Celia Woodsmith

Celia Woodsmith (born in 1985 in Tryon, North Carolina) is a New England–based bluegrass, blues and folk musician.

Celia Woodsmith

Profile

Woodsmith attended the University of Vermont from 2003 to 2007, where, with Avi Salloway, she began performing as the folk duo Avi & Celia. From 2008 to 2010 she was part of the Boston-based "washboard rock n' roll" group Hey Mama.[1]

From 2011 onwards, Woodsmith, was the lead singer, rhythm guitar player and songwriter for Della Mae.[2] In 2013, Della Mae won the International Bluegrass Music Association's Emerging Artist of the Year award[3] in 2013 and was nominated for a best bluegrass album at the 56th Grammy Awards.[4] Della Mae has worked with the US Department of State as cultural diplomats and, as such, in 2012 travelled to Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.[5]

Woodsmith was 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.[6]

She plays an Aged Tone OM Bourgeois guitar [7] made in Maine by Dana Bourgeois.

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)

As solo artist
  • Cast Iron Shoes (2018)
  • Like Wine b/w Wounded Love + No Angel (single) (2018)

References
  1. "Vermont Expat Celia Woodsmith Returns with Grammy-Nominated Bluegrass Band della Mae".
  2. "An Interview with Celia Woodsmith of della Mae - Shakedown News". Archived from the original on 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  3. "Recipient History | International Bluegrass Music Association". Archived from the original on 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  4. First-Time GRAMMY Nominee: Della Mae, Grammy.com, Retrieved 11 November 2016
  5. "Della Mae Bluegrass in Pakistan".
  6. "Kittery's Celia Woodsmith to celebrate Say Darling's new EP".
  7. "Celia Woodsmith - della Mae".
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