Tara Williamson released her sophomore album “Enough” in association with the Talking Stick Festival in June of 2021.
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Tara on Navigating Copyrights and Cultural Sovereignty
Listen in on Tara share knowledge on Navigating Copyrights and Cultural Sovereignty. As Indigenous creativity continues to be extracted by external forces, much like resources are extracted from the Earth, our community must confront the reality that our art must be protected. In this conversation we look at the concept of copyright in relation to Indigenous cultural sovereignty and the act of safekeeping Indigenous art. Watch it here
Tara Williamson highlighted in the Vancouver Sun and the Georgia Straight as part of the Talking Stick Festival.
Tara Williamson highlighted in the Vancouver Sun and the Georgia Straight as part of the Talking Stick Festival. Catch Tara performing her full album on June 18th here
The Talking Stick Festival delivers Indigenous performance art with impact throughout all four seasons – Georgia Straight: https://www.straight.com/arts/talking-stick-festival-delivers-indigenous-performance-art-with-impact-throughout-all-four
Festivals get into hybrid mode for the 2021 season - Vancouver Sun: https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/festivals-get-into-hybrid-mode-for-the-2021-season
Tara Williamson on "We Acknowledge the Land: Now What"
In recent years, the land acknowledgement has become normalized across the performing arts. But acknowledgement is a small step in the larger settler-Indigenous relationship. Every stage creates an opportunity to challenge stereotypes and educate audiences, so why stop with acknowledgements? Hear from Tara on others that are using acknowledgements as merely a starting point for a more fulsome experience that brings Indigenous communities, creators, performers, and audiences to the forefront in ways replicable in various local contexts.
20th annual Talking Stick Festival featuring Tara Williamson
20th annual Talking Stick Festival featuring Tara Williamson is set to showcase Indigenous Performing Arts and Indigenous artists. Because of the COVID situation, the festival is featuring many of our partners across Turtle Island in order to present the breadth of Indigenous artistry that is available to audiences for their learning, inspiration and increasing awareness of Indigenous world view. Catch Tara performing her full album on June 18th here
https://fullcircle.ca/festival/season-3-summer-sojourn-artists/
https://www.createastir.ca/articles/talking-stick-summer-sojourn
https://vancouversbestplaces.com/events-calendar/june/
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/talking-stick-festival-2021-summer-sojourn
Tara Williamson featured on "Indigenous Now" playlist on Apple Music and on on "Manitoba Now" playlist.
Tara’s new album, Enough, is appearing on both Spotify and Apple music playlist! Check them out here!
https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/indigenous-now/pl.4127caac01bf4aabac14446df68e2224
https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/indigenous-now/pl.4127caac01bf4aabac14446df68e2224
MUSKRAT’S FEATURE ARTIST: TARA WILLIAMSON ON DECOLONIZING THE MEANING OF LOVE
Poet, provocateur, singer, and songwriter Tara Williamson (Anishinaabekwe/Nehayowak) just dropped her single, Almost, in March 2021 from her album, Enough, to be released in June. Thematically it touches on the subjects of relationships and decolonizing the meaning of what love is. The album is vocally beautiful, overlapping an electronic vibe, and evoking a thoughtful emotionality to it. Watch her full album performance on June 18th here
New single "Almost (feat. The Northwest Kid)" Released March 12, 2021
TARA WILLIAMSON SHARES “ALMOST (ft. THE NORTHWEST KID)” NEW SINGLE OUT MARCH 12, 2021
BUY AND LISTEN TO “ALMOST (ft. THE NORTHWEST KID)” HERE
Singer/Songwriter, Poet/Provocateur Tara Williamson releases her first single, “Almost (ft. The Northwest Kid)”, a collaboration with Gitxsan hip-hop artistThe Northwest Kid,off of her 11-track album called, Enough, on March 12, 2021.
Art Credit : Joi Arcand & Ellen Campbell//
TARA WILLIAMSON ON “ALMOST (ft. THE NORTHWEST KID)” :
This song is about being at a crossroads in a relationship where you have to decide if Almost is good enough. It’s about the pain and frustration of knowing that even if there’s love, sometimes it simply isn’t enough.
It was a song I wrote and left alone for a long time as I processed the pain of a relationship that was deeply affected by gendered and colonial violence. It wasn’t until The Northwest Kid offered his perspective and talent to the track that I felt inspired to work on it more. His insights shifted the conversation away from my specific, personal experience to a bigger, universal theme of relationship:
The Northwest Kid on "Almost (ft. The Northwest Kid)": The idea of a “good man” was a loaded concept and a unicorn in some ways. But, I wanted to bring my own life experience and frame it in a way that was safe and inspired by the idea of “Everyman.”
This track raises important questions about decolonial love and the work we’re all trying our best to do: how do we be our best selves in the face of so much pain? How do we be vulnerable while we do the important work of growing and building new narratives? When is it time to walk away and start again? Can Almost ever be enough?
"Almost (ft. The Northwest Kid)" is the first single from Tara Williamson's full-length album, Enough. The track will be released on all streaming platforms March 12, 2021.
BUY AND LISTEN TO “ALMOST (ft. THE NORTHWEST KID)” HERE
"Almost (ft. The Northwest Kid)" features: Tara Williamson on Vocals, The Northwest Kid on Vocals, Justin Delorme on Piano, Synthesizers, Orchestral Programming, and Drum Programming.
The track was produced by Justin Delorme and was engineered by Jad Bantung at Private Ear Studios in Winnipeg, Manitoba and The Northwest Kid in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It was mixed by Joshua Van Tassel and mastered by Philip Shaw Bova.
"Almost (ft. The Northwest Kid)" is written by Tara Williamson and The Northwest Kid c SOCAN 2021
Listen to "Almost (ft. The Northwest Kid)" at this link
Tara Williamson is a Victoria-based musician who has been described as a poet and provocateur - the spark that ignites the flame. A First Nations singer/songwriter from Manitoba, her music is an unflinching document of self: the truth that hurts before it heals. Over the last 8 years, Tara has established herself as a sophisticated lyricist and soulful voice in the Indigenous and Canadian music scene. Her first 2 EPs - Lie Low (produced by James McKenty) and ndn summer (produced by Kinnie Starr) were received with praise and made it on numerous music blogs and countdowns across Turtle Island.
Her debut album, Songs to Keep Us Warm (produced by Jim Bryson), built on the clever songwriting and expressive vocals heard in her first two EPs while revealing the deep heart of an artist willing to risk vulnerability in the pursuit of emotional truth. Songs to Keep Us Warm was nominated for Best Pop Album at the 2017 Indigenous Music Awards.
Tara’s newest offering is an 11-track album called Enough (produced by Justin Delorme). As a sophomore album, it succeeds in doing the hard work of demonstrating her growth as an artist: she trades in her hallmark cabaret-pop instrumentation for electronic elements and beats while seamlessly maintaining the impeccably rich vocals for which she has become known. Enough includes a co-write with Sarah Slean on the title track, and a collaboration with Gitxsan hip-hop artist The Northwest Kid on the first single, Almost.
Enough was borne out of Tara’s grief from the loss of her infant son. It is a monument of her willingness and ability to share her story in all its complexity and vulnerability. In particular, the track Enfolding, which was featured on the APTN series Amplify, has already been recognized as a moving and powerful record of loss and love.
Tara’s work has been supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, Manitoba Music, the Banff Centre, and the Hnatshyn Foundation. In 2020, Tara received the Joseph S. Stauffer Prize in Music from the Canada Council for the Arts.
In addition to her music career, Tara is also a professional writer, researcher, and educator. She is a Research Fellow with the Yellowhead Institute and holds degrees in social work, law, and Indigenous Governance.
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Award recognizes Indigenous musician’s ‘strong potential’ as an artist
By Adam Laskaris
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Windspeaker.com
Singer-songwriter Tara Williamson has been chosen as one of three recipients of the Joseph S. Stauffer prize, an annual $5,000 grant awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts recognizing “mid-career (less than 15 years of practice) Canadian artists who exhibit strong artistic potential in music, visual arts and literature.”
The Stauffer grants have been awarded since 1987; the namesake a Canadian businessman who supported various charitable arts causes throughout his lifetime.
To read more, click HERE
Tara Williamson Receives the Joseph S. Stauffer Prize from the Canada Council for the Arts
The Joseph S. Stauffer Prizes are awarded to emerging and mid-career (less than 15 years of practice) Canadian artists who exhibit strong artistic potential in music, visual arts and literature.
Professional emerging and mid-career (less than 15 years of practice) Canadian artists who exhibit strong artistic potential in music, visual arts and literature, who submit an eligible application to the Explore and Create program, are automatically considered for this prize. The winners are selected based on the assessment of their grant application.
To read more from the Canada Council, click HERE