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We are very sorry to announce that due to illness Emily’s tour of Germany has been postponed until further notice.  Emily has pneumonia following a bout of flu and is unable to fulfil her touring commitments in Germany.  She is very disappointed to be letting down her German fans and the UK fans who were going to be following her on this tour.  She hopes to be able to perform there again later in the year.  Fans with tickets should contact the promoter.

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I’m so sorry to say that both my gig at Ashcroft Arts Centre in Farnham tonight and Forest Arts in New Milton tomorrow night have been cancelled due to the weather.  We will rearrange the dates so hopefully I’ll be performing there before too long. Please contact the venue if you have a ticket – you can phone Ashcroft Arts Centre on 01329 223100 and Forest Arts on 01425 619983.

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Emily’s gigs this weekend at Ashcroft Arts Centre in Fareham (2 March) and Forest Arts in New Milton (3 March) have had to be cancelled unfortunately due to the weather.  The dates will be rearranged.  If you have a ticket please get in touch with Ashcroft Arts Centre on 01329 223100 and Forest Arts on 01425 619983.

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I’m knackered.  Yesterday I did 4 gigs in one day, singing my songs for staff and patients at Fulbourn mental health hospital and at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge.

I’d been invited by Kimberley Iyemere, Arts Therapies Professional Lead at the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT). The CPFT is unusual and wonderful in being committed to providing proper resources for music and arts therapy for their service users.

I turned up with my guitar and a speaker and sang my songs about my own lived experience. It is quite challenging but really rewarding doing mental health gigs. You never know quite what is going to happen or how people are going to react.

First I played in the fabulous music room, then on a ward for women with personality disorders, then at the Ida Darwin ward for teenagers where I met a young girl who had made me a lovely bracelet with my name on it and was learning to sing my song ‘Start Over Again’.

Then in the evening we headed to Addenbrookes Hospital where I performed for staff and patients from S3, the eating disorders unit. It was a great end to a very full-on day. I’m so glad I managed to get there through the snow.

A big thank you to Kimberley and her team for making me cups of tea and helping me lug my stuff around. I’ll be back in Cambridge for a gig at The Junction on Saturday 12 May.

The photos are of me with some of the lovely staff at Fulbourn Hospital – Dr Jorge Zimbron and Lee Davies, and Kimberley Iyemere.

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Emily was invited by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) to perform at their mental health hospital at Fulbourn and the eating disorders unit at Addenbrookes Hospital.  She performed four gigs on 28 February singing her songs about recovery for staff and patients on different wards, including the Ida Darwin ward for teenagers.  You can read more about Emily’s work in mental health here.

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I really enjoyed our warm-up gig on Saturday night which was a house concert in Camberwell, London.  Thanks to everyone who came – it was a really special night for us.  I’m looking forward now to the start of my UK tour this weekend at Dorchester Arts and The Hawth in Crawley.  If you’ve got tickets I’ll see you there.

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Emily is now back in the UK following her trip back to the Australian bush.  Her 2018 UK tour starts on 9 February at Dorchester Arts.  This may be her last UK tour for some time so please book your tickets early to avoid disappointment.

Dates include Crawley, Wotton-under-Edge, Thames Ditton, Fareham, New Milton, Bromsgrove, Stockton-on-Tees, London, Manchester, Sheffield, Cricklade, Penzance, Worth Matravers, Bath, Cambridge, Penarth, Milton Keynes, Southampton, Barnoldswick, York, Carlisle, Biddulph, Crail, Glasgow and Newcastle.

If you have friends or family in any of these places, please do spread the word – we really appreciate your support.

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Back in the UK from Australia, jetlagged, we’re in shock at the sudden change in weather, light and surroundings. I guess it will take a bit of time to adjust. But today the sun is shining in Bath so all of a sudden things feel a lot better.

And I’m really looking forward to the start of my UK tour in a few weeks’ time. We’re playing Dorchester, Crawley, Wotton-under-Edge, Thames Ditton, Fareham, New Milton, Bromsgrove, Stockton-on-Tees, London, Manchester, Sheffield, Cricklade, Penzance, Worth Matravers, Bath, Cambridge, Penarth, Milton Keynes, Southampton, Barnoldswick, York, Carlisle, Biddulph, Crail, Glasgow and Newcastle.

This may be the last time in a while we’ll be touring the UK so please spread the word among your family and friends – all support very welcome. Dates and ticket links are on my gigs page.

I hope all’s well in your world. Thanks so much for your support.

xx