By Emily-Rose Toohey
Following the success of her spring tour of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, acclaimed British singer-songwriter Emily Maguire is performing at Stanthorpe Little Theatre on Friday 6 May.
A classically trained multi-instrumentalist, composer, and poet with six albums and four books to her name, Emily is a contemporary folk artist who has toured the UK extensively with American legends Don McLean, Dr Hook, and Eric Bibb.
Her songs have been used by Greenpeace and Hollywood, playlisted on both national ABC and BBC Radio, and performed in prisons and psychiatric hospitals as well as concert halls and theatres across the UK and Ireland.
Now Emily is back in Australia for tour, including visiting Stanthorpe, which officially kicked off last Friday.
“It’s such a treat to be performing live gain,” she said.
“This will be my first time to the Southern Downs region and I’m really looking forward to it.”
Despite being a performer so used to singing in public, Emily said that after receiving a guitar for her 21st birthday, it took her a few years to start singing publicly due to her shyness.
“I’m very passionate about singing songs that are uplifting and inspire the people listening – it’s a great thing to do,” she said.
The London-born performer is now based on a farm in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, and she said her tour will include performances from her first five albums and some unreleased songs from her upcoming album.
Emily will be performing at Stanthorpe Little Theatre with her husband Christian Dunham on bass.
After 12 years away in the UK, Emily said she and Christian are delighted to be back in Australia and on tour again.
Emily performs at Stanthorpe Little Theatre on Friday 6 May at 7pm.
Tickets are $25/$20 concessions, available from TryBooking through her website at www.emilymaguire.com.
