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Tickets for Emily’s concert at the Charles Willis Hall in Heddington (near Calne in Wiltshire), on Saturday 10 October are now on sale.  The gig is a fundraiser for Friends of the Ivy, a community group who are raising funds to buy their local pub The Ivy Inn.  The £15 ticket price includes cheese and biscuits and a glass of wine.  Click here to book now.

Tickets are also on sale for Emily’s concert at The Stables in Milton Keynes (3 Oct) and at Kingsmead House Concerts in High Wycombe (4 Oct).  Emily will be accompanied at all these shows by violinist and viola player Sue Lord.

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I am trying to keep my spirits up after having to cancel 8 gigs due to breaking my right arm in a fall (I slipped on some wet cobblestones in Bath). Apologies to everyone who was going to come and see me perform and to the promoters for all their hard work. I hope to reschedule the gigs at some point in the future.

On the upside, I am working with renowned producer David Lord on my new album which will be out next year. There are 12 tracks in all and I can’t wait for you to hear them. I’ll be launching a crowdfunding campaign in the autumn as I’ll need to raise the funds to release it. All support will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks to everyone who joined my Patreon membership group recently – I’ve been really enjoying choosing my secret songs to share with you. If you haven’t joined but are interested, please visit www.patreon.com/EmilyMaguire.

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Emily has not recovered from breaking her right arm in a fall and has now developed tendonitis in her left arm so she has had to cancel her next 5 gigs.  Apologies to everyone who was going to attend.  Please join her mailing list if you would like her to let you know when she is performing again.

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Emily’s Patreon members have just received another secret song.  This time it is a song inspired by Buddhist philosophy called ‘All There Is’ which she wrote while she was living in Australia.  You can read her latest blog post talking about it here.  If you would like to support Emily’s music by subscribing to her Patreon group for £3 per month, please visit patreon.com/EmilyMaguire.

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I was so gutted to have to cancel my gigs in Orpington and Devon after I’d slipped on some wet cobblestones in Bath and fractured my right arm.  I’m so sorry to have disappointed you if you were planning to come.  It was my right arm which is tricky as I’m right handed but I was very lucky not to put an eye out as I broke my glasses when I fell!

Now I’ve just posted my new secret song to my Patreon membership group,  This is another song I wrote during a bipolar manic episode that had been triggered by the lockdown in Australia in May 2020.  I arranged the song at the time, writing a string arrangement and programming the drums and bass.  It is called ‘All There Is’ and the lyrics reflect my abiding preoccupation with Buddhist philosophy, psychology and practice that has been the backbone of my life since meeting my teacher Lama Jampa Thaye in 1999.

If you would like to hear and download my monthly secret songs and support my music, you can become one of my Patreon members for £3 per month when you sign up at https://www.patreon.com/EmilyMaguire.

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Emily has fractured her arm in a fall so her gigs at the Liberal Club in Orpington and Hatch Court in Devon have been cancelled.  She is hoping to rearrange the dates at some point in the future.  Many apologies to those who were going to attend.

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I was shocked and saddened to hear about the death of Dennis Locorriere of Dr Hook fame.  I first met Dennis in 2011 and did over 50 shows supporting him on his UK tour that year.  He was touring on his own and so I got to spend a lot of time with him backstage after soundcheck.  He loved talking (and I love listening!) and was always greatly entertaining.  We stayed in touch in the years since then – the last time I heard from him was when I was in Australia.  He never mentioned his illness.  He was a great songwriter and musician and I’m sure will be much missed by his family and friends.

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I’ve just posted a new ‘secret song’ for my Patreon membership group.  This one is called ‘All In Your Mind’.  I wrote it in May 2017 when I was living in Bath with my husband Christian just after the release of my fifth album ‘A Bit Of Blue’.   I then arranged and orchestrated it when we were back living in the Australian bush a couple of years later.  I had a lot of fun with the string arrangement as I love pizzicato strings.  This is one of those strange songs with quite sad lyrics but happy music and so it’s always felt kind of uplifting to me.  I hope you agree!  You can hear a clip on my Instagram feed.

Joining my Patreon membership group costs £3 per month ($4.50 in US dollars).  If you’re interested or would like to gift membership to a friend, please visit my Patreon site at patreon.com/EmilyMaguire.