Kramer, who has praised her music in a number of interviews, calling her "a songwriter in the classic sense of the term."

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Discography

  • Emily Rodgers & Her Majesty's Stars (2005)
  • In Spring Alchemy split e/p with Kevin Finn (2005)
  • Bright Day (Misra Records, 2009)
  • "This Town" appeared in the major motion picture Cafe (2010).
  • "This Town" appeared on WYEP's Live & Direct: Volume 12.
  • "Women of Arsenal" appeared on When We Shine: 15 Songs About Pittsburgh, funded by Allegheny Regional Asset District and Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society.
  • Band members

  • Erik Cirelli—guitars, lap steel (Bright Day)
  • Paul Smith—drums, piano (Bright Day)
  • Austin Osterhout—bass, violin (Bright Day)
  • Allison Kacmar—bass (Bright Day)
  • Michele Bartos—cello (Bright Day)
  • Jon Paslov—guitar, bass (Emily Rodgers & Her Majesty's Stars, In Spring Alchemy)
  • Megan Williams—violin (Emily Rodgers & Her Majesty's Stars)
  • Andrew Rishikof—drums (Emily Rodgers & Her Majesty's Stars)
  • Kevin Finn—guitar (In Spring Alchemy)
  • Personal Life

    Emily Rodgers lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is married to guitar player Erik Cirelli. She holds an MA in Literary & Cultural Studies from Carnegie Mellon University and teaches college level literature and writing.

    References

    Emily Rodgers Wikipedia