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A real late-comer to the singer/songwriter thing…it’s only been the past couple of years or so that I started writing although I’ve been a singer all my life. I was always known around the place as “that girl that always sings”.

I sang madrigals and other classical stuff and choir at school, played the flute/piccolo (well) and guitar (very average). I badly wanted to learn the piano and wish I had!

I’ve performed in musical theatre although nothing huge. I’d LOVE to do that again!

I sang in church for years, and didn’t really come back into performing in venues until 2006 and I am really enjoying it so much – you forget just how exciting it all is!

I sang in a band in the 80s, mostly original stuff written by a crazy-ish dude named Bruce…I wonder whatever happened to him? We were way too early for our time…the punters just weren’t ready for us. Mistral Wind certainly were original!

I’ve been writing a bit this year and I hope to have an album of songs recorded and turned into something beautiful…if it doesn’t turn out quite as planned then I wont be short of Christmas and birthday gifts for my friends and colleagues!

I love music and although I get a lot of enjoyment out of rock, blues, pop, jazz, you name it, I really do lean towards the country side of things….I don’t really know how I’d categorise my songs…nouveau folk perhaps.

I perform weekly with Billy at local venues, wineries, etc. It’s an acoustic covers gig where we do really laid back versions of all your pub favourites….and sometimes I'll add a few of mine in for a change. Come down and say hi sometime, I’d love to see you!

Stay happy!

Taz

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 18/09/2007
Band Website: This is it!
Band Members: Billy Mc - Guitar and vox Aaron P - Drummer extraordinaire! TBA - Chicken Pickin' guitar freak TBA - Bass TBA - Slide / Banjo / Mandolin (can you help me?) TBA - Violin (still looking)
Influences: All the great storytellers and all the pioneers of modern music....,Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Rait, Carole King, Crosby Stills & Nash, Dan Fogelberg, Dolly Parton, Dusty Sprinfield, Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch, Hank Williams (the original), Iris Dement, Janis Joplin, Jimmy Webb, John Lennon, John Prine, Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush, Kathryn Willams, Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed, Lucinda Williams, Neil Young, Neko Case, Nick Cave, Nina Simone, Patsy Cline, Patty Smith, Paul Simon, Paul Simon, Randy Newman, Rickie Lee Jones, Roy Orbison, Simon And Garfunkel, Tammy Wynette, The Audreys, The Band, The Be Good Tanyas, The Beatles, The Carter Family, The Waifs, Tom Petty, Van Morrison, Willie Nelson,Really way too many to mention lest I forget someone.
Sounds Like: Myself
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Sunshine and WIne

Billy and I had a lovely time yesterday!  We played acoustically from 1.30 - 5.00 pm at the La Fontaine Estatee Winery in Clyde. The food and wine was sensational.  The sun shone on the dec...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Nov 2008 14:58:00 GMT

Little Honey - Lucinda Williams

Treated myself to this at the weekend. This is a little of a departure for Ms Williams in that there are a few more happier experiences contained within...still moody and still the ballsy vocal that ...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:01:00 GMT

Distracted

Distracted? Then Damon Young has a few ways of overcoming Distraction&.here&be sure to go back to the front page of his blog too! Ive been out at lunchtime trying to buy Distraction an...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:37:00 GMT

I Drink Beer!

And so do Monty and the Dead Horses... Last night I toddled off to the much-anticipated album launch of Monty and the Dead Horses Observing the Louche. The small but appreciative crowd were firstl...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:42:00 GMT

Sunshine...on my shoulders...

*sigh* Today I saw a plastic surgeon to fix my face...and no I'm not having 'that' kind of work done.  I have a small 'thing' under my left eye that needs to be removed.  Of course I wont kn...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:33:00 GMT

Parenting...the hardest job in the world...lyrics added

As a parent, you sometimes have to make really tough decisions&.and I really hate that sometimes those decisions break your children's hearts fair in two.On Sunday I had to follow through on something...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:09:00 GMT

NanoWriMo

I've done it! I've signed on for NanoWriMo *National Novel Writing Month* which is November 1-30 and during that time I aim to write 50,000 words which will be a great start to the 'Spirit of Elvis' ...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:40:00 GMT

Divided Heart - Art and Motherhood

Divided Heart: Art and Motherhood  Rachel Power..ISBN: 9781742035017   page 2 of the introduction&& "Like a magnet, simultaneously repelled and attracted, to be a mother is to be mired in contr...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:53:00 GMT

Death by Demo!

Last night I attended The music Manager's Forum seminar "Death by Demo" at the Laundry in Johnson Street Fitzroy!  I really enjoy these sessions and I always come away having learnt something whi...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:09:00 GMT

Spirit of Elvis (It never snows)

Have been having trouble sleeping lately  because I had an idea for a song that just didn't gel....know what I mean....I had the idea but the lyric wasn't coming....anyhow when I got home from w...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:39:00 GMT