Emma Langford is an Irish singer-songwriter from

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, a northern suburb of

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City. She is best known for singing folk music. She released her debut album, ''Quiet Giant'', in 2017 – for which she received the Best Emerging Artist award at the inaugural

RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards The RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards are annual awards presented by RTÉ Radio 1 to celebrate the best in Irish folk music. The awards were established in 2018 and include recipients such as Martin Hayes, Emma Langford, Declan O'Rourke, Moya Brennan ...

. In 2019 she embarked on an international tour, making her US debut at the Milwaukee Irish Fests. In 2019, she became the first ever recipient of the

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Bursary – an award created in memory of the late singer from Limerick to promote creative arts projects in the city. Langford released her second album, ''Sowing Acorns'', in 2020. All of the proceeds from the first single from this album, ‘Mariana’ were donated to Safe Ireland, a charity focused on protecting women and children from domestic violence. Langford collaborated with Belfast poet and actor Vanessa Ifediora on her single ''Sowing Acorns''. She has been nominated for Best Folk Singer at the

2020. Langford also curates the Limerick Lady Festival, an initiative which aims to promote female musicians to tackle the issue of gender imbalance in the music industry. The Festival has also inspired a podcast called The Limerick Lady Podcast, which Langford presents alongside

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, where they discuss issues around gender, art and representation. She holds a BA in voice and dance from the

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, and has also completed an MA at the same institution. In October 2021, it was announced that Langford has been included on the longlist for the

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in two categories; Album of the Year and Song of the Year.

Awards and nominations

RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards

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Grammy Awards

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External links

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Langford, Emma Irish women singer-songwriters Musicians from Limerick (city) 1989 births Living people 21st-century Irish singer-songwriters