Jan 31, 2016 | Breaking News, News
There are no words to express how sad I felt when I woke up this morning to hear the news that Sir Terry had passed away. I had the privilege of meeting him and being interviewed by him over five times. He had a gentle, kind spirit, a wicked sense of humour and the most heart warming demeanour. It felt like visiting my Grandpa every time I went into Radio 2 to chat to him. He was the first person to play my music on BBC Radio 2, having heard it on BBC Introducing and thinking it was good enough for his show. The first time he played my song, “A Place Called You” it just happened to be my Dad’s birthday, and the first time interviewed me was St Patrick’s Day.. A day close to his heart! My good friend Jenn Bostic and I sang our hearts out to him and his many milllion listeners. We also did a cover of Ed Sheeran’s “Give me Love” which he tweeted after, even getting a retweet from Ed himself. I was quite nervous beforehand, but his calming nature put me at ease. He referred to my performance as “magical”… But he truly was magical. I remember a hilarious moment where he interviewed me prior to my performance at Hyde Park on the BBC Introducing Stage. It was fairly noisy with the bands sound checking, and I didn’t have headphones on so I couldn’t hear much of what he was asking me! It was predominantly guess work on my part, but, it being Terry Wogan, still felt effortless and easy. He was a wonderful broadcaster, a charming and enlightening man and I will never forget his kindness and support. I will miss him dearly.
Here are a few photos of us together…
Jan 27, 2016 | Breaking News, News
THRILLED to announce that I’ll be performing at the prestigious “Country 2 Country” music festival at the o2 in March this year!! Very excited!!!
Jan 2, 2016 | News
Dearest friends,
This year has gone by so fast! It’s been a crazy ride… So much has happened!! Some top experiences:
1). Flying to Nashville and meeting Michael Spriggs. I spent most of June making music and memories, learning bouzouki and writing with incredible writers. It was a wonderful experience and I hope to go over there again this year! I also met country superstar Trace Adkins, after singing on his Christmas album two years ago. He is so tall! 
2). Releasing Waves Deluxe, with 22 tracks on it!
3). Raising money for Children in Need by visiting some infant schools in my area, documented by the BBC. You can watch HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsfrkC0sF5I
4). Writing the majority of my third studio album with the incredible Charlie Midnight via Skype!
5). Moving House… And into an incredible space… with the love of my life.
6). Buying an electric drum kit and officially beginning my journey with learning to place drums and bass.
7). Doing a Headline Tour, and many many live gigs. It’s the best thing about what I do because I get to meet you all at shows!
8). Securing funding for my next album… A huge game changer…
9). Hosting Christmas for the first time.
10). Being invited to play on the Chris Evans breakfast show again and performing at Carfest on the main stage… Right before Take That. Wow.. I’m still buzzing and it’s been months!
What have been your favourite experiences of 2015? Do you have any hopes or aspirations for 2016?
LOTS OF LOVE
Emma xxx
Nov 6, 2015 | Breaking News, Lifestyle, News, Radio and TV
Thrilled to announce that my fundraising story be on BBC South Today between 6:30 and 7pm.
As some of you may know already, I went to as many local infant schools as I could possibly fit into one day and played my song “Give a Little Bit”, danced with Pudsey bear and generally tried to spread awareness to the children about the charity!
We raised a lot of money and hopefully spread a bit of love and positivity at the same time. Full blog of the day is on my website, and here’s the link to watch me this evening!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006pfl4
Nov 4, 2015 | Breaking News, Lifestyle, News
Well, it may not have been a 12 hour buskathon, but it was certainly a challenge!
The first school I visited was Onslow Infant School. I had no idea what to expect as it was the first school on the list! We went in for the beginning of the day assembly and they were absolutely amazing!! All clapping along and dancing with Pudsey – it was great! Here are a few of them with Pudsey before we left for the next school
We then went on to St Nicholas Infant School. This school is particularly close to my heart because it was where my Mum taught. It was an amazing feeling to be able to go back there and play for the children. They were so sweet and really enthusiastic. I was overwhelmed by the amount of generous donations that they all made to Children in Need.
It was special to see that the memorial they’d made for my Mum was still there. Here’s a photo of it in all its glory. I walked out of there feeling truly touched. :o)
I decided that as the crew had all been up since the early hours we’d make a quick stop off for a cup of tea. Sadly I ended up spilling mine all over me, so I had to nip out and buy a new pair of trousers!! Total FAIL!
Next on the list was Wood Street Infant School, Merrow Infant School and Clandon Infant School. The kids were so sweet and generous in spirit. It was a totally blessing to play for them and see their faces each time Pudsey walked in.
We finished the School Sprint with Moss Lane Infant School. I was blown away – this year two class had learnt my song! I couldn’t believe it! It was wonderful to play “Give a Little Bit” and here them singing the chorus along with hand movements, too! I handed out an EP to each of them at the end as a special thank you for all learning my song and singing so well.
The cameraman Paul was amazing and got some incredible shots. Sam Rommer played cajon and did ALL the setting up – a dream man to have by my side! And Jo “Pudsey” Luckman did a terrific job dancing and waving and getting the kids going… I tell you.. she was VERY HOT by the end of the day!!
I would like to say a special thanks to all the schools involved today and to all the children who participated and made a donation to Children in Need. It was a fantastic day! The footage for this is due to go out on BBC South THIS FRIDAY! – I will let you know when and post a link! You can still donate by clicking here www.justgiving.com/estevensmusic
Lots of Love
Emma xx
Nov 3, 2015 | Breaking News, News
Hey everyone!
Some of you might remember last year, when I decided to take on a mega challenge for Children in Need! I performed a 12 hour buskathon, raising £2,000! You can watch it all HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiq00KCQ8FE and I talked about it live on BBC South HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FphuO_8S5jk
This year I have decided to take on another challenge! On Wednesday 4th November (yes.. TOMORROW!!) I will be visiting as many local infant schools as I possibly can within the school day, along with the lovely BBC South crew filming me every step of the way! The aim is to perform a song of mine, spread a bit of love and positivity and hopefully raise a bit of money for Children in Need as well! I hope that some of the children even join in and sing/clap! So far I have a list of 6 schools I need to get to… Wish me luck!
One school on the list in particular is very close to my heart. It was the school my Mum taught at. She was a wonderful teacher and I know the school really miss her now she is no longer with us. The children made a beautiful stained glass window memorial for her which I hope I can share with you all, too.
This is due for broadcasting the following day on BBC South, but I will keep you all informed as and when!
If you would like to donate to support this challenge you can do so here: https://www.justgiving.com/estevensmusic/
