Emma Swift
| Emma Swift | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sydney, NSW |
| Genres | Country |
Emma Swift is an Australian country singer.[1][2] Her self-titled EP, recorded in Nashville with producer Anne McCue, was nominated for a 2014 ARIA Award for Best Country Album.[3]
She relocated to Nashville in 2013. "I went to Tennessee looking for kindred spirits. I’m from Sydney, which is a great city, but it’s not exactly classic country heaven the way that Nashville is. I love a good honky tonk. I love thrift store sequins. I love lonely hearted hedonists likely to spend their last five bucks on cheap beer and loading up the jukebox with Tammy Wynette songs. That’s what drew me to Nashville." [4]
Swift is also a radio broadcaster, hosting Americana music show In The Pines on FBi Radio and[5] 'Revelator' on Double J at Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Sydney, Australia.[6]
She has toured USA, Australia, UK and Europe with Robyn Hitchcock, releasing two singles together, 'Follow Your Money' in 2015 and 'Love Is A Drag' in 2016, produced by Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub .[7] Swift also performs backing vocals along with Gillian Welch and Pat Sansone of Wilco on Hitchcock's 2017 release.
Swift opened for Ryan Adams in Australia in 2016. [8]
Discography
Emma Swift
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift
- "Follow Your Money" (2015)
- "Love Is A Drag" (2016)
Adam Young
- "Elementary Carnival Blues" LP - Stanley Records (2016)[12] - backing vocals
Robyn Hitchcock
- "Robyn Hitchcock" LP - Yep Roc Records (2017) - backing vocals
References
- ↑ Grimson, Ken (10 October 2014), "Aria nominations for Wagga singers", The Daily Advertiser
- ↑ Giammetta, David (15 October 2014), "ARIA Awards see Emma Swift nominated for an award against Keith Urban", North Shore Times
- ↑ Zuel, Bernard (7 October 2014), "Chet Faker and his beard are set to rule ARIAs", Sydney Morning Herald
- ↑ Valdés López, Sam J. (29 October 2014), "Interview: Emma Swift", Sloucher
- ↑ https://inthepinesonfbi.wordpress.com/tag/emma-swift/
- ↑ http://emmaswift.com.au/bio/
- ↑ Lepidus, Harold (15 November 2016), "Emma Swift on her New Record with Robyn Hitchcock", No Depression
- ↑ Hallsworth, Nick (8 December 2016), "Ryan Adams’ one night in Sydney was a many splendoured thing", Faster Louder Junkee
- ↑ Zuel, Bernard (18 July 2014), "Country twang from across the globe", Sydney Morning Herald
- ↑ Glorfeld, Jeff (31 July 2014), "Emma Swift, CD review", Sydney Morning Herald
- ↑ Costello, David (9 August 2014), "Emma Swift", Courier Mail
- ↑ http://www.stanleyrecords.com.au/adam-young/