Tara Linda is on Sabbatical 

Hi All!
I'm taking time to cook up new material- poems, art and song right now.  Feels good to go back to my roots, singing on bass and uke.  Hope you are all staying healthy, happy & well. Sign up on my guestbook here- to find out when the songs are well done. Thank you for being here!  Hope to see you on the dusty trail ahead.   xox TL 

New Recording

Rafael Herrera and I wrote these songs over six months while moonlighting on other projects, and recorded the CD Stars in 3 intensive days in Northern California.

Eclectic as always, our new 8-song CD, Fistful of Stars, is more stripped down in style and presentation than my usual work with full bands. Rafa and I doubled up on instruments, and took it all way down. It feels intimate to me; vulnerable at times, real, always. I discovered each step, how simplicity creates intimacy. The music features guitar, accordion, bi-lingual lyrics, and Rafa’s GORGEOUS voice in the lead for several songs.  And THIS was indeed my favorite part: to share the vocal spotlight with Rafael! The world needs to hear Rafael Herrera’s voice; his soulful, heart-gushing, lead crooning and always perfect harmonies!  So far, folks are saying things like “its about time!”, “very visual…poetic, emotive.”  Which is all nice to hear.

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European Tour -

Seven City tour including a live performance & interview on nationally syndicated Deutschlandradio Kultur in Berlin and RadioEins in Pottsdam - see Facebook page for tour updates!

Tara Linda & Flaco Jimenez

The legendary Flaco Jimenez recorded with Tara Linda on Tara's  "Tortilla Western Serenade"

Flaco signs his Hohner Signature Model Corona II Flaco Jimenez  Hohner Accordion for Tara Linda. 

NPR's Nationally Syndicated "UnderCurrents" Radio Tara Linda Interview

UnderCurrents, syndicated on over 150 radio stations across the world, has been an enormous supporter of Tara Linda music;  Host Gregg McVicar interviewed Tara during a live broadcast in El Cerrito CA.

Calaveras Accordionista Tee Shirt- $20

All Tees are high-quality 100% cotton, American Apparel.  note sizes tend to run small.

Tara Linda at the Americana Music Awards in Nashville

A night of amazing music & Tara hanging out backstage with legends Emmylou and Flaco Jimenez.

European Tour Highlights -

9 shows in 10 days kept Tara & band busy across Berlin, Northern Germany & The Netherlands !!!  Festivals, house parties, and a return to the wonderfully intimate venue of Töpferei Niehenke.  

Torch and Sass hits #29 CMJ Top 40 Jazz Charts

Torch and Sass has airplay on over 100 NPR, College & Independent radio stations across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia, staying 3 months on the CMJ Jazz charts/

Special thanks to stations for making "Torch and Sass" in their Top 10 lists:  KTUH - Honolulu, HI  /    WBGU - Bowling Green, Ohio /    KZSC - Santa Cruz, CA /  WERU - Maine /   KZSU Stanford, CA  /  CSCR - Ontario, Canada  /  KGLT - Bozeman Montana  /  WUNH  - New Hampshire / TCC "The Grid"  - Tulsa, Oklahoma  /   WPTC - Williamsport, Pennsylvania  /  WORT - Madison Wisconson  / CHRM St. Johns, Newfoundland  /  WDPS - Dayton, Ohio / KALX - Berkeley, CA

Jazz Concert at the Kaiser Rooftop Garden

A  *Top Pick* at San Francisco's  "funcheap.com" , the rooftop garden in downtown Oakland is a beautiful spot to spend the afternoon with The Rumor Mill

KPFA's "JazzLine Showcase" with DJ Afrikahn Jamal Dayvs

Tara Linda Celebrates July 4th !
                          World One Music Festival

Accordion Babes - sold out show!

REVIEWS:    "Stellar,  just the best night of music I've seen in ages!"  /  "What gifts each performer gave. Grazie mille!!!!"  /    "We had so much fun at your Rhythmix show! Made us happy all weekend.   /  "Their annual Revue rocked the house...an unparallelled act"

"Simply Music" interviews Tara Linda

 Neil Moore, creator and founder of Simply Music, sat down with Tara Linda for an exclusive interview. Tara and Neil discuss how Tara got started with accordion, her relationship with the instrument and what it’s like to be a Hohner Endorsed Artist. Tara also shares some new tracks from her CD “Torch and Sass” and what it’s like working with other accordion artists.
Hear Feature

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Tara Linda and the Rumor Mill CD Release Party at Yoshi's Oakland

An amazing crowd filled the famed Yoshi's Jazz Club for an evening of Torch & Sass, dancing & fun!

Critics give high praise for "Torch and Sass"

CD Baby:   Editors' Choice / Staff Favorite
Critical Jazz :   "a pristine voice, a solid ability as a lyricist, and an intriguing ability to adjust harmonics on the fly..
a delightful yet eclectic minimalism that borders on infectious with flair and a deceptively subtle swing."
Bay Area Newsgroup / Contra Costa Times: Weekend Top 10:  "a dynamic voice...with personality to spare"
Improv Jazz Nation Magazine :  "high-spirit jazz will catch & hold you in the spell she weaves"
San Antonio Express-News:   "uncluttered arrangements that breathe and reveal Linda to have the requisite discipline of the jazz greats to know when to push a lyric, when to be flirty and when to pull way back."
O's Place Jazz Magazine:    "warm songs that sooth, simmer and mesmerize..."
Bay Area Jazz Examiner :  "the best of torch-singer tradition with Latin and blues touches"

NAMM display for Hohner Accordions features Tara Linda

Annual Accordion Babes Revue - another Sold out show

 Tara Linda & the Rumor Mill at world-renown Yoshi's Jazz Club

Tara's European Tour gets Press / Live broadcast on Spanish National TV 10:00 news

Spanish National TV live broadcast Tara Linda's performance on the 10:00 news, along with press in local papers of Segovia, Spain, and Germany.

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Plaza de San Martin, Spain

"Thank you Segovia for your warmth, beauty, and unforgettable hospitality.
I am in Love! ~ Tara


"The Americans quickly won over the crowd...With a beautiful voice and accompanying herself on guitar and accordion, Tara Linda filled the Segovia night with joy and frontier blues. Muy refrescante"  Ramón Moratalla-  Tierrafolk, Spain

NPR  selects Tara Linda to represent U.S. at European Broadcasters Union Festival

Tara Linda & the Tortilla Western Trio represent the US on behalf of NPR Member Station KRCB at the European Broadcasters Union / Segovia Folk Festival; this marked the first time a US band has played in the 33 year history of the festival. The festival features one band from each member country and is "broadcast live to tens of millions of listeners in 56 countries". 

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Weekend Top 10 |  @ Yoshi's Oakland

San Francisco Chronicle  "Bay Area Arts & Entertainment Picks"
Oakland Tribune & San Jose Mercury News "Weekend Top 10"
Bay Area Jazz Examiner   Highlight. 

The Bay Area News Group (Contra Costa Times) calls out Tara's "dynamic voice that can seemingly glide through the gamut of American and Latin music with personality to spare". - Randy McMullen

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Lanikai Ukuleles Endorses Tara Linda

Tara Linda is proud to announce a new endorsement from Lanikai Ukuleles.
Tara plays her Lanikai on "Recession Stomp"~ a traditional jazz stomp Tara wrote about things getting better in our economy. Expect it on the new CD "Torch and Sass" with a with a feature video filmed by Hermes Music and Gospa Records, Texas, to be released in April. Song was recorded with the Charles Hearn Quartet.

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Tara Linda & Pulitzer finalist Luis Alberto Urrea

"Teresita"- The Song & Lyrics inspired by the best selling book “The Hummingbird’s Daughter”.
"Before I dive completely into author Luis Alberto Urrea‘s sequel to The Hummingbird’s Daughter (Queen of America), I wanted to post the lyrics and song Teresita that I wrote based on the emotional last scene/chapter of Hummingbird’s Daughter. What a wonderful writer, storyteller, person Mr. Urrea is/was at his book reading here in SF/Berkeley last week... Continue reading

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Serenading the bears ~ Alaska gigs & NPR Interview

NPR's KNBA Morning Show in Anchorage Music Director Danny Preston invited Tara to perform;
Tara played the Tap Root in Anchorage and found a new fan on the side of a glacier who enjoyed the ukulele.

"FAR and Away Best Debut Albums of Year" Tortilla Western Serenade

Tara Linda's last CD  was well received in the American Roots charts.  The Freeform American Roots Chart (Austin, TX) taps the pulse of roots music among independent DJ's in the U.S. & Europe  ("DJs who actually pick the music they play"). They chose Tara's CD in it's "FAR & Away Best Debut CD of 2010" list- #6.

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Feature Interview ~NPR's  KETR 88.8 Notably Texan

NOTABLY TEXAN ~ Tune in right after All Things Considered on KETR 88.5 Commerce Texas or listen on-line at KETR.org for Matt Meinke's one hour Feature Interview with Tara Linda starting at 7:50 central time zone Thursday Dec 9.   Live performances & interview and songs from the new release Tortilla Western Serenade.  Listen to Podcast

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# 17 on Euro Americana Chart

Tortilla Western Serenade has reached #17  on the Euro Americana Charts  (October 2010) with airplay on Americana radio in the Netherlands, France, UK,  Italy, Croatia, Germany, Belgium, Ireland...

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_Cotati Accordion Festival ~ 25th Anniversary

Gilbert Reyes captured Texas accordion Legend Flaco Jimenez sharing a moment with Tara during the  accordion jam at the 25th anniversary of the Cotati Accordion Festival as part of Hohner Presents, alongside Grammy winners Alex Meixner & Max Baca.

Tortilla Western Serenade reaches #12 on RMR Charts

Tortilla Western Serenade reaches # 12 on the national Roots Music Report's  Roots Rock Radio Airplay Chart.  (July 23)   The album has been in the top 20 Roots Rock albums receiving radio airplay for 7 weeks (as of August 27).
TWS has made the playlists on over 200 radio stations.   RMR Chart 7/23/10    1.  ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO   2 PETER CASE    3 JOHN HIATT    4 DANGERMUFFIN    5 KEVIN WELCH    6 FRED EAGLESMITH  7 GOV'T MULE 8 BILL KIRCHEN   10  LOS LONELY BOYS  11 TIFT MERRITT  12 TARA LINDA  13 SARA PETITE   14 DEER TICK  15 PIETA BROWN  16 CINDY BULLENS  17 JUSTIN RUTLEDGE  18 CHRIS ISAAK     19 BAND OF HEATHENS    20 GRAHAM     21 ELVIS COSTELLO           22 SON VOLT

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