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With a style that is both exciting and intricate, this Manchester born musician is fast establishing herself as a fiddle player to be listened to! She was a finalist for the BBC Radio 2 Young Musician of the Year in 2003 and has appeared as a guest artist on Mike McGoldrick’s most recent album, Aurora. Her musical skills have taken her to venues such as The Royal Festival Hall in London and have led her to support acts such as Liz Carroll and John Doyle.

 

Emma started playing music at the tender age of seven when her Irish parents took her along to tin-whistle classes ran by a Sligo lady named Marian Eagan. She eventually opted to learn the fiddle when she was ten under the guidance of Colin Farrell and later on Andy Dinan. Emma’s musical ability was also undoubtedly nourished by Mike McGoldrick who provided guidance for both her whistle and fiddle playing.

In 2005 at the age of 18, Emma decided to travel to India to create her own musical adventure! In the midst of Kolkata, she set about starting up a project which involved teaching the tin-whistle to 300 street children and orphans from the city’s slums. Her ideas for new musical projects are ever flowing and she hopes to bring some of them to life throughout her career!

Emma currently plays with ceili max and has recently joined Karen Tweed’s Circa Compania project as well as working on her own solo material.