Celia Woodsmith

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

Profile

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.[1]

From 2011 onwards, Woodsmith, was the lead singer, rhythm guitar player and songwriter for Della Mae.[2] In 2013, Della Mae won the International Bluegrass Music Association's Emerging Artist of the Year award[3] in 2013 and was nominated for a best bluegrass album at the 56th Grammy Awards.[4] 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.[5]

Woodsmith was 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.[6]

She plays an Aged Tone OM Bourgeois guitar [7] made in Maine by Dana Bourgeois.

Discography

Avi & Celia

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

Hey Mama

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

Della Mae

  • 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

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

As solo artist

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

References

  1. ↑ "Vermont Expat Celia Woodsmith Returns with Grammy-Nominated Bluegrass Band della Mae".
  2. ↑ "An Interview with Celia Woodsmith of della Mae - Shakedown News". Archived from the original on 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  3. ↑ "Recipient History | International Bluegrass Music Association". Archived from the original on 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  4. ↑ First-Time GRAMMY Nominee: Della Mae, Grammy.com, Retrieved 11 November 2016
  5. ↑ "Della Mae Bluegrass in Pakistan".
  6. ↑ "Kittery's Celia Woodsmith to celebrate Say Darling's new EP".
  7. ↑ "Celia Woodsmith - della Mae".
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