Emily Singleton
Emily was born and raised in Middle Tennessee and, thanks to her parents, has been immersed in traditional music from an early age. She and her sister Teressa have that close-knit, tight harmony that only siblings who have sung together all their lives can produce.
In recent years, Emily met and married Dave and the two realized they share the same musical vision; a fusion of many different traditional styles to create a contemporary sound. The collaboration creates the unique sound of Emily Singleton and the Cumberland Plateau.
Emily's familiarity with a wide number of musical styles and collaboration with Dave has given her a unique perspective not only in her ability to know a good tune when she hears it, but the creativity to arrange the song in a fresh and exciting way. Her takes on such standards as "Calling My Children Home" and "House of the Rising Sun" sparkle with a breath-taking cross pollination of styles and a far-reaching musical vision.
Dave Higgs has been actively involved in the world of bluegrass for the last twenty-five years as the host of the syndicated radio program Bluegrass Breakdown, though his musical tastes and abilities reach into the broader world of acoustic music. Co-producing with Emily on both their cd's, Dave brings his exceptional musical skills on octave mandolin, flat-pick and finger-style guitar as well as his ear for creative arrangements to the collaborative effort.