Emily Sargant

Supporting Sarah McQuaid November 2011Emily is a 16 year old singer/songwriter from West Yorkshire in the emerging acoustic indie folk/pop tradition of artists like Leddra Chapman and Ed Sheeran. She first picked up the guitar when she was 14 and she performed her first public gig when she was still only 14 years of age. Since then she has received the support of artists and performers both locally and further afield and has gone on to perform over 30 live gigs in the space of her first year, attracting comments like “insane that you are only 15 with that sort of mature talent” (Ben Parcell). She has performed live on local radio stations and has been invited up on stage to play while at an Edwina Hayes gig.

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Austin, SXSW and Leeds :)

I’m in Austin, Texas right now and I’m so busy. Panels, demos, showcases to see. I’ll tell you all about it when I get back. But I also just heard that I’ve been accepted for a place at Leeds College of Music starting in September :) I’m so excited by it all.

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