Emma Swift

Emma Swift

Emma Swift is a singer-songwriter from Sydney. Born in 1981, she begins her career in radio before turning to music. In 2013, she relocates to Nashville, Tennessee, where she records her self-titled debut EP with producer Anne McCue. The EP is released in 2014 and is nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Country Album at the ARIA Music Awards that year.

Career and collaborations

Swift tours the United States, Australia, the UK and Europe with Robyn Hitchcock. Together they release two singles: “Follow Your Money” in 2015 and “Love Is a Drag” in 2016. Both are produced by Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub. She also contributes backing vocals, alongside Gillian Welch and Pat Sansone of Wilco, on Hitchcock’s self-titled 2017 album.

Later work

In 2020, Swift releases Blonde on the Tracks, an album of Bob Dylan covers.