Emily Davis blends eccentric country folk with gothic blues in her guitar-driven songs. Her filmic writing echoes the tradition of narrative songwriters Patti Griffin and Nick Cave, and Tom Waits, using cinematic lyrics that are equal parts vulnerable and transcendent.

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Growing up in a humble Lebanese-Australian home in Adelaide, Davis learned classical guitar from age 8, later switching out her nylon string for a shiny, black Fender Squier. She fronted grungy high school bands but was soon drawn to a more vulnerable and poetic songwriting approach. Davis began performing her confessional pop-folk songs in bars and theatres around Australia, building a loyal following and finding her voice. By the time she was 23, she’d happily dropped out of law school to pursue life as a singer-songwriter.

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Critics have called her voice “sassy and syrupy-voiced” (AU Review); a true artist who ‘exudes a grounded-ness that is utterly breathtaking' (DB). Her songs artfully explore the human condition, through themes of love, death, and loss. No stranger to a broken heart, Davis has an unwavering belief in the transformative power of human connection, and her songs reiterate this over and over again.

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Between cowriting and recording 4 albums with The Hushes and releasing three acclaimed solo albums (Moving in Slow Motion, Undone, You, Me & the Velvet Sea), Davis has been quietly disarming audiences across stages and borders from WOMADelaide to Breminale. In recent years she has built an international reputation for performances that are luminous, spellbinding, and deeply connective. Davis is often joined on the stage by duo partner Tori Phillips on fiddle and with her full four piece band The High Priestesses.  On stage, it seems she doesn’t just perform, she opens a portal for a true communion with her audience.

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Her latest songs reflect an earthier, acoustic sound, with lyrics drawing on biblical and pagan symbolism, and the enduring constance of nature. She is preparing to record her fourth studio album, and tour Europe in the summer of 2026.

“exudes a groundedness that is utterly absorbing”

-DB Magazine