Emma has been playing traditional music on the fiddle since the age of 11 and the clarsach (celtic harp) since the age of 14. Now 32, she is an accomplished musician with years of performance and teaching experience and a passion for music.
During her teenage years, she was part of the North Ayrshire Traditional Music Group who performed in many venues including the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall and gigs in France, Spain, Sweden and Slovenia. She won the title of North Ayrshire Traditional Musician of the Year in 2007.
Emma also attended the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (formerly known as RSAMD), spending her Saturdays studying music at the Junior Academy. In 2010, she went on to study music further at Newcastle University, where she received a 2:1 Honours Degree specialising in folk and traditional music.
Emma has plenty of performance experience, playing at many big venues including the Sage Gateshead, King Tuts in Glasgow and the Cavern Club, Liverpool. Emma has also performed and delighted audiences in care homes, schools, nightclubs, cruise ships and at weddings.
Emma has played alongside bands and other musicians playing a variety of different types of music including pop, classical and Indian music. Emma also deps for bands, most commonly for ceilidh bands, playing the fiddle at weddings and other special events. She has also played a lot of solo gigs, including performances at Eden Fest in Dumfriesshire and the GOMA in Glasgow. In 2017, Emma released an EP full of her own songs and arrangements called 'The Girl with the Cloak'.
She also has a wealth of teaching experience, including teaching private lessons on the fiddle and clarsach. She leads group fiddle classes for adults every week in Ayrshire and works as an instrumental instructor at Arran High School. She was a regular workshop tutor at Cambridge Folk Fest and has lead successful 'Learning by ear' workshops at both Sidmouth Folk Week in Devon and Beverly Folk Fest in Yorkshire. She has also helped teach songwriting workshops for young people and taught singing and fiddle workshops for a variety of ages and abilities in her home town of North Ayrshire.
During her teenage years, she was part of the North Ayrshire Traditional Music Group who performed in many venues including the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall and gigs in France, Spain, Sweden and Slovenia. She won the title of North Ayrshire Traditional Musician of the Year in 2007.
Emma also attended the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (formerly known as RSAMD), spending her Saturdays studying music at the Junior Academy. In 2010, she went on to study music further at Newcastle University, where she received a 2:1 Honours Degree specialising in folk and traditional music.
Emma has plenty of performance experience, playing at many big venues including the Sage Gateshead, King Tuts in Glasgow and the Cavern Club, Liverpool. Emma has also performed and delighted audiences in care homes, schools, nightclubs, cruise ships and at weddings.
Emma has played alongside bands and other musicians playing a variety of different types of music including pop, classical and Indian music. Emma also deps for bands, most commonly for ceilidh bands, playing the fiddle at weddings and other special events. She has also played a lot of solo gigs, including performances at Eden Fest in Dumfriesshire and the GOMA in Glasgow. In 2017, Emma released an EP full of her own songs and arrangements called 'The Girl with the Cloak'.
She also has a wealth of teaching experience, including teaching private lessons on the fiddle and clarsach. She leads group fiddle classes for adults every week in Ayrshire and works as an instrumental instructor at Arran High School. She was a regular workshop tutor at Cambridge Folk Fest and has lead successful 'Learning by ear' workshops at both Sidmouth Folk Week in Devon and Beverly Folk Fest in Yorkshire. She has also helped teach songwriting workshops for young people and taught singing and fiddle workshops for a variety of ages and abilities in her home town of North Ayrshire.