Emily Robison

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Emily Robison
Emily Robison performed in Austin, TX during the Accidents & Accusations Tour.
Background information
Birth name	Emily Burns Erwin
Born	August 16, 1972 (age 34)
Origin	Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Genre(s)	Country music
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, singer
Instrument(s)	Banjo
Years active	1989–Present
Label(s)	SonyBMG/Open Wide/Columbia
Associated acts	Dixie Chicks

Emily Robison (born August 16, 1972) is an American country songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist, and a founding member of the all-female country music band the Dixie Chicks.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early years 1.2 Dixie Chicks 1.3 Personal life 2 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early years

Born Emily Burns Erwin in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, she was raised in Texas. Encouraged by her parents, she began playing violin at age seven, but as her older sister Martie Erwin excelled at that instrument, Emily switched to teaching herself the more "rebellious" banjo at age 10, with dobro and other similar instruments to follow. From around 1983 on, Emily toured along with her sister in the teenage bluegrass group Blue Night Express. She attended Greenhill School in Addison, Texas.

[edit] Dixie Chicks

She and Martie were then part of the formation of the Dixie Chicks in 1989. Originally billed as Emily Erwin, she plays banjo, dobro, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, papoose, accordion, and sitar, and sings background vocals in the group.

Emily wrote the majority of The Dixie Chicks' hit You Were Mine, while her sister Martie wrote the bridge.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Personal life

Emily was married to country singer Charlie Robison on May 1, 1999, and since then has been billed as Emily Robison. They have three children: Charles Augustus, called "Gus", born November 11, 2002 and twins Julianna Tex (9:19pm ,6 lb 10 oz) and Henry Benjamin (9:29pm, 6 lb 14 oz), born on April 14, 2005.

They reside on a ranch near Bandera, Texas northwest of San Antonio, Texas.

[edit] External links

• Emily Robison at the Internet Movie Database
• Dixie Chicks Henhouse profile
• Liberal Country Fan In-depth reporting on Emily's music and politics.

Dixie Chicks
Natalie Maines | Emily Robison | Martie Maguire
Laura Lynch | Robin Lynn Macy
Discography
Studio albums: Thank Heavens for Dale Evans | Little Ol' Cowgirl | Shouldn't a Told You That | Wide Open Spaces | Fly | Home | Taking the Long Way
Live videos: An Evening with the Dixie Chicks | Top of the World Tour: Live
Documentary: Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing
Tours: Fly Tour | Top of the World Tour | Vote for Change | Accidents & Accusations Tour