Emma Reid was brought up in the northeast of England with a Swedish mother and English father. She started playing the fiddle at the age of three and soon gained a strong passion for traditional Swedish music. Twice finalist of the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award, Emma has performed both at the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Royal Albert Hall in London. At eighteen she moved to Stockholm to study Swedish folk music performance with Ellika Frisell and Sven Ahlbäck at the Royal College of Music, graduating in November 2003 with a concert in Stockholm’s Concert House. Since then Emma has completed a Masters degree in Music at Newcastle University.

The distinguished fiddle traditions of Orsa and Bingsjö in Dalarna are particularly prominent in Emma’s style. As well as performing solo she works extensively with the free-bass accordionist Tuulikki Bartosik, and is a member of the groups Två, Ditt Ditt Darium, Fyrland and Tandoori. Emma has performed in Sweden, Finland, Estonia, England and the USA, and is a popular teacher at summer courses. She has also enjoyed collaborations with actors, storytellers and dancers. In April 2005 Emma will be releasing her debut solo album, Snake Bow.