Emily Barker - our artiste for Sunday's concert
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (344799)
Rockingham, Australia
November 20, 2018 12:00am CST
We have an outdoor concert happening here on Sunday. @xFiacre asked who was playing and as others have been interested too, I thought I would write about Emily Barker who is playing on Sunday. Born in Bridgetown, Western Australia in 1980, Emily now operates from the UK but comes home regularly.
She fell in love with American roots music and Wikipedia lists her genres as Americana, country and folk. She is probably best known as the writer and performer of the award-winning theme to the BBC TV drama Wallander starring Kenneth Branagh. The theme of the drama The Shadow Line is another of her efforts. She has recorded a number of albums now, all of which have sold well.
She composed the music for The Keeping Room starring Sam Worthington and Brit Marling. She then went on to compose her first feature-length soundtrack for the UK movie Hector which was released in 2015. We were able to enjoy a preview of the film in Bridgetown where Emily also performed a few of her songs and where the photo was taken. Since then, I think she has written the music for several other films.
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I am sorry the numbers were not so good.
@allknowing (139665)
• India
20 Nov 18
Did not know your concert had great personalities performing . What type of concert will this be? May be a mixture of all genres?
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
20 Nov 18
That will be a real treat for people who come to your event. She has a great website and I listened to some of her music online.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Nov 18
@JudyEv Odd that they are not supported at home.
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@JudyEv (344799)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Nov 18
@JamesHxstatic There is a saying about it - a prophet in his own land or something like that I think.
@DeborahDiane (40356)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Nov 18
@JudyEv - How fortunate that you can have entertainers who are as talented as this young woman sounds like she is. I love folk music, so I am sure I would enjoy her! Have a great time!
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@DeborahDiane (40356)
• Laguna Woods, California
23 Nov 18
@JudyEv - You will have to let us know how it turned out!
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@JudyEv (344799)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Nov 18
@DeborahDiane I will do that. Thanks.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16832)
• China
23 Nov 18
Emily Barker seems to have a high reputation in music field,so her playing is the bright point of your outdoor concert.
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@JudyEv (344799)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Nov 18
We are up to about 80 now which is a bit lower than we'd like but I guess it is getting close to Christmas and everyone gets busy.
@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
21 Nov 18
Oh well you certainly learned a lot about her-- She sounds quite accomplished and that should be a great afternoon for you.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
23 Nov 18
@JudyEv Hope it is a great and fun night for you guys!
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Nov 18
I must have heard her music having watched Wallander.
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@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
20 Nov 18
I wish I could attend! Unfortunately, I don't have the spare cash lying around that would allow me to fly to Western Australia on a whim.
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@JudyEv (344799)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Nov 18
That's a great shame. Hopefully you are able to attend a concert or two there.
@andriaperry (117906)
• Anniston, Alabama
20 Nov 18
You have some famous people/ artist coming!
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