Today I kick things off with musician Emma Langford to talk about her musical roots.
- Emmett Daly
- Jan 21, 2018
- 2 min read
Q1. Hi Emma! Congratulations on a great year of music in 2017! Taking you back briefly, can you tell me a little about where you grew up and how your passion for music began?
I grew up right here in Limerick; I was mostly outside my house in our little cul de sac playing hide and seek and climbing trees in our neighbours' gardens without their permission... I was always a bit of a wild child.
My parents were constantly advised to put me on the stage. Music was a late discovery for me; I started with poetry and drawing and acting and came to music in my teens when I felt I needed a new way to express myself - all that teenage angst needed an outlet, so I started writing songs and playing the guitar (badly), and it grew from there. I'd grown up listening to musical theatre, Enya and the Beatles, so maybe those sounds have filtered into my music a little bit.
Q2. Who would you describe as your biggest musical influences/ who would you like to collaborate with?
My biggest musical influences change all the time. Every time I discover or work with someone I'm influenced by them. I can probably pinpoint the music of Eva Cassidy, Norah Jones, the Beatles and Declan O'Rourke as the most influential sounds for me growing up though. I'd like to collaborate with absolutely everyone.
Q3. You recently launched your album Quiet Giant in Dolan's Warehouse in Limerick. Can you tell me a bit about the meaning behind the title?
The album is named after the first track on the album - it was the first song I penned that I felt comfortable singing for people, and it was about a tall quiet chap I knew in school and had a massive crush on - I still know him today, we're really good friends. It felt important when I was producing the album that I paid tribute in this way to my humble beginnings.
Q4. What would be your advice to the young aspiring musician or singer/songwriter be?
Work hard - work really hard. Music is not an easy career to get in to, but if you're aware of the constant relentless slog it takes to achieve even a morsel of success and you're still willing to do it, then you'll probably be fine. Just be prepared to get knocked back a few times, and accumulate as many skills as you possibly can by asking questions of, and working with people who are better than you at things. And be sound. God, just be sound, don't be a gowl, to anyone.
Q5. Agreed! Finally, can you tell me what is on the horizon for you in 2018?
2018 is a year of learning. I plan to play gigs in new places, work with new people, develop new skills, and take every learning opportunity that comes my way. I'll be releasing the album on 12 inch vinyl, and recording a single too. That's the plan, at least!
Thanks Emma for the chat!
If you would like to check out Emma's music, check out her website here , and follow Twitter updates on her music here !
http://facebook.com/EmmaLangfordMusic
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