Emma Langford

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Emma Langford
Born (1989-11-03) 3 November 1989 (age 32)
Limerick, Ireland
NationalityIrish
OccupationMusician
Known forFolk music

Emma Langford is an Irish singer-songwriter from Caherdavin, a northern suburb of Limerick City. She is best known for singing folk music, and her vocal style has drawn comparisons to artists such as Joni Mitchell, Janis Ian, and Norah Jones.[1]

She released her debut album, Quiet Giant, in 2017[2] – for which she received the Best Emerging Artist award at the inaugural RTE Radio 1 Folk Awards.[3][4] In 2019 she embarked on an international tour, making her US debut at the Milwaukee Irish Fests.[5]

In 2019, she became the first ever recipient of the Dolores O'Riordan Bursary – an award created in memory of the late singer from Limerick to promote creative arts projects in the city.[6]

Langford released her second album, Sowing Acorns, in 2020.[7] All of the proceeds from the first single from this album, ‘Mariana’ were donated to Safe Ireland, a charity focused on protecting women and children from domestic violence.[8]

She has been nominated for Best Folk Singer at the RTE Radio 1 Folk Awards 2020.[9][10]

Langford also curates the Limerick Lady Festival, an initiative which aims to promote female musicians to tackle the issue of gender imbalance in the music industry.[11] The Festival has also inspired a podcast called The Limerick Lady Podcast, which Langford presents alongside Ann Blake, where they discuss issues around gender, art and representation.[12][13]

She holds a BA in voice and dance from the University of Limerick, and has also completed an MA at the same institution.[14][15]

In October 2021, it was announced that Langford has been included on the longlist for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in two categories; Album of the Year and Song of the Year.[16][17]

Awards and nominations[]

RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards[]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2017 Emma Langford Best Emerging Artist Won
2020 Emma Langford Best Folk Singer Nominated

Grammy Awards[]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2021 Emma Langford, Sowing Acorns Album of the Year Longlisted
2020 Emma Langford, Birdsong Song of the Year Longlisted

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References[]

  1. ^ "Irish Women in Harmony for Safe Ireland: Emma Langford talks life in Limerick, Dolores O'Riordan". www.hotepress.com. Hot Press. 26 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Emma Langford review: A Limerick original with talent to burn". www.irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 13 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Limerick's Emma Langford a winner at first ever RTE Radio 1 Folk Awards". www.limerickleader.ie. Limerick Leader. 26 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Live report: Emma Langford on the Hot Press Lockdown Sessions Y&E Series". www.hotpress.com. Hot Press. 16 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Rhythm Nation: Emma Langford". www.businesspost.ie. Business Post. 1 November 2020.
  6. ^ "'Lost for words': Limerick artist Emma Langford awarded Dolores O'Riordan bursary". www.limerickleader.com. Limerick Leader. 26 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Emma Langford: Sowing Acorns review – Limerick folk singer growing in stature". www.irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 18 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Question of Taste: Singer-songwriter Emma Langford". www.irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 27 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Emma Langford shortlisted for RTE Folk Award and playing a Live Show!!! this Saturday". www.limerickpost.ie. Limerick Post. 13 November 2020.
  10. ^ "RTE Radio 1 Folk Awards 2020 nominations announced". www.rte.ie. RTE. 12 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Why aren't more women on Irish festival lineups?". www.dailyedge.ie. Daily Edge. 10 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Songwriter hosts virtual sing-songs every week in aid of a different cause". www.echolive.ie. Echo Live. 22 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Listen: Limerick Lady Podcast #23 Eimer Noone: What's a Conductrix?". www.limerickleader.ie. Limerick Leader. 15 October 2017.
  14. ^ "Emma Langford; A musical journey". www.ul.ie. University of Limerick. 27 May 2020.
  15. ^ "How a Limerick singer went from playing guitar to procrastinate to a new album and a tour of Germany". www.thejournal.ie. The Journal. 22 October 2017.
  16. ^ "Limerick artist Emma Langford makes Grammys longlist". www.limerickleader.ie. Limerick Leader. 30 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Emma Langford has been longlisted for two Grammy Awards". www.ilovelimerick.ie. I Love Limerick. 29 October 2021.
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