Emily Kurn

BEST ALBUM OF 2007- COLIN FIELDING

"Things Change" Chosen as one of the Top 6 Albums



2007 INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING CONTEST

Honorable Mention in the Americana Category



2008 SUSQUEHANNA MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL

Songwriting Contest 2nd Place



2007 KERRVILLE NEW FOLK FINALIST



2007 WOODY GUTHRIE SONGWRITING CONTEST

2nd Place for "Mississippi Moon"



2007 WOODY GUTHRIE SONGWRITING CONTEST

Honorable Mention for "If I Am American"



2007 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FOLKS FEST SONGWRITER SHOWCASE

Honorable Mention



2008 INTERNATIONAL FOLK ALLIANCE

Official Performance Alley Showcase Artist



6 ON THE FOLK-DJ CHART, JULY 2007



2 ON THE FOLK-DJ CHART, DECEMBER 2007



8 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS OF FOLK-DJ CHARTING



17 ON THE FREEFORM AMERICANA CHART, Sept. 2007



53 ON THE CALIFORNIA ROOTS MUSIC REPORT CHART



Quirky, intelligent, and rootsy, '07 Kerrville New Folk Finalist, Woody Guthrie Songwriting Contest Winner, and International Songwriting Contest finalist Emily Kurn, is "one of the exciting voices of folk music". (Miles of Music) With a bachelor's degree in Theater Arts and 20 years of performance experience ranging from classical ballet and voice, to piano and musical theater, Emily Kurn is undeniably at home onstage.



Since her relocation from the San Francisco Bay Area to Anchorage, Alaska 5 years ago, Emily has piled up a long list of songwriting awards. As sparkling and engaging in her writing as she is onstage, Kurn's new release, "Things Change," which was recorded at the Signature Sounds Studio, has charted 8 consecutive months on the FOLK-DJ Charts. In July, it charted at 6, a spot usually held by artists on a major record label. In December of 2007, her single "Light the Lamp" charted at 2. She has also charted on the Freeform Americana Charts and Roots charts.



In 2007, her song "If I Am American" was featured on the documentary "American Music: Off the Record" featuring Jackson Browne, Iris DeMent, and Noam Chomsky, among others