Emma Christian
Musical Artist
1972 –
Who is Emma Christian?
Emma Christian is a prominent artist in the recent revival of traditional Manx folk music.
Emma was born on the Isle of Man in 1972 and was brought up there on a farm. In 1990, she went to Cambridge University in England to study Celtic history.
Her musical career was launched in 1994 at the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland. Emma sings in both Manx and English and accompanies herself on the harp, but also plays the recorder.
She has made several acclaimed performances at the annual Festival Interceltique de Lorient in Brittany and other Celtic festivals throughout the world
Emma's first album was Beneath the Twilight or Ta'n Dooid Cheet in Manx and has also appeared on compilation albums such as Celtic Voices, Celtic Airs & Ballads, Celtic Songs of Love, Festival Interceltique de Lorient: Volume 2 and Celtic Dreams
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