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EMILY ON BBC RADIO SCOTLAND'S 'TAKE THE FLOOR'
May 18, 2012
Emily and Jamie McClennan will be Robbie Shepherd's special guests on next week's BBC Radio Scotland's 'Take the Floor'.  The show is pre-recorded infront of a live audience and will be broadcast on Saturday 26th May at 19:05 and repeated Sunday 27th May at 13:05. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01j6stz (read more)
UK SPRING TOUR
April 24, 2012
Emily is about to embark on a UK wide tour.  Full details of dates and venues are now online here: http://www.emilysmith.org/Tour_Future.php (read more)
DENMARK TOUR 2012
April 4, 2012
Emily has just returned from a great run of dates in Germany, more German dates coming later in the year, these will be announced in the next few weeks. Next week Emily heads to Denmark for five shows.  For more details see the TOUR page on her website.   (read more)
BBC RADIO SCOTLAND'S 'TRAVELLING FOLK' 22ND MARCH
March 20, 2012
Emily will be Bruce MacGregor's guest on BBC Radio Scotland's 'Travelling Folk' this Thursday 22nd March. Bruce will be chatting to Emily and playing some of her favourite tracks. The show is on from 20:05 - 22:00 and repeated on Saturday nights at 22:05.  Emily will be on the show at the start of the second hour. You can also listen again via BBCiplayer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tlyrt… (read more)
SCOTS SCUIL TV
February 27, 2012
For those able to watch BBC 2 Scotland you might be interested to see 'Scots Scuil', a programme about six children from all over Scotland and how they use Scots language in their lives.  Emily and Jamie helped three of the children write a song in Scots which will be featured in the programme. It will be broadcast on BBC 2 Scotland on 28th Feb at 7pm.   (read more)
NZ & EUROPEAN TOUR DATES NOW ONLINE
February 16, 2012
Emily's touring schdeule for Spring 2012 is now online and includes tours in New Zealand, Germany, Denmark and UK.  Full details here: http://www.emilysmith.org/Tour_Future.php   (read more)
NEW SONGS FOR LONDON
February 5, 2012
Emily will be performing at Blackheath Halls in London this Friday (10th Feb).Accompanied by Jamie McClennan on guitar and fiddle, Emily will be performing new material alongside favourites from her 2011 release 'Traiveller's Joy'.   (read more)
NEW DATE ADDED TO NEW ZEALAND TOUR
February 5, 2012
A show in Palmerston North has been added to the upcomg Emily Smith & Jamie McClennan tour in New Zealand.  Emily and Jamie will now play seven shows during their tour in February & March 2012.  Full details are on Emily's tour page here: http://www.emilysmith.org/Tour_Future.php (read more)
BIG BURNS SUPPER SHOW **SOLD OUT**
January 17, 2012
Emily Smith & Jamie McClennan's duo show in Brigend Theatre, Dumfries on Friday 27th January featuring the songs and tunes of Dumfries & Galloway is now sold out. (read more)
TWO UNIQUE JANUARY SHOWS
December 20, 2011
Emily has two special shows to start the New Year in 2012. The first is a tribute night to the late Ray Fisher at Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow on 22nd January. http://www.celticconnections.com/ Then on Friday 27th January Emily and Jamie McClennan will perform at the first ever Big Burns Supper Festival in Dumfries at Brigend Theatre.  This show will be an intimate evening to celebrate… (read more)
NEW ZEALAND TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED
December 20, 2011
Following their sell out tour in 2010 Emily Smith & Jamie McClennan are returning to tour New Zealand in Feb & March 2012. Dates are now online here: http://www.emilysmith.org/Tour_Future.php (read more)
EMILY NOMINATED FOR 'FOLK SINGER OF THE YEAR' & 'BEST TRADITIONAL TRACK' IN BBC RADIO 2 FOLK AWARDS!
November 16, 2011
The nominees for the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2012 were announced live on air this evening on the Mike Harding show and we are delighted to let you know that Emily has been nominated in two categories!The first is for the prestigious title of 'Folk Singer of the Year' and the second is 'Best Traditional Track' for her song 'Sweet Lover of Mine' as featured on her album 'Traiveller's Joy' released earlier… (read more)
EMILY NOMINATED FOR 'LIVE ACT OF THE YEAR'
October 31, 2011
We're delighted to let you know that Emily and band are nominees for LIVE ACT OF THE YEAR at this year's Scots Trad Music Awards.  Voting runs from 31st October - 18th November so if you think Emily and the many great musicians she works with deserve to win this award you can cast your vote here.http://www.scottishcultureonline.com/vote-now-in-the-mg-alba-scots-trad-music-awards-2011/ The awards… (read more)
EMILY ON BBC RADIO 2 THIS SUNDAY
October 20, 2011
Emily will be interviewed and performing live on Aled Jones' 'Good Morning Sunday' show on BBC Radio 2 this Sunday 23rd October.  Emily will be on the show between 8am & 9am or you can listen again through BBCiplayer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b015v0hd (read more)
EMILY'S BLOG FOR 'WAKING THE MUSE'
October 16, 2011
Emily has written a blog for Properganda Online magazine's series 'Waking The Muse'.  Click the link below to read about how Emily first picked up an instrument. http://www.propergandaonline.com/blog/?p=27773 (read more)
NEW VIDEOS ON YOU TUBE CHANNEL
October 5, 2011
Emily's You Tube channel has been updated with two new videos.  The first is her performance of 'Sweet Lover of Mine' filmed for Sky Arts Channel at Cambridge Folk Festival 2011. (Also featured above on her home page). There is also a new video of Emily's song 'Butterfly' filmed on her current tour in California featuring Hannah Read on fiddle and Jamie McClennan on guitar.To view videos go to Emily's… (read more)
UK AUTUMN TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED
September 21, 2011
Emily will be touring the UK throughout the autumn promoting her new album 'Traiveller's Joy'.  Audiences on the autumn tour will be the first to hear a new band line up and debuts of new songs too.  Check out the tour page to see if Emily is coming to a town near you. TOUR DATES: http://www.emilysmith.org/Tour_Future.php (read more)
EMILY ON SKY ARTS CHANNEL
August 18, 2011
Emily's performances at this year's Cambridge Folk Festival were filmed by Sky Arts and will be broadcast on Sky Arts Channel on Monday 22nd August at 10pm. (read more)
NORTH AMERICA DATES ANNOUNCED
August 16, 2011
Emily is heading across the pond to play two festivals in North America in October.  The first is KVMR's Celtic Festival in Grass Valley, California on 1st & 2nd October.  Emily will be accompanied by Jamie McClennan and special guest Hannah Read on fiddle.  Good friends Old Blind Dogs are also on the bill.  From 12th - 14th October Emily and Jamie will be play various shows at the world famous… (read more)
CAMBRIDGE FOLK FESTIVAL
July 28, 2011
Emily and band head to Cambridge Folk Festival for the first time this weekend. Emily will be performing on Stage 1 at 12:55 on Saturday and Stage 2 at 15:55 on Sunday. Also on Saturday Emily will be in the Mojo signing tent at 14:30, come along to say hello and get your album signed! (read more)
CELTIC FUSION PERFORMANCE ON BBC ULSTER
July 28, 2011
Emily's performance at the recent Celtic Fusion Festival in Nrothern Ireland was recorded and broadcast on BBC Radio Ulster. You can listen again on bbc iplayer here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b012p56m/Folk_Club_23_07_2011/   (read more)
SUMMER FESTIVAL DATES ANNOUNCED!!
April 19, 2011
Emily and the band are looking forward to a busy summer playing festivals throughout the UK and beyond including a main stage performance at Cambridge Folk Festival, a return to the mighty Tonder Festival in Denmark and a first time trip to KVMR's Celtic Festival in California. The coming months will see Emily travel the length and breadth of the UK to play festivals in Orkney, Northern Ireland, Wales… (read more)
MUSO'S MAGAZINE FEATURE
April 13, 2011
The April issue of Muso's Magazine features an article written by Emily on her musical background, how she got into folk music and the ups and downs she has encountered through the years so far. Click here to read the magazine:http://www.musos-mag.co.uk/shop/index.php (read more)
EMILY ON BOB HARRIS SHOW BBC RADIO 2
March 8, 2011
Emily will be Bob Harris' guest on his show this Saturday (12th March).  Listen in to hear Emily talk about and play live tracks from her new album 'Traiveller's Joy'.  Emily will be in the second hour of the show after midnight (technically Sun 13th March).  You can listen again on bbc iplayer Bob Harris show:http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006wqtf (read more)
TRAIVELLER'S JOY LAUNCH TOUR
February 14, 2011
Emily is currently touring in the UK throughout February to launch her new album 'Traiveller's Joy'.  Check the TOUR page to see if she is coming to a town near you.http://www.emilysmith.org/Tour_Future.php 14th-Feb-2011 (read more)
EMILY ON TRAVELLING FOLK BBC RADIO SCOTLAND
February 9, 2011
Tune in to BBC Radio Scotland's 'Travelling Folk' on Thursday 10th Feb to hear Emily talking about three of her favourite artists and playing tracks from each. The show is broadcast live 8 - 10pm, repeated on Saturday 10pm - midnight  or you can listen again on bbciplayer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tlyrt Prior to that Emily will also be performing live on Sue Marchant's show BBC Cambridge… (read more)
EMILY ON MIKE HARDING SHOW
January 31, 2011
Emily will be Mike Harding's guest on his BBC Radio 2 show on Wed 2nd Feb. Mike will be chatting to Emily about her new album 'Traiveller's Joy' and playing some tracks. The show goes out between 7 & 8pm live or you can listen again on bbc iplayer.Click Here for link to Mike Harding's BBC Radio 2 Homepage 31-Jan-2011 (read more)
NEW ALBUM TRAIVELLER'S JOY IS OUT NOW!
January 24, 2011
Emily's new album 'Traiveller's Joy' is officially released in the UK and Europe today! Order direct from White Fall Records today to receive your signed copy: http://www.whitefallrecords.com(They ship worldwide)Also available from all good retailers in stores and online. Praise for Traiveller's Joy:"Surely the most impressive young instrumentalist and songwriter singing in English" The Guardian ****"Superb!"… (read more)
CD SIGNING IN THOMAS TOSH
January 21, 2011
Emily will be signing copies of her new album 'Traiveller's Joy' on Saturday 22nd January in cafe/gallery/gift shop 'Thomas Tosh', Thornhill, Dumfries & Galloway.  Emily will be in store between 10.30am & 12pm.  Come along and say hello, chat to Emily and have your copy of the new album signed! http://www.thomastosh.co.uk 21-Jan-2011 (read more)
GLOBAL GATHERING LIVE SESSION 18TH JAN
January 17, 2011
Emily will be performing songs from her new album 'Traiveller's Joy' in a live session on BBC Radio Scotland's 'Global Gathering' as part of Celtic Connections Festival on Tuesday 18th Jan.  The show will be broadcast live between 8pm & 10pm and will be available to listen again on bbciplayer: http://www.bbciplayer.co.uk   17-Jan-2011 (read more)
TRAIVELLER'S JOY - ALBUM OF THE WEEK
January 13, 2011
Happy New Year and welcome to Emily's new website!The build up to the release of Emily's new album Traiveller's Joy is well underway and she is being kept busy doing interviews and live performances.Last week (5th Jan) she performed 'Sweet Lover of Mine' and was interviewed by Michelle McManus and Steven Jardine on STV's 'The Hour' programme.  On 8th January she was interviewed by Robbie Shepherd… (read more)
Emily Smith You Tube Channel & new video 'Still We Dance On'
December 7, 2010
To keep things neat and tidy we now have a dedicated Emily Smith songs You Tube channel where you can find footage of Emily performing all in the one place. Emily recently filmed a video for song 'Still We Dance On' in Russia, October 2010.  The song is featured on her new album 'Traiveller's Joy'.Here's the link:http://www.youtube.com/emilysmithsongs Traiveller's Joy is now available to pre-order… (read more)
New album TRAIVELLER'S JOY!!
November 15, 2010
Hi Folks I'm delighted to let you know that my new album 'Traiveller's Joy" is now available to pre-order through all good retailers.  If you order via my site: http://www.emilysmith.org you'll receive a signed copy a week ahead of general release. Traiveller's Joy will be officially released in the UK and Europe on 24th January 2011 followed by a 16 date launch tour in the UK kicking off at the… (read more)
First visit to Russia
October 25, 2010
A busy year of international touring continues for Emily this week as she heads across to Russia for the first time to play a show in the city of Ekaterinburg on Saturday 30th October.  Joined by Jamie McClennan on guitar and fiddle she will be presenting her mix of traditional and contemporary songs to a new audience and is looking forward to exploring new territory.       (read more)
North America Tour
September 27, 2010
New England in the fall = perfect timing. Emily will be touring in the US and Canada during the first week of October on a small but perfectly formed tour, accompanied by long time musical partner Jamie McClennan. It's been a couple of years since she toured in the US and is looking forward to playing a few venues on the east coast before heading west to Alberta. Please see the http://www.emilysmith.org/Tour_Future.php… (read more)
Emily on BBC Songs of Praise
August 6, 2010
Emily was honoured to be asked to perform on BBC Songs of Praise this summer.   The three part series was filmed in Scotland and themed along journeys to and from Glasgow, by ferry to the Isles of Cumbrae & Bute, by train on the beautiful West Highland Line and by foot on the West Highland Way from Ben Nevis to Loch Lomond.   Two of the songs Emily performed (her own 'Butterfly' and Rick Kemp's… (read more)
North America Tour Dates now online!
July 3, 2010
Hi Folks Delighted to let you know that I'm heading back across to North America for a run of dates in the autumn.Really looking forward to returning, it's been a while!  You can view dates here: http://www.emilysmith.org/Tour_Future.php Emily x (read more)
Recording plans
May 22, 2010
May 22nd, 2010 Emily is currently at home preparing to record her new album. Performances coming up in June include Richard Thompson's Meltdown Festival in London and an 11 date tour of Austria.  For full details please see the tour page: Tour Dates (read more)
Scottish Parliament Burns Night
January 16, 2010
I'm excited that I've been asked to perform at the Scottish Parliament Burns night on Tuesday night! On top of that Jamie and I are heading to NZ the following Sunday for a 2 month tour to both NZ and Australia.  Bring on the sunshine! Emily (read more)
Adoon Winding Nith Release
November 8, 2009
Adoon Winding Nith is officially released TODAY the 9th November.Online and in all good record stores! (read more)
Duo Album arrives this week! + Matching Greeting Cards for Sale
October 14, 2009
Adoon Winding Nith, the new Duo album from Emily Smith & Jamie McClennan should be arriving later this week so if you order now you should be able to pre-empt the possible postal strike!Also, to go along with the release of the new album we are selling greeting cards of the original artwork from John Johnston.  There were four large paintings created in all and these have been reproduced in the… (read more)