MP3 Emily Kurn - White Bird

Refreshingly unique and original folk and bluegrass..."(Kurn) has the weary drawl of Rickie Lee Jones, the sweet sass and spice of Christine Lavin, and Suzanne Vega's gift for poetry."

12 MP3 Songs
FOLK: Modern Folk, COUNTRY: Bluegrass



Details:
With 17 years of performance experience ranging from classical ballet and voice, to piano and musical theater, Emily Kurn is now receiving national attention as a singer/songwriter. With a voice critics call "compelling, rich, and sweet with an appealing break," songs which are "modern and original, yet echo the traditional," and her "naturally spunky stage persona," Emily is one of the Bay Area's hottest new folk/Americana singer/songwriters.

Emily's debut album, "The Doorman," was released in May of '02 and received rave reviews from fans and critics. (West Coast Performer Magazine, Soundcheck Magazine, Northeast Performer Magazine). "The Doorman" was a featured album in Independent Songwriter Web-Magazine (August '02) and on the ISWM Radio Network, and is aired nationally on syndicated radio shows as well as public radio stations. She has received Best Performance and Best Song acknowledgements from the Northern California Songwriters Association (NCSA), and was chosen as the Featured Songwriter of the Month in Independent Songwriter Web-Magazine. (August '02) After graduating from Brandeis University in May '02 with a degree in Theater Arts, Emily featured as a "new face" at the legendary folk music club, Club Passim, in Cambridge, MA. This past summer, Emily had the opportunity to perform both solo and with Tom Prasada-Rao as part of the Americana Song Academy at the Sisters Folk Festival in Sisters, OR.

Emily, a performing member of Indiegrrl, studies with some of the Bay Area's finest songwriters (Steve Seskin) and performs both nationally and in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is currently touring Canada and Alaska in support of her newest release, "White Bird," which is already receiving rave reviews.