PEI singer/songwriter Tara MacLean has been an internationally renowned and award winning recording and touring artist for over 25 years.

She released her first album with the Nettwerk Music Group in 1996 and Sony Music Publishing Canada. Since then has been signed with Capitol Records, and EMI Canada with her JUNO nominated band Shaye. She has written and recorded seven solo albums and two with the band.

Her first book, Song of the Sparrow, hit the Best Seller List the week it was released and Tara quickly followed up with “Sparrow” - the soundtrack for the book.

“Tara MacLean is a stirring presence, who appears to have all the chops and artistry to fuel a bonfire.”

— Billboard Magazine

“Tara can silence a room with her powerful, sensual voice or by letting some of her enamoured charm out on each person she meets. ”

— Detroit Weekly

“There is an elegant emotionalism to the voice of Tara MacLean. Sometimes a folkie, at other times a fiery torch singer, the Canadian singer/songwriter always sings with a delicate soulfulness. ”

— LA Times

Support comes from St. Peter's based songwriter Drea MacDonald, who worked on a new body of work during her songwriting residency at the Souris Show Hall in 2024.