Emma Langford | |
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Born |
Limerick, Ireland | 3 November 1989
Nationality | Irish |
Occupation | Musician |
Known for | Folk music |
Emma Langford is an Irish singer-songwriter from Caherdavin, a northern suburb of Limerick City. She is best known for singing folk music. [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] Langford collaborated with Belfast poet and actor Vanessa Ifediora on her single Sowing Acorns. [9]
She has been nominated for Best Folk Singer at the RTE Radio 1 Folk Awards 2020. [10] [11]
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. [12] 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. [13] [14]
She holds a BA in voice and dance from the University of Limerick, and has also completed an MA at the same institution. [15] [16]
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. [17] [18]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2017 | Emma Langford | Best Emerging Artist | Won |
2020 | Emma Langford | Best Folk Singer | Nominated |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2021 | Emma Langford, Sowing Acorns | Album of the Year | Longlisted |
2020 | Emma Langford, Birdsong | Song of the Year | Longlisted |