Tanya Davis celebrates the everyday with her sophomore release Gorgeous Morning (June 2008). Based in Halifax, she's up with the birds most days and can be often found scribbling thoughts in her notebook at neighbouring cafes. Over the course of the past few years, the Prince Edward Island-native has earned the reputation of being a black coffee drinker who colours outside the lines.
Part poet, part songwriter, all performer, she dabbles in all aspects of art-making. Gorgeous Morning is a kaleidoscopic insight into a multi-dimensional creative. She poetically addresses the dark notes of herself, nurses her sentiments through sad-luck serenades about her late cat Henry, rekindles faith while paying witness to a festival of night bugs and wards off poem-promising knights and lovelorn princesses with quirky pop songs. Davis' creativity is as distinctive as her character and as eclectic as her work. She writes and loves from the same place – her hopeful heart.
Recorded over the wintry months in Halifax at Echo Chamber Audio with renowned engineer Charles Austin, Gorgeous Morning portrays Davis through a paradigm of bravery and vulnerability. With an instinctual ear and the vernacular of a poet, she makes wordy music built on unique arrangements that fend off genre and highlight both musicianship and passion. A self-produced effort, the record features performances by such Canadian notables as Catherine MacLellan, Jenn Grant, Don Brownrigg, and David Myles.
Davis self-released Make A List in 2006, which garnered 4 nominations for both the PEI and Nova Scotia Music Awards and piqued the interest of industry and music fans alike. She was the regional winner of the 2006 RadioStar songwriting competition and is the two-time winner of Best Author/Poet in The Coast's Best of Halifax readers' survey.
