- Recent Role:
- Herself on Country Couples
- Gender:
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- Born:
- 8-16-1972
- Birthplace:
- Pittsfield, Massachusetts (USA)
- Birth Name:
- Emily Burns Erwin
Emily began playing violin at age 7, then banjo at the age of 10, with dobro and other acoustic instruments to follow. Emily and Martie toured the country together in a teen's bluegrass group for six years before helping to found Dixie Chicks. Emily learned to play the banjo by teaching herself the chord progessions by reading the books.