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Location, Lifestyle, and the Lakes
Musician, Heal Thyself
Photograph by Daniel Bayer
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Emily Stewart has her eyes on the road to success
reensboro, for some unknown reason, is graced with an inordinate number of female singer/songwriters who either play on the national stage or belong there. Like Aretha or Beyonce, one need only mention them by first name to produce instant recognition. Rhiannon, Laurelyn, Molly, Crystal and Martha each are established artists with proven track records whose best days may actually lie ahead of them. And now it is time to add another name to that list: Emily. At the moment, she still needs a last name — it is Stewart — but that moment may soon pass. With the release last month of her first full-length CD, Eyes on the Road, the ravenhaired beauty is poised to step out of the shadows. She is equally content being an ensemble player with Matty Sheets and the Blockheads; a duet partner with violinist and business partner Suzy McCalley; or the frontwoman of her band, The Baby Teeth. But this record may force her into the limelight, like it or not. While not specifically a concept album, Eyes on the Road does have a common thread throughout, which Emily describes as “trying to find the right path.” “I’ve realized over the years that I am writing my affirmations,” she says. “By singing about who I want to be, I feel that I’m becoming that person.” Of the eleven songs on the CD, she wrote nine and co-wrote the other two. Her voice conjures up images of Iris Dement or Natalie Merchant, while her style is pure Americana, in the vein of Lucinda Williams or Emmylou Harris. A 2006 graduate of Guilford College with a degree in philosophy, she did not start performing until after college, when a neck injury from an auto accident and subsequent broken ankle gave her the time and impetus to learn guitar and begin setting her tunes to music. “I needed to heal myself,” she explains, “and the way I did it was through singing. By pushing wind through the vocal cords, which is a major chakra energy center, it became a self-healing mechanism.” While music is clearly her primary focus, the Monroeville, Alabama, native wears many hats, among them Reiki master, music therapist, ordained minister, writer, organic gardener and entrepreneur. Last November, she and McCalley co-founded The Breathing Room in Winston-Salem, a center for yoga, expressive arts and holistic care. She’s also a newlywed who lives in Greensboro with her husband, Dallas Baker, who owns Great Escape Catering. “We are all about personal development,” she notes, “and music is one of the ways to do it.’” — Ogi Overman OH The Art & Soul of Greensboro
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September 2014
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