Biography
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BEST ALBUM OF 2007- COLIN FIELDING
"Things Change" Chosen as one of the Top 6 Albums
2007 INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING CONTEST
Honorable Mention in the Americana Category
2008 SUSQUEHANNA MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL
Songwriting Contest 2nd Place
2007 KERRVILLE NEW FOLK FINALIST
2007 WOODY GUTHRIE SONGWRITING CONTEST
2nd Place for "Mississippi Moon"
2007 WOODY GUTHRIE SONGWRITING CONTEST
Honorable Mention for "If I Am American"
2007 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FOLKS FEST SONGWRITER SHOWCASE
Honorable Mention
2008 INTERNATIONAL FOLK ALLIANCE
Official Performance Alley Showcase Artist
#6 ON THE FOLK-DJ CHART, JULY 2007
#2 ON THE FOLK-DJ CHART, DECEMBER 2007
8 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS OF FOLK-DJ CHARTING
#17 ON THE FREEFORM AMERICANA CHART, Sept. 2007
#53 ON THE CALIFORNIA ROOTS MUSIC REPORT CHART
2004 JUST PLAIN FOLKS AWARD NOMINATIONS
Best Americana Song - Whitebird
Best New Folk Song - Annie and Sam
Best Roots Song - Dave's Song
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SONGWRITER'S ASSOCIATION AWARD
Best Song - "Annie and Sam" from Whitebird
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Although she is based in Anchorage, Alaska, Emily Kurn has maintained a steady presence in the folk music world and on folk and roots radio charts. As sparkling and engaging in her writing as she is onstage, Emily is "one of the exciting voices of folk music". (Miles of Music).
Her 2007 release, Things Change, recorded at the Signature Sounds Studio with Mark Thayer (Chris Smither, Peter Mulvey), charted for 8 consecutive months on the Folk-DJ Chart, charting at #6 in July 2007. Her song, "Light the Lamp", charted at #2 in December, 2007. Her newest release, "I'm Just Like You," is scheduled for release October 2008.
Emily has earned a host of honors including 2nd place in the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival Songwriting Contest (2007), performing as a Kerrville New Folk Finalist (2007), Honorable Mention in the prestigious International Songwriting Competition Americana Category (2008), and 2nd place in the Susquehana Music and Arts Fest Songwriter's Contest (2008).
In 2007, her song "If I Am American" was featured on the documentary "American Music: Off the Record" featuring Jackson Browne, Iris DeMent, and Noam Chomsky, among others.
When she's not wowing audiences from Alaska to New York, she's kicking someone's butt in Scrabble. So watch out.
LIVE VIDEO CLIPS: Watch at: http://musiciansnet.org/tobeheard/.
Listen to an entire House Concert online at:
http://www.wholewheatradio.org/wiki/index.php/Emily_Kurn_House_Concert
Instrumentation
Emily Kurn- Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
"Things Change" Ensemble
Duke Levine- Electric Guitar, Steel Guitar, Mandolin
Lorne Entress- Drums
Richard Gates- Bass
Discography
I'M JUST LIKE YOU- 2008
THINGS CHANGE- 2007
WHITE BIRD- 2003
THE DOORMAN- 2002
INTO THE FALL- 2001
EMILY KURN- 1999
Links
| http://www.emilykurnmusic.com |