Emma Langford

Multiple award-winning, globe-trotting troubadour, Emma Langford is a household name on the Irish folk and songwriter scene. Storytelling and wit sit at the heart of everything she does; interweaving her live performances, and shining through her works. Hers is an inimitable, dreamy voice on the frontline of a new wave of Irish folk.

After showcasing at the Folk Alliance International this year, Emma Langford premiered new works inspired by pirate queen Gráinne Mhaol on the stage of the National Concert Hall with the National Symphony Orchestra. She is currently on the road around Ireland, Germany and the US, collaborating with various international communities, and continuing her Arts Council-supported research around Irish women in myth and history. Her latest single, “Abigail (Tomhas Ghobnatan)” is the first release from a new suite of work based around the lore and history of Ballyvourney, a village in the Muskerry Gaeltacht of County Cork. “One of the more exciting and radical Irish talents of the moment.” (Irish Music Magazine) “Langford delivers a baker’s dozen of warm but crunchy folk/pop songs, each one bristling with insight and truth.” (Irish Times)

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