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Celia Woodsmith

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

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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

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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

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Avi & Celia

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  • Off The Floor (2007)
  • Let It Rise (2008)

Hey Mama

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  • Hey Mama (2009)
  • Dubl Handi Suite (2010)

Della Mae

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  • I Built This Heart (2011)
  • This World Oft Can Be (Rounder Records, 2013)
  • Della Mae (Rounder Records, 2015)
  • Butcher Shoppe EP (Rounder Records, 2018)
  • Headlight(Rounder Records, 2020)
  • Family Reunion (Self Release, 2021)

Say Darling

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  • Say Darling (2017)
  • Before & After (2021)

Solo

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  • Cast Iron Shoes (2018)
  • Like Wine b/w Wounded Love No Angel (single) (2018)

References

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  1. ^ "An Interview with Celia Woodsmith of della Mae - Shakedown News". Archived from the original on 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  2. ^ "Recipient History | International Bluegrass Music Association". Archived from the original on 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  3. ^ First-Time GRAMMY Nominee: Della Mae, Grammy.com, Retrieved 11 November 2016
  4. ^ "Della Mae Bluegrass in Pakistan".
  5. ^ "Kittery's Celia Woodsmith to celebrate Say Darling's new EP".
  6. ^ "Celia Woodsmith - della Mae".
  7. ^ "Things To Do in Wellesley MA - wellesleytownsman". www.wickedlocal.com. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  8. ^ "The new album from a Grammy-nominated singer from Kittery". newscentermaine.com. 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  9. ^ "Vermont Expat Celia Woodsmith Returns with Grammy-Nominated Bluegrass Band Della Mae".
  10. ^ "Video: Celia Woodsmith Shares Her C&J Rider Story". www.ridecj.com. Retrieved 2024-03-22.

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  1. ^ John, Emma (2022-08-24). "'I couldn't even find enough women to form a band': Della Mae's battle for a bluegrass breakthrough". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  2. ^ "Della Mae puts extra pluck in its bluegrass - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  3. ^ "Say Darling's chemistry is a story of connections made - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  4. ^ Goad, John Curtis (2013-06-10). "Della Mae - This World Oft Can Be". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  5. ^ Hislop, Christopher. "Celia Woodsmith". Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  6. ^ "Hey Hey Della Mae! Around the World with Celia Woodsmith". www.dcmusicreview.com. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
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