Celia Woodsmith (born in 1985 in

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) is a New England–based bluegrass, blues and folk musician.

Profile

Since January 2011, Woodsmith, has been the lead singer, rhythm guitar player, washbaord player, and songwriter for Della Mae. In 2013, Della Mae won the

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's Emerging Artist of the Year award in 2013 and was nominated for a best bluegrass album at the

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. Della Mae has worked with the

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as cultural diplomats and, as such, in 2012 travelled to

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and

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. Woodsmith is 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. She plays an Aged Tone OM Bourgeois guitar made in

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Personal Life

Celia Woodsmith went to Hanover High School, in

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, and graduated class of 2003. Her father, Frank Woods, died when she was 25 of

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, a type of brain Cancer. Her mother, Sybil Smith, is a poet and writer who lives in

Norwich, Vermont Norwich is a town in Windsor County, in the U.S. state of Vermont. The population was 3,612 at the 2020 census. Home to some of the state of Vermont's wealthiest residents, the municipality is a commuter town for nearby Hanover, New Hampshir ...

. Woodsmith attended the

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from 2003 to 2007, where, with Avi Salloway, she began performing as the folk duo

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. From 2008 to 2010 she was part of the

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-based "washboard rock n' roll" group Hey Mama. She currently lives in

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with her husband.

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)

Solo

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

References

External links

www.celiawoodsmith.com

www.dellamae.com

www.saydarling.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Woodsmith, Celia 1985 births Living people American bluegrass guitarists American women country singers American country singer-songwriters American women songwriters American songwriters People from Tryon, North Carolina 21st-century American women singers musicians from Vermont 21st-century American women guitarists 21st-century American guitarists 21st-century American singer-songwriters Singer-songwriters from North Carolina