Emily Smith
Award-winning Scottish folk singer Emily Smith takes Phil Cunningham on a musical journey as they discuss her songs and her many influences.
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Scottish folk singer Emily Smith first made a name for herself after winning the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year award in 2002.
Emily plays piano and accordion and as well as performing with her own band and has toured widely and played with many of the most popular musicians in Scotland.
Her outstanding voice and powerful lyrics have earned her a place at Folk Music's top table.
She tells Phil Cunningham about her childhood in Dumfriesshire including a one-time fixation with Kyle Minogue and she picks five tracks that have played an important part in her life.
Phil opens the show with Emily's track Audience of Souls and she goes on to pick the following five songs:
'I Should be so lucky' | Artist: Kylie Minogue.
'We've Only Just Begun' | Artist: The Carpenters.
'Skippin' Bar'fit Through The Heather' | Artist: Alison McMorland (Album: Cloudberry Day)
Wedding Song | Artist: Anais Mitchell (Album: Hadestown)
'Mary' | Artist: Rura (Album: Break it up)
Phil closes with the track Take You ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ from Emily's album Traivellers's Joy.
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ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Two: Emily Smith - βThe Ploomanβ
Emily Smith and her husband, Jamie McClennan, perform The Plooman
Broadcasts
- Thu 14 Feb 2013 14:05ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland
- Sun 17 Feb 2013 06:03ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland
- Tue 10 Sep 2013 13:32ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland
- Fri 3 Jul 2015 18:30ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland except ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Orkney & ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Shetland