Mike Harding, BBC Radio 2

21-Jan-2010

Emily Smith and Jamie McClennan will be Mike Harding’s guests on his BBC Radio 2 show on Wednesday 27th January.
The show is broadcast live between 7 & 9pm. You can listen online here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006wrmz
and listen again on bbc iplayer upto a week afterwards.

Mike will play several tracks from Emily & Jamie’s new album of lesser known songs by Robert Burns ‘Adoon Winding Nith’ and talk to them about their inspiration and ideas behind the album.

NEW ALBUM:

02-Oct-2009

To mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns Emily Smith and Jamie McClennan present an album of lesser known gems by Scotland’s National Bard.
An upbeat, happy, optimistic album. There are no broken hearts, no sad endings, just songs celebrating love, beauty and good times.

Pre-order your copy and listen to sample tracks here:
www.whitefallrecords.com/Store_DoonWindingNith.html

The first 100 orders will be signed by Emily & Jamie.

SHREWSBURY FOLK FESTIVAL

Live Video Link
28-Aug-2009

Tomorrow (Saturday 29th August) you can log on to the Shrewsbury Folk Festival Website here and watch a live feed of Emily's concert. She'll be performing with the full band - Jamie, Duncan and Ross. Emily's show starts at 2.55pm.

There are also a whole lot of other great acts on over the weekend and you can watch most of them performing. Check out the schedule at the above link or by clicking on the logo on the left.

Richard Thompson Support Dates.
10-Jun-2009

Hi Folks

Just announced - I'm delighted to let you know that I will be opening for Richard Thompson on the following dates in England this summer:

July 22 - Chesterfield Winding Wheel
July 23 - Durham Gala Theatre
Aug 13 - New Brighton Floral Pavilion
(his full tour schedule is here: www.richardthompson-music.com)

Looking forward to this very much!!!
Emily x

Celtic Connections - Auld Lang Syne
26-Jan-2009

Hi Folks,
There is video footage available to view on the BBC website of the Auld Lang Syne concert from Celtic Connections which Jamie and myself were part of and featured Eddi Reader, Karen Matheson, Karine Polwart, Dougie McLean, Dick Gaughan, Michael Marra and The Cast.

The show was filmed and broadcast on BBC 1 Scotland last night. To watch the show you can select songs artist by artist here:
Auld Lang Syne - All Artists (look out for Eddi and I having a wee dance on Leezie Lindsay.)
This site includes some extra songs which couldn't be fitted into the TV broadcast.

My songs are here:
Adown Winding Nith & Silver Tassie

The tribute to Odetta led by Karine is a special moment: Oh Freedom.

Emily x

NOTE: Unfortunately for overseas viewers the show is only available to UK viewers due to broadcasting restrictions. BUT! Someone has put up my songs on YouTube, click the links below to view:
Silver Tassie:
Adown Winding Nith:

Happy Christmas Folk!
23-Dec-2008

I’m very excited to let you know that I will be performing on BBC Scotland’s Programme ‘Hogmanay Live’ this year. I’ll be playing accordion in the house band under the musical direction of Phil Cunningham. I’ll also be singing Auld Lang Syne with 2007’s UK X Factor winner Leon Jackson.
The show starts at 23:50 on BBC 1 Scotland. If you’re out and about to see in the bells or, if you’re like me and live in a remote area where the weather often goes a bit daft and cuts the electricity off on Hogmanay, then you can watch again on BBC iplayer: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer

By the magic of television I’ll be featured in a Scots Trad Music Award Winners concert over on digital channel BBC ALBA at 7pm, also 31st December.
The show features many of the award winners performing at a concert recently held in Glasgow and is presented by Julie Fowlis.

2008 has been a fantastic year for me and I’m looking forward to plans we have in place for 2009, there’s lots of shows to be played and recordings to be made! Thanks as always for visiting my site and for your continued support and encouragement throughout the year, it really is much appreciated.
If you’re facing a tough time ahead then I hope you can still manage to find a blessing to count, I wish you all a happy, peaceful and restful Christmas and New Year.

Emily x

WINNER - Scots Singer of the Year
05-Dec-2008

Hello Folks
A huge thank you to everyone who voted for me in this year's Scots Trad Music Awards, it just goes to show your vote DOES count! I was thrilled to pick up up my award at the glitzy award ceremony in Glasgow on Saturday night. The awards show will be televised tonight on digital TV channel - BBC ALBA and starts at 9pm. There will also be a winners concert filmed in the next few weeks which will be broadcast on BBC2 between Christmas and New Year. I'll let you know more details when I have them.

Thanks again!
Emily x

Beth Neilson Chapman Support
25th August, 2008

Hello out there! Some very exciting news is that I will be opening for fantastic singer and songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman on her upcoming Scottish tour in November!
Full details of the shows can be found on my page. Also - you can now view photos of the recent Canada/USA trip on my website here: GALLERY

I'm off to Tonder Festival in Denmark tomorrow to begin rehearsals for this weekend's performances at the wonderful Tonder Festival in Denmark.
Lots more news coming soon
Emily x

DGB Life Cover Story
07-Oct-2008

Hello,
For those living in lowland Scotland you may be interested to know that there is an article about me in the current issue of DGB Life Magazine.

Emily x

1st Scottish Folk Festival Tour
01-Oct-2008

Hi there,
The Austria tour is now in full swing. Please check out my blog for regular updates, Jamie has been making a video tour diary and the links will be on my blog page soon.
Mr Christian Hofferbert has kindly translated my song lyrics into German (you can see them here) for anyone who struggles to read English.
Emily x