Bio



UPCOMING SHOWS


TARA LINDA y SOMBRA de La LUNA (...shadow of the moon) - Merging my love of accordion, roots Tex-Mex, and new friends...

Some of you may know that I've begun covering Lydia Mendoza - an inspiring woman who starting in 1920's/1930's South Texas, played 12-string guitar and sang Conjunto- a type of folk music that developed along the Texas/Mexican border.  She sang a seemingly endless repertoire of songs, originally to the  working class moving between the US and Mexico. My love of the accordion led me to her, but hers was a style before the accordion became popular, before dance halls and dancing; soul-filled songs of hard living, lost love, and longing - not unlike American blues or Portuguese fado.

Gilberto Reyes of Reyes Accordions has kindly joined me for this journey- and will be playing bajo sexto guitar and accordion.  We will play a blend of old and new; rancheras, boleros, and duets: "Where circus waltz meets the wild west: 1930's Tex-Mex."    www.ReyesAccordions.com

NEWS
You can Create & Listen to "Tara Linda" Radio on Pandora.com  -  just login in to create a station that includes my music & similar music from other artist.

We had a great time playing Oakland's first ever "Nite Souk Bazaar "  Photographer Dwayne Marsh was there to capture the event.   You can view all his photos here.

 
 

Thanks to all the fans who danced in the street at the Berkeley World Music Festival show:


Tara Linda being interviewed on KPFA 94.1.  Thanks to Larry for a fun interview !



"Fool's Journey"- my first solo CD! Although called  'solo', there is little solo about  it; several amazing musicians worked their magic throughout.  I'm joined by exceptional musicians from the Bay Area and Sacramento including: 
Henri Ducharme on accordion (Evocation Nostalgique, Pennysmashing)
Kent Lacin on keyboards (Your Mark, Fill the Sky )
Charles Dewitt on bass (Your Mark)
Alan Korn on bass (Monkey Wake Up!)
Lucio Menegon on guitar (Monkey Wake Up!)
and the Iron Sheik  mixed (The Five O'Clock Whistle)




RECENT SHOWS
October Oakland Museum of California, Dia de los Muertos reception
October 27, Piedmont Ave Halloween Parade & Street Festival
Augst 21, Oakland's Nite Souk Bazaar
June 23, Arizmendi summer concert series,
June 13, L'amyx, Piedmont
June 2, Berkeley World Music Festival. Telegraph Ave.
May 26, Epic Arts 1923 Teahouse, 
MoonShadow: American Roots- 1930's Tex-mex, Early Country & American
with Denise Funani and Jason Kleinberg for a night of old a new American - influenced tunes by the shadow of the moon.   A night of accordions, bajo sexto, guitars, violin, mandolin and banjo.
April 21,
Luna's Cafe, Sacramento, Tara Linda y Sombra de la Luna, with Ruebi Freyja & Freeport
April 18, L'ymx Tea Bar, Piedmont. Solo acoustic show.
March 14,
The Prism Cafe, Oakland, Tara Linda y Sombra de la Luna
March 10, C'era Una Volta Restaurant, Alameda
September 16, Luna's Cafe, Sacramento, with Freeport & Deluxe
September 10, Solano Ave Stroll, Berkeley with Henri Ducharme & Discordion
September 2, The Prism Cafe, Oakland
August 31, Starry Plough, Berkely, with Vermillion Lies & Peculiar Pretzelmen
July 29, The Prism Cafe, Oakland
July 13,  June 17 & 28th C'era Una Volta, Alameda

May 19th  - Tara Linda and the Jazz Aquabats, C'era Una Volta restuarant/bar, Alameda.
February 5th at the Stork Club, Oakland, with The Bleu Canadians, the Boat Club, David & Joanna.
January 22nd-  Tara Linda and the Jazz Aquabats, Sunday Brunch, C'era Una Volta restuarant/bar, Alameda.
December 11 - The Stork Club, Oakland, Festival of the Fans with Death by Stork, Val Estway, Bleu Canandians
September 11 - Solano Street Fair, Berkeley, with Accordionworks.

August 21 -  The Stork Club, Oakland, Festival of the Fans with The Bleu Canadians,  The Trenchermen, Lindi Wiggans
August 13 -  Mirthwerxs, Oakland.  with 20 Minute Loop, Militant Children's Hour, Lemon Limelights, Sonya Hunter, Moe! Staiano, Joe Rut, Ultralash, Poetiks, Dandeline, Yard Sale, Shingen Monkey, Acoustic Virgin  and She Mob.
July 9 - Luna's Cafe, Sacramento.  Deluxe, Ruebi Freyja
April 7 - Café Van Kleef, Oakland. TaraLinda with Henri Ducharme - New French music and beyond (accordion & vocals)
Feb. 12 - Starry Plough, Berkeley, The second annual Bloody Valentine Bash, with Ramona the Pest, She Mob, Nellie Bly, and Jen Scaffidi.
September 23- Epic Arts Teahouse, Berkeley.  "Indy Accordion Folk" with Henri Ducharme.
July 16 - The French Film Festival in Sacramento with Henri Ducharme. French musette with circus stylings and frivolous surprises.
June 5 - San Francisco Accordion Festival, Fisherman's Wharf San Francisco


          Join Mailing List:                    Email:    
     
(Very Low Volume)               Message: