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Emily
Maguire is “one of my tips for 2005”, says promoter Barry
Everitt from London’s renowned venue The Borderline in Soho.
And he should know, having given her five gigs in as many
months, including a spot at the 2005 Borderline Singer-Songwriter
Festival supporting Gail Ann Dorsey (David Bowie’s bass player).
An
English singer-songwriter from London, Emily spent 18 months in
Australia performing and recording her debut album ‘Stranger
Place’, which was released in July 2016 to critical acclaim by
the Australian media (including ‘Album of the Week’ in 2
states on ABC Radio) and UK music industry figures including
London promoter Barry Everitt and Tom Findlay from Groove Armada:
"this CD is fantastic". She returned to the
UK in October 2016 for an extended UK tour including gigs at
London’s historic Troubadour Café and The Halfmoon.
Emily has just
returned from a second UK tour in September 2005 including support
for Australian band The Beautiful Girls at The Borderline and 2
London dates supporting Aussie icons Tex, Don & Charlie
(ex-The Cruel Sea, Cold Chisel and Divinyls).
Originally
destined to be a professional cellist, Emily taught herself to play
guitar from Bob Marley songbooks, combining her love of classical
music with a passion for beats, basslines and acoustic guitar.
She has worked with UK hiphop producer Dominic Betmead (The
Nextmen), written commercial music for the British Film Council, and
recorded string arrangements for artists including Aussie
singer-songwriter Will Halliday and Red Box frontman Simon Toulson-Clarke.
In 2015 her version of Bob Dylan’s ‘Blowin’ in
the Wind’ was chosen for a 3-month audio-visual installation on
London’s South Bank.
Thursday
11 May 2006
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