Celia Woodsmith Explained

Celia Woodsmith (born in 1985 in Tryon, North Carolina) is a New England–based bluegrass, blues and folk musician.

Profile

Since January 2011, Woodsmith, has been the lead singer, rhythm guitar player, washbaord player, and songwriter for Della Mae.[1] In 2013, Della Mae won the International Bluegrass Music Association's Emerging Artist of the Year award[2] in 2013 and was nominated for a best bluegrass album at the 56th Grammy Awards.[3] Della Mae has worked with the US Department of State as cultural diplomats and, as such, in 2012 travelled to Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.[4]

Woodsmith is a founding member of the Boston rock band Say Darling, co-founded with Chris Hersch the former guitar player for Girls, Guns and Glory in 2016.[5]

She plays an Aged Tone OM Bourgeois guitar [6] made in Maine by Dana Bourgeois.

Personal Life

Celia Woodsmith went to Hanover High School, in Hanover, New Hampshire, and graduated class of 2003. Her father, Frank Woods, died when she was 25 of Glioblastoma Multiforme, a type of brain Cancer. Her mother, Sybil Smith, is a poet and writer who lives in Norwich, Vermont.[7] [8]

Woodsmith attended the University of Vermont from 2003 to 2007, where, with Avi Salloway, she began performing as the folk duo Avi & Celia. From 2008 to 2010 she was part of the Boston-based "washboard rock n' roll" group Hey Mama.[9]

She currently lives in Kittery, Maine with her husband.[10]

Discography

Avi & Celia

Hey Mama

Della Mae

Say Darling

Solo

References

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: An Interview with Celia Woodsmith of della Mae - Shakedown News . 2016-11-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161115132413/http://www.mmepr.com/shakedownnews/2016/06/interview-celia-woodsmith-della-mae/ . 2016-11-15 . dead .
  2. Web site: Recipient History | International Bluegrass Music Association . 2016-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161109083948/https://www.ibma.org/awards/recipient-history#emerging . 2016-11-09 . dead .
  3. http://www.grammy.com/blogs/first-time-grammy-nominee-della-mae First-Time GRAMMY Nominee: Della Mae
  4. Web site: Della Mae Bluegrass in Pakistan.
  5. Web site: Kittery's Celia Woodsmith to celebrate Say Darling's new EP.
  6. Web site: Celia Woodsmith - della Mae.
  7. Web site: Things To Do in Wellesley MA - wellesleytownsman . 2024-03-22 . www.wickedlocal.com . en.
  8. Web site: 2018-08-27 . The new album from a Grammy-nominated singer from Kittery . 2024-03-22 . newscentermaine.com . en-US.
  9. Web site: Vermont Expat Celia Woodsmith Returns with Grammy-Nominated Bluegrass Band Della Mae.
  10. Web site: Video: Celia Woodsmith Shares Her C&J Rider Story . 2024-03-22 . www.ridecj.com . en-us.
  11. News: John . Emma . 2022-08-24 . 'I couldn't even find enough women to form a band': Della Mae's battle for a bluegrass breakthrough . 2024-03-22 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  12. Web site: Della Mae puts extra pluck in its bluegrass - The Boston Globe . 2024-03-22 . BostonGlobe.com . en-US.
  13. Web site: Say Darling's chemistry is a story of connections made - The Boston Globe . 2024-03-22 . BostonGlobe.com . en-US.
  14. Web site: Goad . John Curtis . 2013-06-10 . Della Mae - This World Oft Can Be . 2024-03-22 . Bluegrass Today . en-US.
  15. Web site: Hislop . Christopher . Celia Woodsmith . 2024-03-22 . Portsmouth Herald . en-US.
  16. Web site: Hey Hey Della Mae! Around the World with Celia Woodsmith . 2024-03-22 . www.dcmusicreview.com. 26 April 2019 .

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