Emily Smith & Jamie McClennan at Forest Folk Club

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Multi award winning Scottish singer Emily Smith and New Zealand born songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jamie McClennan have been making music together for over fifteen years.

Their 2018 release 'Unplugged' features ten tracks with seven previously unrecorded songs (including three preview tracks to their studio album coming out in 2019). The duo's new sound features originals by McClennan and reworked traditional material from Scotland and New Zealand drawing on influences from the folk tradition, Americana and beyond.

Smith's accolades include BBC Radio Scotland's Young Traditional Musician of the year, two BBC Radio 2 nominations and twice winner Scots Singer of the Year at the Scots Trad Music Awards. Meeting in 2002 when McClennan moved from NZ to Scotland, fiddle player Jamie soon became an integral part of Emily's sound, taking on the role of lead guitar and backing vocals and producing several of her albums.

Alongside their solo careers they have performed with many musical greats including Richard Thompson, Barbara Dickson, Jerry Douglas and Mary Chapin Carpenter. TV and Radio appearances include Transatlantic Sessions, BBC Songs of Praise, BBC Radio 2's Good Morning Sunday, Bob Harris Show & The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe. Emily's original song 'Find Hope' was also chosen as part of Radio 2's official playlist in December 2016.