Editing Tara MacLean

{{short description|Canadian musician}}
{{Distinguish|Dara Maclean}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2015}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Tara MacLean
| image            = Tara MacLean.jpg
| caption          = MacLean in 2004
| birth_name       = Tara Margaret Charity MacLean
| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1973|10|25}}
| origin           = [[Charlottetown]], Prince Edward Island, Canada
| genre            = {{hlist|[[Folk music|Folk]]|[[trip hop]]|pop}}
| occupation       = {{hlist|Musician|singer|composer}}
| years_active     = 1995–present
| instrument       = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar|piano}}
| label            = {{hlist|[[Nettwerk]]|[[Capitol Records]]|[[EMI|EMI Music Canada]]|[[ATV Music Publishing|Sony/ATV]]}}
| associated_acts  = {{hlist|[[Shaye]]|[[Evans Blue]]}}
| website          = [http://www.taramacleanmusic.com www.taramacleanmusic.com]
}}
'''Tara Margaret Charity MacLean''' (born October 25, 1973) is a Canadian musician, singer, and composer.
Her songs as a solo artist include "Evidence", "[[If I Fall (Tara MacLean song)|If I Fall]]", and a cover of the Christmas song "[[Light of the Stable]]". She was a member of [[Atlantic Canada|Atlantic Canadian]] regional group, [[Shaye]] with [[Kim Stockwood]] and [[Damhnait Doyle]] from 2002 to 2007.

==Early life and education==
MacLean is the daughter of Sharlene MacLean, an actress, and Danny Costain, a singer and dancer from [[British Columbia]]. She was influenced by her stepfather Marty Reno, a songwriter and guitarist with Canadian recording star [[Gene MacLellan]].<ref name=leblanc1999>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|title=Roadwork pays off for Nettwerk's MacLean|last=Leblanc|first=Larry|volume=111|issue=40|date=October 2, 1999|page=83}}</ref> She was born and raised in [[Charlottetown]], Prince Edward Island on the east coast of Canada, and is the eldest of four children. All four were pulled from their burning home in May 1987 by Constable David Cheverie, who was awarded for bravery and received the Cross of Valour for saving their lives. She moved to [[British Columbia]] when she was 13 years old.

MacLean lived in [[Victoria, British Columbia]], and graduated from [[Mount Douglas Secondary School]] in 1991.

==Career==
[[Nettwerk|Nettwerk Records]] discovered MacLean singing on a ferry between [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], British Columbia and [[Salt Spring Island]].  She signed to [[Nettwerk|Nettwerk Records]] in April 1995 after moving to [[Vancouver]] to record her song "Let Her Feel the Rain" for ''[[Lit from Within]]'', a [[Nettwerk|Nettwerk Records]] benefit compilation for rape crisis centers. That song was also placed on a Nettwerk compilation titled ''[[Slowbrew]]'', and it received some radio airplay.  Her representing agents are S.L. Feldman's in Canada and Little Big Man in the U.S.  She is signed to Sony Music Publishing Canada.

Her first live appearance in [[Vancouver]] was at [[Nettwerk|Nettwerk Record's]] 10 Year Anniversary Show at the Vogue Theater. MacLean made an impact opening for the [[Dave Matthews Band]] and she appeared at the East Coast Music Awards where she sang with Marty Reno and [[Lennie Gallant]] as a tribute to Gene McLellan.

===''Silence''===
{{Main|Silence (Tara MacLean album)}}
In October 1995, MacLean went to [[San Francisco]] to record her debut album [[Silence (Tara MacLean album)|Silence]] at Brilliant Studios with producer Norm Kerner with additional recording in [[Vancouver]].

MacLean toured to promote ''Silence'' for over two years, including opening slots for [[Ashley MacIsaac]], [[Barenaked Ladies]], [[Dave Matthews Band]], [[Paula Cole]], [[Ron Sexsmith]] and [[Tom Cochrane]], and The Cure as well as eight dates on the [[Lilith Fair]] tour. The album sold over 20,000 copies in the United States.<ref name=billboard20k>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|title=Lott sees brighter future|last=Morris|first=Chris|volume=111|issue=47|date=November 20, 1999|page=125}}</ref>

In 1997 MacLean released a five-song EP of live, remixed and re-recorded songs called "If You See Me". MacLean embarked on a national club tour to promote the EP, performing as a duo with guitarist Bill Bell. She was named Best New Solo Artist in the Contemporary Hit Radio category at the [[Canadian Radio Music Awards]] in 1997.<ref name=crma>{{cite news|title=Canadian music talent honored by broadcasters|last=Flynn|first=Andrew|work=[[Kingston Whig-Standard]]|date=March 10, 1998|page=26}}</ref> She joined [[Capitol Records]] for her major label release. 

Her version of the folk song [[Rattlesnake Mountain (song)|Rattlesnake Mountain]], also known as "On Springfield Mountain", was featured during the closing credits of the 1997 movie ''[[Inventing the Abbotts]]''.

===''Passenger''===
{{Main|Passenger (Tara MacLean album)}}
MacLean's second full-length album was called ''[[Passenger (Tara MacLean album)|Passenger]]''. It was recorded in New Orleans and produced by [[Malcolm Burn]] ([[Daniel Lanois]]) and then husband Bill Bell ([[Tom Cochrane]], [[Danko Jones]]). It was released in October 1999 by Nettwerk Records in Canada and [[Capitol Records]] in America. MacLean promoted ''Passenger'' in Canada, America and Asia for 18 months. "If I Fall" and "Divided" were both released as singles. ''[[Live from Austin (EP)|Live from Austin]]'' and ''[[Live from Roots Lodge]]'' were released as two special live EPs. "Settling" was also released in Taiwan as the album's third single. She toured extensively, opening for [[Dido (singer)|Dido]] on her first U.S. tour.

To support ''Passenger'', MacLean joined [[Kendall Payne]], [[Shannon McNally]] and [[Amy Correia]] for a 21-stop [[Capitol Records]] sponsored [[The Girls Room Tour]] across America. Admission to [[The Girls Room]] shows were free, and the tour donated $1,000 to a women's charity in each city the tour visits. ''Passenger'' sold over 50,000 copies. She also appeared on ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'' and had a Cameo in the Jerry Bruckheimer film ''[[Coyote Ugly (film)|Coyote Ugly]]'', and USA Network's ''[[Good vs. Evil (TV series)|Good vs Evil]]''.

MacLean left [[Capitol Records]] in 2001.

MacLean gave birth to her first child Sophia Madrien Soleil Bell in 2001 in Oakville, Ontario.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.musicaldiscoveries.com/reviews/taramaclean.htm|title= Tara MacLean|access-date= 2009-04-11|author= Audrey and Russ Elliot|year= 2005|publisher= musicaldiscoveries.ca}}</ref>

===Shaye===
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MaLean collaborated with fellow artists [[Kim Stockwood]] and [[Damhnait Doyle]]. The resulting group was named [[Shaye]]. The name was a tribute to Maclean's sister who died in a car accident in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2007/09/23/shaye_no_longer_a_trio_except_on_tv.html|title = Shaye no longer a trio, except on TV| website=[[Toronto Star]] |date = September 23, 2007}}</ref>

Their debut album ''[[The Bridge (Shaye album)|The Bridge]]'' was released in October 2003 on [[EMI]] Canada. "[[Happy Baby (Shaye single)|Happy Baby]]" the lead single, was nominated for Single of the Year at the 2004 [[Juno Awards]] and won the Canadian Radio music award.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://archive.gg.ca/media/doc.asp?lang=e&DocID=4220 | title =Governor General's Party in the Garden kicks off Canada Day Celebrations at Rideau Hall, Canada's favourite backyard | last =Rideau Hall Press Office | date =June 15, 2004 | website =www.gg.ca Archives | publisher =Governor General of Canada | access-date =January 26, 2019}}</ref> This was followed up by "[[Beauty (Shaye single)|Beauty]]" in January 2005. They represented Canada at the [[Expo 2005|World Expo]] in Nagoya, Japan that Spring.

In 2006, she gave birth to her second child Stella Heather Sky Grand in Toronto, where she was residing with her partner Ted Grand (director and co-founder of [[Modo Yoga]].)

Their 2006 follow up ''[[Lake of Fire (album)|Lake of Fire]]'' was released on [[EMI]] Canada. It was exclusively available on [[iTunes]] in November 2006, then released physically in February 2007.

===Wake===
MacLean's third full-length release ''Wake'' was released on April 22, 2008, and is available to purchase as CD or MP3 from Nettwerk. 

On October 8, 2007, MacLean announced that she was leaving Shaye due to parental commitments and the desire to pursue a solo career.<ref>[http://www.taramaclean.com/diary.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228092936/http://www.taramaclean.com/diary.html |date=December 28, 2008 }} ''Tara MacLean's official blog''</ref>

She had her third child, Flora Samadhi Shaye Grand in April 2008.

===Atlantic Blue===
MacLean's fourth studio album Atlantic Blue was released on 22 May 2017 to project supporters on [[PledgeMusic]] on digital, CD and vinyl. As part of the promotion of the project, an EP called Evidence<ref>{{Citation|title=Tara MacLean: Evidence|url=http://www.noisetrade.com/taramaclean/evidence|access-date=2017-05-20}}</ref> was released on [[NoiseTrade]] as a free download, which featured a mix of released and previously unreleased tracks.

Atlantic Blue is a show and an album celebrating of Canadian east coast songwriters and contains covers of songs by [[Gene MacLellan]], [[Gordie Sampson]], [[Lennie Gallant]], [[The Rankin Family]], [[Rita MacNeil]], [[Ron Hynes]], [[Sarah McLachlan]], [[Shaye]], [[Stompin' Tom Connors]], and others.

==Discography==

===Solo===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Label
! Type
! Notes
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Silence (Tara MacLean album)|Silence]]''
| [[Nettwerk]]
| Studio Album
| Debut Album.
|-
| 1996
| ''Evidence''
| [[Nettwerk]]
| Single
|
|-
| 1997
| ''If You See Me''
| [[Nettwerk]]
| EP
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Passenger (Tara MacLean album)|Passenger]]''
| [[Nettwerk]]/[[Capitol Records]]
| Studio Album
| Produced by Malcolm Burn.
|-
| 2000
| ''[[If I Fall (Tara MacLean song)|If I Fall]]''
| [[Nettwerk]]
| Single
|
|-
| 2000
| ''Divided''
| [[Nettwerk]]
| Single
|
|-
| 2000
| ''Live from Austin''
| [[Capitol Records]]
| Live EP
| Limited Edition, sold with ''[[Passenger (Tara MacLean album)|Passenger]]''
|-
| 2000
| ''Live from Roots Lodge''
| [[Capitol Records]]
| Live EP
| Limited Edition, sold with ''[[Passenger (Tara MacLean album)|Passenger]]''
|-
| 2007
| ''Signs of Life''
| [[Nettwerk]]
| EP
| Digital only.
|-
| 2008
| ''Wake''
| [[Nettwerk]]
| Studio Album
| Released on a digital and CD.
|-
|2017
| ''Evidence'' 
|Independent
|EP
|Digital only. Released on NoiseTrade.
|-
|2017
|'' Atlantic Blue ''
|Independent
|Studio Album
|Released on digital, CD and vinyl (some formats may be exclusive to her [[PledgeMusic]] project supporters).
|-
|2020
|''Deeper ''
|Independent
|Studio Album
|Released on digital and CD.
|-
|2023
|''Sparrow ''
|Independent
|Studio Album
|Released on digital and CD.
|-
|}

===Shaye===
*''[[The Bridge (Shaye album)|The Bridge]]'' (LP) (2003)
*''[[Happy Baby (Shaye single)|Happy Baby]]'' (Single) (2003)
*''[[Beauty (Shaye single)|Beauty]]'' (Single) (2004)
*''[[Lake Of Fire (Shaye single)|Lake of Fire]]'' (Single) (2006)
*''[[Lake Of Fire (Shaye album)|Lake of Fire]]'' (LP) (2007)
*''[[You're Not Alone (Shaye single)|You're Not Alone]]'' (Single) (2007)

===Soundtracks===
*''[[Inventing the Abbotts]]'' soundtrack ("On Springfield Mountain" 1997)
*''[[kissed]]'' soundtrack ("That's Me" 1997)
*''[[Due South, Volume II: The Original Television Soundtrack|Due south vol.2]]'' soundtrack ("Holy Tears" 1998)
*''[[Teaching Mrs. Tingle]]'' soundtrack ("At Seventeen," "If I Fall" 1999)
*'' Over Canada An Aerial Adventure '' soundtrack ("If You Could" 1999)
*''[[Bounce (film)|Bounce]]'' soundtrack ("Divided" 2000)
*''[[Meteor Garden (2001 TV series)|Meteor Garden]]'' soundtrack ("Settling" 2001)
*''[[Just a Kiss (film)|Just a Kiss]]'' soundtrack ("Divided" 2002)

===Compilations===
*''Bears'' – Nomad Music Collection ("Clayoquot Song" 1995)
*''Decadence'' – [[Nettwerk]] ("Silence (Demo)" 1995)
*''Slow Brew'' – [[Nettwerk]] ("Let Her Feel The Rain" 1995)
*''Lit From Within'' – Various Artists ("Let Her Feel the Rain", 1995)
*''Lilith Fair 98 A Starbucks Blend'' – Various Artists ("Evidence (Chris Lord-Alge Mix)", 1998)
*''Lilith Fair: A Celebration Of Women In Music'' – [[Lilith Fair]] ("Hold Me, Jordan" 1998)
*''Faith & Healing'' – Various Artists ("More", 1998)
*''30 Hour Famine'' – Various Artists ("Holy Tears", 1998)
*''99.99997% of the world plays without a contract.'' – Various Artists ("Evidence (Chris Lord-Alge Remix)", 1998)
*''My Sister Sings'' – Various Artists ("If You Could", 1998)
*''A Christmas To Remember'' – Various Artists ("Light of the Stable" 1998)
*''Cafe Music Network Selects 2000 Vol. 6'' – Various Artists ("Divided", 2000)
*''Live From Studio B Vol. 1'' – Various Artists ("If I Fall", 2000)
*''After the Fair 21st Century Women'' – Various Artists ("Let Her Feel the Rain", 2000)
*''Women & Songs 4'' – Various Artists ("If I Fall", 2000)
*''Much More Music'' – Various Artists ("Divided", 2000)
*''Songs of the Season'' – [[WXRT]] 93.1 FM/Borders Compilation ("Silent Night" 2000)
*''Christmas Songs'' [[Nettwerk]] ("Winter Wonderland" 2000)
*''Women & Songs Christmas'' – Various Artists ("Winter Wonderland", 2003)
*''Images of Christmas'' – [[John McDermott (singer)|John McDermott]] and friends ("Winter Wonderland" with [[Shaye]] 2005)
*''[[Borrowed Tunes II: A Tribute to Neil Young]]'' – Various Artists ("Natural Beauty" 2007)
*''Christmas in Canada'' – Various Artists ("Winter Wonderland" with [[Shaye]] 2007)
*''Abrazos 2008'' – Various Artists ("Moment for Mercy" 2008 in aid of www.cancerbenefit.org)
*''Sirènes – The Beauty of the Female Voice'' – Various Artists ("Here and Now", 2008)

===Guest appearances===
*''Simple Things'' – [[Jim Brickman]] ("You" on Canadian release only 2001)
*''Earthbound'' – Paul Schwartz Project ("Earthbound" 2002)
*''Christmas Harmony'' – [[Dan Gibson]]/[[Solitudes]] (with [[Amy Sky]] 2004)
*''Christmas Grace'' (Hallmark release) – [[Dan Gibson]]/[[Solitudes]] (with [[Amy Sky]] 2004)
*''Songs For Sunset'' – [[Dan Gibson]]/[[Solitudes]] (with [[Amy Sky]] 2006)
*''Valentine'' (Borders Exclusive) – [[Jim Brickman]] ("You" 2006)

===Backing vocals===
*''Roaring From The Soul of a Lion'' – Peter Prince (1993)
*''Whispering Rain'' – Peter Prince ("Sweet Surrender" 1995)
*''Be Here Now'' – [[Suzanne Little]] ("Still With Me" 1995)
*''Don't Argue With Her'' – [[Annette Ducharme]] ("Polarize" 1996)
*''[[Songs of a Circling Spirit]]'' – [[Tom Cochrane]] ("All The King's Men" 1997)
*''All of Who You Are'' – [[Simon Collins]] ("Ocean Deep Inside" 1999)
*''[[X-Ray Sierra]]'' – [[Tom Cochrane]] ("Stonecutter's Arms" 1999)
*''Trapeze: The Collection'' – [[Tom Cochrane]] ("Pictures From The Edge" 2001)
*''[[Born a Lion]]'' – [[Danko Jones]] – ("Love is Unkind" 2002)
*''Light Dance'' – Peter Prince (2002)
*''[[Davnet]]'' – [[Damhnait Doyle]] ("Another California Song" 2003)
*''Waves'' – [[The Devlins]] ("Coming Alive" 2005)
*''Images of Christmas'' – [[John McDermott (singer)|John McDermott]] and friends ("Christmas All The Time" with [[Tom Cochrane]] 2005)
*'' I Love Santa (Kim Stockwood album)|I Love Santa '' – [[Kim Stockwood]] ("Silent Night" 2006)
*''[[The Melody and the Energetic Nature of Volume]]'' – [[Evans Blue]] ("Beg," "Possession" 2006)

==Videos==

===From her albums===
*Evidence (1996)
*Divided (1996)
*If I Fall (2000)

===Shaye===
*Happy Baby (2003)
*Beauty (2004)

===Other appearances===
*Another California Song (Damhnait Doyle, 2003, Plays Abducted character)

==Awards and nominations==

===Solo===

1997 – Won  Best New Solo Artist  for [[Canadian Radio Music Awards]]

==Bibliography==

* Song of The Sparrow (2023), {{ISBN|9781443465120}}, Harper Collins Canada

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0533823|name=Tara MacLean}}
*{{Official website|www.taramacleanmusic.com}}
*[https://music.amazon.ca/artists/B000SZHR08/tara-maclean?marketplaceId=ART4WZ8MWBX2Y&musicTerritory=CA&ref=dm_sh_L0UCnstSRirvI0NcW6ZQ763E3/ Tara MacLean on Amazon Music]
*[http://www.musicaldiscoveries.com/reviews/taramaclean.htm www.musicaldiscoveries.com] Musical Discoveries Interview
*[http://www.taramaclean.org] Early unofficial fan site
*[http://www.noisetrade.com/taramaclean Tara Maclean artist page] on [[NoiseTrade]]
*[http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/taramaclean Tara MacLean artist page] on [[PledgeMusic]]

==References==
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