Emily’s gigs at Ashcroft Arts Centre in Fareham (2 March) and Forest Arts Centre in New Milton (3 March), cancelled due to the snow, have now both been rescheduled.  Emily will play Ashcroft Arts Centre on 28 April and Forest Arts Centre on 28 July.  Booking links can be found on her gigs page.

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.

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.

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.

Emily’s song ‘Beautiful’ was played on Radio 2 this morning.  The song is from her album ‘Bird Inside A Cage’.  You can listen again here (scroll to 01:33).

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.

Emily’s live performance of her song ‘Start Over Again’ on Clare Balding’s show in April last year was replayed on Radio 2 yesterday as ‘one of the highlights of 2017’.  You can listen again here (scroll to 52:00).

We’re off tomorrow to Australia and the place where Shaktu Records began – shack no.2 on a goat farm in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland.  So this is just to wish you all very merry Christmas and a happy new year.  Thank you so much for all your support in 2017 – it’s been a great year. We’re looking forward to many more gigs in 2018.

We’re away in Australia over Christmas so if you want to buy any gifts direct from us we’re here until 6 December, but you can always order Emily’s CDs and books anytime from Amazon.co.uk.

Emily opened for Duke Special on his Ireland tour, playing The Belltable in Limerick, Solstice Arts Centre in Navan, Riverbank Arts Centre in Newbridge, Watergate Theatre in Kilkenny and Siamsa Tire in Tralee.  Together with her bass player Christian Dunham, she accompanied Duke on two of his songs, and performed her own song ‘The Real World’ as part of his encore.  Emily will be back in Ireland for her own shows in the autumn 2018.  If you want her to keep you posted on dates, please join her mailing list.