Emma McKenna
Encyclopedia
Emma McKenna is a Toronto-based singer-songwriter
. Her first full length album, Run With It
, was released on June 8, 2010. She was also a founding member of riot grrrl
band Galaxy, with Katie Stelmanis
and Maya Postepski.
She identifies as lesbian
.
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
. Her first full length album, Run With It
Run with It
Run With It is the first full-length album from Canadian musician Emma McKenna.-Track listing:#"Run With It" – 2:17#"The Grass That Grows" – 2:58#"Slow The Moon" – 3:01#"Wild Dogs" – 2:50#"Gone Before" – 2:14#"Little Thing" – 1:08...
, was released on June 8, 2010. She was also a founding member of riot grrrl
Riot grrrl
Riot grrrl was an underground feminist punk movement based in Washington, DC, Olympia, Washington, Portland, Oregon, and the greater Pacific Northwest which existed in the early to mid-1990s, and it is often associated with third-wave feminism...
band Galaxy, with Katie Stelmanis
Katie Stelmanis
Katie Stelmanis is a Toronto-based Latvian-Canadian musician, who has performed and recorded both as a solo artist and with the band Austra.Stelmanis identifies herself as queer.-Solo career:...
and Maya Postepski.
She identifies as lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
.
Compilations
- Friends in Bellwoods IIFriends in Bellwoods IIFriends in Bellwoods is a compilation album, released in 2009 by Out of This Spark as a benefit for Toronto's Daily Bread Food Bank. The album is a sequel to the 2007 compilation Friends in Bellwoods....
(Happiness), 2009
- Building BlocksBlocks Recording ClubBlocks Recording Club is a Canadian co-operative of musicians, which serves as both a collaborative artist community and a record label for its member artists.The label's name may also be cited graphically as □□□□□□ rather than the word "Blocks"...
(Happiness, Shadows), 2010
External links
- http://www.emmamckenna.com
- http://www.myspace.com/emmamckenna