"What spooky loveliness. This woman's voice is like a cool glass of water, and her soulful cabaret is the perfect soundtrack to a lazy afternoon....”Val Esway, Soup and Song, 2006
“Armed with an accordion and a chilling voice that borders on eerie in precisely the right way, - CDbaby
Long time indie drummer, Tara Linda lives to make music. Equipped with a smoky voice, bass guitar, and accordion, Tara plays a spacious blend of 1930's torch, jazzy blues, and playful circus waltzes. A poet at heart, her lyrical imagery is vivid, her delivery soulful.
Tara plays in the San Francisco Bay Area solo or with the Blue Fur Monkeys~ train songs & desert cabaret; or with
Luna Nueva ~ 1930’s Tex-Mex, covering Lydia Mendoza and the classic music of South Texas with Gilberto Reyes. She sings in the dueto style with Gilberto- boleros, rancheras, & cumbias
"I just finished recording a new CD with Luna Nueva! ~a project that explores classic Conjunto and South Texas songs from the early days. Lately, I have been so inspired by the women of the 1920's and 1930's from this region- especially Lydia Mendoza to whom the a album is dedicated. Imagine pursuing music with the demands and cultural biases in that day!! Lydia's voice and style was passionate and the music feels to me like American Blues or Portugeese Fado- from the heart. "Sigue Adelante" is one song on this album that Lydia recording in the 20's. This album celebrates the legends of early Tex-Mex (even before the accordion!) I had so much fun arranging some of these pieces- for accordion, violin. I sang in the early dueto style on most of the songs with Gilberto Reyes (accordion, bajo sexto), and numerous special guests, including Santiago Jimenez, JR. Check it out! www.myspace.com/lalunanueva.
Tara's last CD “Fool’s Journey”- took her from the world of power pop into jazzy-blues & Cali-Lounge, and her first songs written for accordion. She played bass, accordion, guitar, percussion, and keyboards, with guest musicians Kent Lacin, Henri Ducharme, political rapper IronSheik, guitarist Lucio Menegon and bassist Alan Korn. Find this CD at CD Baby, i-tunes, or on www.taralinda.com
Tara is a member of the ICS songwriters salon ~ Iconolodge
hey there mrs. linda it was a pleasure meeting you during the festival in may, your a very beautiful and very humble person keep on doing what you love best mrs. linda and as always god bless
Howdy Linda! Just stopping by to say hello. The new tracks you have posted here sound lovely. I hope we can see each other soon; it's been way too long! xxoo
Thank you for your succulently enthusiastic comment! I love Fool's Journey, it's so serene. We are moving to LA this summer, I might be able to make it to a show!
We are wondering where the seester is hiding now a days....We have decided that we need to make a visit here before kids get out of school. So let us know how April is looking for a weekend?
Merci en esperant vous voir à une de nos prochaines conférences ...
Vrai ou faux : 1-L’inventeur de l’accordéon à touches « piano » s’appelait Philippe-Joseph Bouton ? 2-L’inventeur de l’accordéon à touches « bouton » s’appelait Philippe-Joseph Piano ?
