Occupation(s) Singer Role Singer · emilysmith.org Years active 2002–present Associated acts Jamie McClennan | Website www.emilysmith.org Name Emily Smith | |
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Born March 25, 1981 (age 43) ( 1981-03-25 ) Labels Cadiz Music, White Fall Records, Proper Distribution Education The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Similar People Karine Polwart, Rachael McShane, Krista Detor, Jez Lowe, Chris Wood Profiles |
Emily smith heard from heaven today
Emily Smith (born 1981) is a Scottish folk singer from Dumfries and Galloway. She went to school at Wallace Hall Academy and has a degree in Scottish music from The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. She is married to New Zealand-born fiddle player and guitarist Jamie McClennan.
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- Emily smith heard from heaven today
- John o dreams emily smith cecil sharp house
- Early life
- Solo albums
- Collaborations and guest appearances
- TV appearances
- Awards
- References

John o dreams emily smith cecil sharp house
Early life

Emily's childhood was spent dancing to music, rather than performing it, in her mother's dance school. She grew up assuming everyone knew how to do a highland fling and weekends were spent dancing at ceilidhs rather than nightclubs. Aged seven she started out on piano; moved onto snare drum in the local pipe band and subsequently found a passion for piano accordion, where at the age of eighteen she was National Mod champion. But it wasn't until a solo with the school choir in her late teens that Emily discovered her singing voice. She moved to Glasgow in 1999 where she gained an Honours degree in Scottish Music from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. With principal study of Scots Song, she also studied accordion and piano.
Solo albums

Collaborations and guest appearances

TV appearances

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Awards
