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Tara Margaret Charity MacLean (born October 25, 1973) is a Canadian musician, singer and composer. Her hit songs as a solo artist include "Evidence", " If I Fall", and a cover of the Christmas song " Light of the Stable". She was a member of
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regional group,
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with Kim Stockwood and
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from 2002 to 2007.


Early years

Tara Margaret Charity MacLean is the daughter of accomplished actress, Sharlene MacLean and Danny Costain, a singer and dancer from British Columbia. She was also influenced greatly by her stepfather Marty Reno, a songwriter/guitarist, best known for his recording work with Canadian recording star
Gene MacLellan Gene MacLellan (February 2, 1938 – January 19, 1995) was a Canadian singer-songwriter from Prince Edward Island. Among his compositions were " Snowbird", made famous by Anne Murray, "Put Your Hand in the Hand", " The Call", "Pages of Time ...
. Born and raised in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island on the east coast of Canada, MacLean 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 B.C. when she was 13 years old. MacLean lived in Victoria and graduated from
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in 1991.
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discovered MacLean singing on a ferry between
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, British Columbia and
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. She signed to
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in April 1995 after moving to
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to record her song "Let Her Feel the Rain" for ''
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'', a
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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
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was at Nettwerk Record's 10 Year Anniversary Show at the Vogue Theater. MacLean made an impact opening for the
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and she appeared at the East Coast Music Awards where she sang with Marty Reno and
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as a tribute to Gene McLellan.


''Silence''

In October 1995 MacLean went to San Francisco to record her debut album
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at Brilliant Studios with producer Norm Kerner (
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) with additional recording in
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. MacLean toured to promote ''Silence'' for over two years, including opening slots for Ashley MacIsaac, Barenaked Ladies,
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and
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, and The Cure as well as eight dates on the
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tour. The album sold over 20,000 copies in the United States. 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 (
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,
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in 1997. She joined Capitol Records for her major label release. Her version of the folk song Rattlesnake Mountain, also known as "On Springfield Mountain", was featured during the closing credits of the 1997 movie
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.


''Passenger''

MacLean's second full-length album was called '' Passenger''. It was recorded in New Orleans and produced by
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(
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) and then husband Bill Bell (
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,
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on her first U.S. tour. To support ''Passenger'', MacLean joined Kendall Payne,
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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 ''
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'' and had a Cameo in the Jerry Bruckheimer film '' Coyote Ugly'', and USA Network's '' 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.


Shaye

MacLean collaborated with fellow artists Kim Stockwood and
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. The resulting group was named
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. The name was a tribute to Tara Maclean's sister who died in a car accident in 2002. Their debut album '' The Bridge'' was released in October 2003 on
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Canada. " Happy Baby" the lead single, was nominated for Single of the Year at the 2004
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and won the Canadian Radio music award. This was followed up by "
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" in January 2005. They represented Canada at the
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in Nagoya, Japan that Spring. In 2006 Tara 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'' was released on
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Canada. It was exclusively available on iTunes in November 2006, then released physically in February 2007.


Wake

Tara 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, Tara MacLean announced that she was leaving Shaye due to parental commitments and the desire to pursue a solo career. She had her third child, Flora Samadhi Shaye Grand in April 2008. Tara has written her first screenplay.


Atlantic Blue

Tara MacLean's fourth studio album Atlantic Blue was released on 22 May 2017 to project supporters on
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on digital, CD and vinyl. As part of the promotion of the project, an EP called Evidence was released on
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as a free download (donation optional), 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
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,
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, Hank Snow,
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,
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, Rita MacNeil,
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,
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, Stan Rogers and Stompin’ Tom Connors.


Discography


Solo


Shaye

*'' The Bridge'' (LP) (2003) *'' Happy Baby'' (Single) (2003) *''
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'' (Single) (2004) *'' Lake of Fire'' (Single) (2006) *'' Lake of Fire'' (LP) (2007) *'' You're Not Alone'' (Single) (2007)


Soundtracks

*''
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'' soundtrack ("On Springfield Mountain" 1997) *'' kissed'' soundtrack ("That's Me" 1997) *'' 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'' soundtrack ("Divided" 2000) *'' Meteor Garden'' soundtrack ("Settling" 2001) *'' Just a Kiss'' soundtrack ("Divided" 2002)


Compilations

*''Bears'' – Nomad Music Collection ("Clayoquot Song" 1995) *''Decadence'' –
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("Silence (Demo)" 1995) *''Slow Brew'' –
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("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'' –
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("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'' –
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93.1 FM/Borders Compilation ("Silent Night" 2000) *''Christmas Songs''
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("Winter Wonderland" 2000) *''Women & Songs Christmas'' – Various Artists ("Winter Wonderland", 2003) *''Images of Christmas'' – John McDermott and friends ("Winter Wonderland" with
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2005) *'' Borrowed Tunes II: A Tribute to Neil Young'' – Various Artists ("Natural Beauty" 2007) *''Christmas in Canada'' – Various Artists ("Winter Wonderland" with
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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'' –
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("You" on Canadian release only 2001) *''Earthbound'' – Paul Schwartz Project ("Earthbound" 2002) *''Christmas Harmony'' –
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2004) *''Christmas Grace'' (Hallmark release) –
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2004) *''Songs For Sunset'' –
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2006) *''Valentine'' (Borders Exclusive) –
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("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'' –
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("Polarize" 1996) *'' Songs of a Circling Spirit'' –
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("All The King's Men" 1997) *''All of Who You Are'' – Simon Collins ("Ocean Deep Inside" 1999) *'' X-Ray Sierra'' –
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("Stonecutter's Arms" 1999) *''Trapeze: The Collection'' –
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("Pictures From The Edge" 2001) *''
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'' –
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("Another California Song" 2003) *''Waves'' –
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2005) *'' I Love Santa (Kim Stockwood album), I Love Santa '' – Kim Stockwood ("Silent Night" 2006) *'' The Melody and the Energetic Nature of Volume'' –
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("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
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External links

* *
www.musicaldiscoveries.com
Musical Discoveries Interview

Early unofficial fan site
Tara Maclean artist page
on
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References

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