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Q1. Where are you from?
I am from a small-ish town called Alice Springs in the Northern Territory in Australia AKA right in the middle of the country.
Q2. Musical influences?
My musical influences would be Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin, Jeff Buckley and new acts such as Sia and Marina and the Diamonds. I also love watching other acts at sessions for example gives me a lot of inspiration to write.
Q3. What’s your song writing process?
My process is to write down interesting quotes people say to me throughout my life and then I form a story/song around that. For example when I was back home in Australia and my partner was in Holland he sent me a Christmas present, and when I received it my father said “I hope that’s not a diamond in that box”. So from that I made the lyric in one of my songs called Timeout “my papa said I hope that’s not a diamond in that box”.
I love to exaggerate normal events and stories in my own life because it helps me create something interesting however at the same time it also has some meaning and a connection to me to it.
Q4. Most bizarre gig experience?
Hmmm bizarre gig experience, I do not recall anything to crazy but one interesting event was being asked to sing Mustang Sally at a gig and the man offered me 100 Aus Dollars just to sing that song.
Q5. If you could share the stage with anyone, who would it be and why?
I would definitely share it with Stevie Nicks! I love her voice, style everything.
In their own words
Tara is a 20 year old Irish/Indian musician born and bred in Australia. Having grown up right in the centre in a town called Alice Springs Tara learnt many instruments from a young age, these included Guitar, Flute, Drums, Mandolin, Accordion, Singing and recently the Saxophone.
In 2007 Tara recorded her first EP in Sydney and soon supported headline Australian acts such as Jet, The Waifs, Behind Crimson Eyes and Jon Stevens.
For the last couple of years Tara has been teaching the Flute and Voice to students. She was also featured in a female magazine called REAL mag for her artwork whilst also selling her work all across the country to businesses, individuals and boutiques.
2011 is the year Tara decided to move from Alice Springs to Dublin to expand her music and explore the world outside her home for a while. Soon Tara will be recording a new EP and she is hoping to be participating in many festivals to come this year.
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