Artists:Emily Kurn
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It is no wonder Emily Kurn is turning heads wherever she goes. With a bachelor's degree in Theater Arts and 20 years of performance experience ranging from classical ballet and voice, to piano and musical theater, Emily Kurn is undeniably at home on stage.
A songwriter and wordsmith since she was very small, Emily began a solo music career in 1997 when she was a student at UC Santa Cruz. She recorded her debut self-titled record shortly thereafter, and went on to record two more albums in the next three years. She transferred from UC Santa Cruz to Brandeis University (Boston, MA) in 2000, where she performed in the Club Passim New Faces Showcase. In 2003, she released Whitebird, which has been praised by publications including SingOut! Magazine and Performer Magazine. Four of it's tracks were nominated for Just Plain Folks Awards, and one track received a Best Song Award from the Northern California Songwriter's Association.
Since her relocation from the San Francisco Bay Area to Anchorage, Alaska, five years ago, Emily has piled up a long list of songwriting awards. As sparkling and engaging in her writing as she is onstage, Kurn's new release, Things Change, which was recorded at the Signature Sounds Studio, has charted seven consecutive months on the FOLK-DJ Charts. In July, it charted at #6, a spot usually held by artists on a major record label. The song Mississippi Moon earned 2nd Place at the 2007 Woody Guthrie Songwriting Contest. In December of 2007, her single "Light the Lamp" charted at #2. She has also charted on the Freeform Americana Charts and Roots charts.
Emily performed in a (fabulous!) house concert at Whole Wheat Radio Dec. 16, 2007.
External links
| Emily Kurn on MySpace |
| Emily Kurn on Wikipedia |
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You have a beautiful voice Emily! When I first heard you on WWR, I thought I was listening to Iris DeMent. (Bet you haven't heard that before, huh!) For some unexplained reason, your voice reminds me of my mother and brings the bittersweet tears of joy and loss to my eyes. Kimchifox (talk) 17:45, June 5, 2008 (AKDT)
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Request a show of songs by Emily Kurn
| Song | Album | Length | Played | Overall | You | Tags | Single Request |
| Records (Of Where We Are) | The Doorman | 5:36 | 27 |  7 votes |
You have to login to give your opinion about songs. | Pop / Solo vocalist / Acoustic guitar | Dave's Song (For Dave Carter And Tracy Grammar) | Whitebird | 3:06 | 20 | 7 votes |
You have to login to give your opinion about songs. | Bluegrass / Solo vocalist / Banjo / Fiddle / Acoustic | You Were Drunk | Things Change | 3:04 | 10 | 16 votes |
You have to login to give your opinion about songs. | Folk / Solo vocalist / Piano / Drinking / Cover / Love gone wrong |
| Total Time | 11:46 |
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Artist name is|Emily Kurn Last played| more than 1 month ago ---------------------------------------- Show name| Songs by Emily Kurn Length| 15 minutes Order by| random Limit| 3 songs ----------------------------------------
Stats
- Spotlighted: Tuesday, December 21st 2004
- Songs on WWR: 31
- Total plays: 746
- Total requests: 311
- Total listens: 14725
- CDBaby referrals: 2
- CDBaby sales: Things Change (Sold 2 copies)
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