Emily Barker

Emily Barker
Emily Barker at Lottes Musiknacht 2018
Emily Barker at Lottes Musiknacht 2018
Background information
Born (1980-12-02) 2 December 1980 (age 43)
OriginBridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
GenresAmericana, Country, Folk
Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter, composer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, banjo, harmonica, piano
Years active2003–present
LabelsEveryone Sang Linn Records One Little Indian
Websitewww.emilybarker.com

Emily Barker (born 2 December 1980)[1][2] is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician and composer. Her music has featured as the theme to BBC dramas Wallander and The Shadow Line. With multi-instrumental trio the Red Clay Halo, she recorded four albums: Photos.Fires.Fables. (2006), Despite the Snow (2008), Almanac (2011), Dear River (2013), before commencing a solo career with The Toerag Sessions (2015), Sweet Kind of Blue (2017), A Dark Murmuration of Words (2020), and Flight Path Rhymes (2021). Other projects include Vena Portae (with Dom Coyote and Ruben Engzell), Applewood Road (with Amy Speace and Amber Rubarth), and Room 822 (2022) with Lukas Drinkwater.[3]

  1. ^ "Emily Barker discography". Rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Masterpiece | Wallander | PBS". pbs.org. Archived from the original on 18 October 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. ^ Barton, Laura (3 November 2015). "The playlist – Americana: Bird Dog, Israel Nash and more". The Guardian.