about
Emily Stewart plays original tunes rooted in the folk, country, and blues traditions of the deep south. She first discovered her voice while perched in a south Alabama church pew as a child, and her vocal stylings are those of a true southern siren.
Her roots as a writer also reach back to her hometown, Alabama’s literary capital, where she was raised by writers in the belly of her family’s newspaper and commissioned as a columnist before even growing tall enough to reach the employee time clock. With lyrics and melodies that channel the strength of Odetta, the delicate twang of Kitty Wells, and the forthright softness of Loretta Lynn, Emily finds a song in every story.
Now based in Greensboro, North Carolina, she travels throughout the Southeast singing and playing guitar and banjo with various accompanists fleshing out her soulful tunes depending on what best suits the moment. The flavors they add include viola, mandolin, slide resonator guitar, pedal steel, upright bass, and drums.
Emily also sings and plays in Magpie Thief, an acoustic indie folk duet; The Grand Ole Uproar, a 6-piece lowland country rock outfit; and often collaborates with a variety of other songwriters to flesh out each others’ tunes in live settings, including Pete Pawsey, Josh Watson, Laura Jane Vincent, Stephen Beck, Matty Sheets, Shannon Dawn O’Connor, and more.
Over the years, she has shared the stage with Horse Feathers, Hope for Agoldensummer, Lowland Hum, David Childers, Buffalo Clover, and The Way Down Wanderers.
