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Emma Beaton

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About Me

Emma Beaton is a young inventive folk cellist, vocalist, and banjo player from Qualicum Beach, Canada. She has performed across North America and Scotland with notable musicians such as Tristan & Tashina Clarridge, Jeremy Kittel, Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas, Brittany Haas, Bruce Molsky, Simon Chrisman, Laurie Lewis, Back of the Moon, as a part of the Hanneke Cassel Band and as a soloist with the San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers. Emma has appeared as part of a a feature act at the Aberdeen International Youth Festival, as well as part of a duo with Gillian Frame on STV (Scottish Television). Emma likes fast jazz and dixieland jazz kazoo, but believes Cajun accordion is where her heart lies.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/8/2006
Influences: The Red Stick Ramblers, Brittany Haas, Kate Rusby, Dirk Powell, Tim Eriksen, John Mayer, Sarah Dugas, Rachael Davis, Back of the Moon, Tristan & Tashina Clarridge, Rushad Eggleston, Jeremy Kittel, Neko Case, Sigur Rós, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Ray Charles, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Hanneke Cassel, Simon Chrisman, Gillian Welch, Tim O'Brien, sacred harp...MOST OF ALL, AOIFE O'DONOVAN. And Crooked Still.
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Type of Label: None

My Blog

Things are changing...

Hello folks, folkies, and folkettes,Isn't time flying?! Events! Gigs! Exciting news! All these things and more in the past few months have motivated me to post a blog. This fall brings me to Boston, M...
Posted by Emma Beaton on Fri, 02 May 2008 01:04:00 PST

Notes on the tunes...finally!

Hey folks, folkies, and folkettes,So, I FINALLY got around to posting some new stuff on here. Here are some notes on the tunes, old and new:Red Rocking Chair: learned from the AMAZING Tatiana Hargreav...
Posted by Emma Beaton on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 01:25:00 PST