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Scotland's Emily Smith Band Will Bring Celtic Music to Raleigh
Scottish singer will be performing with her band April 2 at the Long View Center in Raleigh. Scottish-born singer/songwriter Emily Smith first made her mark on the European music scene when she won the 2002 BBC Radio Scotland's Young Scottish Traditional Musician of the Year Award. In the same year she formed her own band and has since toured throughout Europe and Australia. In 2003 Emily graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama with an Honors degree in Scottish music. During this time she developed her skills on piano and accordion and established her own singing style drawing on the many sources available to her.
Emily has a warm and open stage manner and these same characteristics shine through in her musicianship. Her voice blends delicacy with a surprising power and is equally alluring wheth... Read more at:World Music Central
Scottish singer will be performing with her band April 2 at the Long View Center in Raleigh. Scottish-born singer/songwriter Emily Smith first made her mark on the European music scene when she won the 2002 BBC Radio Scotland's Young Scottish Traditional Musician of the Year Award. In the same year she formed her own band and has since toured throughout Europe and Australia. In 2003 Emily graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama with an Honors degree in Scottish music. During this time she developed her skills on piano and accordion and established her own singing style drawing on the many sources available to her.
