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There are some of the great songs from the tradition on this CD. Emily has chosen Fair Helen of Kirkconnel from her own Dumfries and Galloway area and the lovely Borders song Time Wears Awa. There are new songs too - the title track A Day Like Today was written by Emily and the first tune on track 3, Party in my Pants, was penned by the band's fiddler Jamie McClennan.
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Folk music isn't really my thing but this CD from the Emily Smith band is excellent. Emily Smith won the BBC Radio Scotland Traditional Musician of the year award 2002 and you can see why. The tracks on this album are upbeat and melodic, the instruments are well played and the sounds compliment each other well. Emily's singing voice has to rank as one of the clearest, easiest voices around.
If you like music, you'll like this. Even if Folk isn't your usual cup of tea.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
A stunning Lass
25 Jun 2005
Format:Audio CD
Joining the ranks of the most beautiful traditional/celtic singers (Kate Rusby, Cathie Ryan, Karan Casey, Niamh Parsons, and others), Emily is a wonder. Extremely moving performances in her very lovely Scottish voice of "Fair Helen of Kirkconnel," "Green Grass Grows Bonny" (aka "I Wonder What is Keeping My True Love This Night"), "Time Wears Awa," "Molly Lovely Molly" and an amazing version of "The Cruel Mother." Emily plays a wicked accordion and soulful piano and surrounds herself with first rate musicians. She also writes new songs as well as she performs old ones--a talent like Kate Rusby's--which is particularly on display on her newer cd, A DIFFERENT LIFE. Don't miss either.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
A remarkably beautiful voice
4 May 2004
Format:Audio CD
A resurgence of traditional Scottish folk music has brought forth a number of new talents that are worthy of pause. Such is the case with Emily Smith. Emily, an accomplish pianist and accordian player, has a voice that is pure and graceful. So pure and graceful, in fact, that she top took honors as the 2002 "BBC Radio Scotland's Young Scottish Traditional Musician of the Year". With Sean O'Donnell (guitar), Jamie McClennan (fiddle), and Ross Ainslie (pipes), the Emily Smith Band's debut "Day Like Today" has a clean tight sound and is a pleasant surprise that should be a part of any musical library.
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