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SONG OF THE SPARROW
An astonishing memoir about how song saved a life
Singer songwriter Tara MacLean has had an extraordinary music career. From being discovered singing on a BC ferry to touring with Dido, Tom Cochrane and Lilith Fair, her solo albums and those with the band Shaye have touched legions of fans. But she hasn't, until now, disclosed the details of how the power of song saved her from a childhood filled with danger.
From her earliest days in the backwoods of Canada's smallest province Prince Edward Island, Tara was surrounded by nature, by the songs of her musician father and by the love of her actor mother. But love was not enough to feed their growing family, nor were the at first Wiccan, then evangelical Christian teachings her parents followed. Poverty and uncertainty were constant companions as were the dangers that began to enter their world.
Predators can come in many forms from even the most trusted circles, and Tara soon learned that a young girl is never safe. It was only through Tara's inner strength and the sanctuary she found in singing and songwriting that she created a refuge and a future for herself.
Song of the Sparrow is a daring, heartbreaking and provocative memoir of a life filled with music, told with the same raw, open and elegant poetry that Tara's fans have come to expect. From her early days in PEI through her teenage years in BC to her meteoric rise in music, Song of the Sparrow reveals Tara's remarkable strength and shows that a song and a wide open heart are the best weapons for fighting monsters.
Attached is the manuscript and the gorgeous galley cover. Please let me know if you have any questions or if there's anything I can do to help. Please also let me know if having Tara record a short video about her book might be of help to you.
Notes that could be relevant to your territory:
Germany- Though Tara MacLean has not yet released an album in Germany, it's clear from her social media, album orders, and requests to play there that she has captured the hearts of German fans. When the editor of Folker Magazine (Germany's longest running music magazine) saw Tara play when he was in Canada, he wrote to her directly to ask her to come, feeling that Germany was a music market that she would succeed in quickly. Alas, the pandemic stopped that possibility, but she has her sights set on a 2023 German release of her album Sparrow the companion piece to her newly published memoir.
Tara also recently showcased to major UK and European festival bookers and agents, and will be picking up on these conversations with the help of her UK and European teams in the coming months. The results of this will be festival and show bookings for 2023 in the major viable markets for music, UK, Germany, Denmark, Iceland, Ireland, The Netherlands, Belgium, and France.
From her earliest days in the backwoods of Canada's smallest province Prince Edward Island, Tara was surrounded by nature, by the songs of her musician father and by the love of her actor mother. But love was not enough to feed their growing family, nor were the at first Wiccan, then evangelical Christian teachings her parents followed. Poverty and uncertainty were constant companions as were the dangers that began to enter their world.
Predators can come in many forms from even the most trusted circles, and Tara soon learned that a young girl is never safe. It was only through Tara's inner strength and the sanctuary she found in singing and songwriting that she created a refuge and a future for herself.
Song of the Sparrow is a daring, heartbreaking and provocative memoir of a life filled with music, told with the same raw, open and elegant poetry that Tara's fans have come to expect. From her early days in PEI through her teenage years in BC to her meteoric rise in music, Song of the Sparrow reveals Tara's remarkable strength and shows that a song and a wide open heart are the best weapons for fighting monsters.
Attached is the manuscript and the gorgeous galley cover. Please let me know if you have any questions or if there's anything I can do to help. Please also let me know if having Tara record a short video about her book might be of help to you.
Notes that could be relevant to your territory:
Germany- Though Tara MacLean has not yet released an album in Germany, it's clear from her social media, album orders, and requests to play there that she has captured the hearts of German fans. When the editor of Folker Magazine (Germany's longest running music magazine) saw Tara play when he was in Canada, he wrote to her directly to ask her to come, feeling that Germany was a music market that she would succeed in quickly. Alas, the pandemic stopped that possibility, but she has her sights set on a 2023 German release of her album Sparrow the companion piece to her newly published memoir.
Tara also recently showcased to major UK and European festival bookers and agents, and will be picking up on these conversations with the help of her UK and European teams in the coming months. The results of this will be festival and show bookings for 2023 in the major viable markets for music, UK, Germany, Denmark, Iceland, Ireland, The Netherlands, Belgium, and France.
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Published 2023-03-01 by Harper Collins Canada |