EmiSunshine’s sound is all her own.
With a lilt, a twang and rich vibrato, the country Americana singer has been singing since she was four and playing the guitar since she was about 8. She’ll be in two concerts at the Jabez Sanford Hardin Center Performing Arts Center May 7.
EmiSunshine writes about topics not many 16-year-olds would tackle. Her “Family Wars” recording from 2019 sheds light on domestic violence, addiction and generational issues. Other songs deal with political corruption, mass murder and lost love.
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“Ever since I was young, I’d write down things that were important,” said the singer whose next release with a new band called Strong Armed Robbers comes out April 30.
In the song “Judgement Day,” she takes aim at the music industry and how it treats its artists.
“It’s very much based on image,” she said.
To EmiSunshine, it shouldn’t matter how an artist looks. What’s important, she said, is the music and the message. The singer recently had an experience with another side of the music industry while appearing on the television show, “American Idol,” where she was under the scrutiny of judges.
She didn’t win the title, which could’ve been a negative for her, but she said she chooses to look on the positive side.
“It was a very good experience. I didn’t go in it to win it. I went for the experience and to meet new people,” she said.
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She formed relationships with other performers and is glad to have had that opportunity.
“There were so many amazing artists,” she said.
After a year of not touring, the Tennessee native who turns 17 in June said she’s ready to get back on the road. Her Evans’ dates are early on her tour.
EmiSunshine’s music career started early. A YouTube video of her playing the guitar and singing when she was 9 caught the attention of “The Today Show,” where she appeared as a guest.
In 2017, when she was 13, “Rolling Stone” called her one of the 10 new country music artists “you need to know.”
She’s already played at the Grand Ole Opry.
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Joining EmiSunshine will be Etta May, a comedian who has been described as “Minnie Pearl with a Migraine.” She bills herself as the “Queen of Southern Sass.”
Performances will be at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $39.95. To purchase tickets, call (706) 726-0366 or visit augustaamusements.com.
Charmain Z. Brackett is the Features Editor for The Augusta Press. Reach her at charmain@theaugustapress.com.
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