Emily Higgins
Emily is an accomplished singer-songwriter who has delivered her original music to audiences in house concerts, festivals, coffeehouses, restaurants, live radio interviews and performances, listening rooms and concert halls.
Her musical resume includes being a former weekly open mic host in St. Louis, a former member of the acoustic folk/bluegrass trio The RedHouse WoodPickers, and composer of soundtrack music for the children’s educational video “The Vowel Factory.”
Emily is producer and host of the weekly radio show "The Mulberry Tree" on KSMU, Springfield, Missouri's NPR affiliate. The show airs at 10 p.m. CST, and features singer/songwriters, new and traditional folk, and local/regional musicians. Click on "News" on the home page to learn more about "The Mulberry Tree."
Under Emily's belt are three all-original CD's, "Singing River" (2001), "The House at the End of the Road" (2004) and her latest CD "On the Square" released September, 2008.
"On the Square" was produced and recorded in the studio of Larry Lee, founding member of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils. The CD introduces 10 new songs featuring guest musicians Larry Lee, John Higgins, Tim Burrows, Randle Chowning, Kelly Brown, Tom Murphy, Holly Heinzmann, and John Lowell.
Emily continues to pursue her songwriting and resides in southwest Missouri.