Emily Smith: Traiveller's Joy – review

(White Fall)If Julie Fowlis is the finest young Gaelic singer in the thriving Scottish folk scene, then Emily Smith is surely the most impressive young instrumentalist and songwriter singing in English – though she makes such extensive use of dialect that a glossary is included in the sleeve notes. Last year, she released an excellent reworking of Robert Burns songs in which she was joined by Jamie McLennan. He is also involved in this project, as producer, multi-instrumentalist and backing ...

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