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Emily Smith
Emily Smith, 2020
Background information
Born	(1981-03-25) 25 March 1981 (age 43)
Origin	Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Genres	Celtic, folk
Occupation	Singer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, piano, accordion
Years active	2002–present
Labels	White Fall Records, Proper Distribution
Website	emilysmith.org

Emily Smith (born 25 May 1981) is a Scottish folk singer from Dumfries and Galloway. She went to school at Wallace Hall and has a degree in Scottish music from The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.^[1][2]

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Smith started to learn the piano aged seven, and later moved to piano accordion, where at the age of eighteen she was National Mod champion. She gained an Honours degree in Scottish Music from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

• A Day Like Today (2002)
• A Different Life (2005)
• Too Long Away (2008)
• Adoon Winding Nith with Jamie McClennan (2009)
• Traiveller's Joy (2011)
• Ten Years (2013)
• A Winters Night – EP (2014)
• Echoes (2014)
• Songs for Christmas (2016)

• Faultlines – Karine Polwart (2003)
• Darwin Song Project – Various Artists (March 2009)
• Transatlantic Sessions 4 (October 2009)
• Adoon Winding Nith – with Jamie McClennan (November 2009)
• Sweet Visitor – Nancy Kerr (2014)
• Unplugged – Smith & McClennan (2018)
• Small Town Stories – Smith & McClennan (2020)

Television appearances include:^[3]

• BBC Songs of Praise
• Transatlantic Sessions 4
• Scotland's Hogmanay Live (broadcast live from Glasgow)

• BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician award (2002)
• Scots Trad Music Awards: Scots Singer of the Year (2008)

Smith is married to Jamie McClennan, a New Zealand-born fiddle player and guitarist.^[1]

• Official website