Tia McGraff's Reckonin- my new favorite
Tia tune! From what I've heard so far, it's Randy Bachman and Andrew her best production and strongest batch of Gold have written songs with Tia Discography: songs yet... Small Town Life - Bandana Records, 1996 Mike Fuller McGraff and it's not hard to see Jewel's Café - Bandana Records, 1998 Music Director, High Plains Public Radio why they've collaborated with One Less Tear (Compilation album benefiting cancer research) - 2002 Outside Of The Circle - Bandana Records, 2005 this native of Port Dover, Day In My Shoes - Bandana Records, 2007 Diversity – Bandana Records, 2010 Ontario: her tunes bring an Listen It's Christmas, Bandana Records, 2011 engaging edge to alternative Break These Chains- Bandana Records 2013 Music Videos featured on CMT Canada: country. Country fare of a more "Small Town Life" "Way Up Here" pop-oriented persuasion may "Sunflowers" draw more fans than the "Every-time I See You"
Americana favoured by McGraff Television Appearances: and her peers, but those whose Tommy Hunter Show Family Brown Show tastes lean more toward City TV Breakfast Television CBS Nightly News with Katie Couric (Live from the Bluebird Café) authenticity will find much to like World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia in her music. CBC TV with Johnny Cash and June Carter
Mark Rheaume Notable Venues Where Tia Has Performed: CBC Radio Frank Brown International Songwriting Festival, Gulf Shores, AL Charles W. Stockey Centre , Parry Sound , ON Bluebird Café, Nashville, TN European Promotion: Peter Holmstedt /Hemifran The Listening Room , Nashville TN +46 708 79 02 10 +46 708 79 02 10 Blue Plate Special, Knoxville TN River Stages, Nashville, TN French Quarter Café, Nashville, TN [email protected] http://www.hemifran.com Douglas Corner Café, Nashville, TN Eddie’s Attic, Atlanta, GA /CDN Radio/Booking Inquiries: Lynne Bailey: Savannah Folk Music Society, Savannah, GA [email protected] Strawberry Festival, Yosemite, CA Seswyn Fawr, Wales – Main Stage with Steve Earle – Alison Moore Llangollen International Eisteddfod, Wales, UK The attuned artist knows they have reached that pivotal moment, when (after years of hard work; self-exploration; audience City Roots Festival, Toronto, Canada building; creative honing; and plain old passion and determination), they suddenly create their masterpiece! Tin Pan North, Toronto, Canada Tumbleweed Festival, Garden City, KS Tia McGraff unabashedly peeled back all the layers in Break These Chains, her new 12 track CD release, on Bandana Records Canterbury Festival, Ingersoll, ON (produced by co-writer/husband Tommy Parham). The rootsy melodies and honest- to -heart lyrics have been produced with such integrity that one feels they are listening to Silver Lake Roots Music Festival, Port Dover, ON something hauntingly familiar yet refreshingly real! Winter Folk, Toronto, ON Perhaps it is because Tia’s influences include lyrical wonders like Joni Mitchell, Patty Griffin, and Mary Gauthier, or because Official Showcase at Folk Alliance 2012, Memphis, TN she has drawn from the stories of those who have touched her own heart. Applefest , Cedaredge. CO
Somehow she has captured a unique and moving experience in each song that is perfectly married to Mr. Parham’s melodies! Renowned Songwriters Tia and Tommy Have Collaborated With: The CD flows from ballads like, “Between The Bed And The Door” to a lively “Whiskey Ship” and yet with a consistency that comes from stunningly crafted songwriting, stellar vocals, and impeccable musicianship. Tommy Parham (Lee Greenwood) Randy Bachman (BTO, The Guess Who) Tommy Parham’s hooky guitar work is framed by Canadian musician, Johnathon Edwards’ electric guitar and bass/mandolin. Kim Tribble (Martina McBride, Brooks & Dunn, Montgomery Gentry, Joe Diffie) Select guest musicians include popular folk artist, Ian Bell (accordion), and “hobo” harmonica performed by Reba’s own band Dan Hill (Celine Dion) member, Jim Kimball from Nashville. Adam Mitchell (Olivia Newton-John, KISS, Linda Ronstadt) Andrew Gold (Linda Ronstadt) Break These Chains was mixed in Austin, TX by Rick DeLellis and mastered in Caledonia, ON by legendary Nick Blagona. Linda Davis
Described as having "a voice stolen from angels", Tia McGraff first stepped into the international spotlight on a CBC TV Mark Slaughter ( US Mega Rock Band “Slaughter”) special with Johnny Cash and June Carter. Johnny was so impressed with Tia, he invited her into June's dressing room to Henry Priestman ( The Christians – UK Pop Artist) introduce the two. Johnny Cash wasn't the only one who recognized a shining star! Soon heavy weights like Randy Bachman Jeffrey Steele ( Rascal Flatts, Faith Hill, Diamond Rio, Trace Atkins, etc) (BTO), Dan Hill (Celine Dion), Andrew Gold, Mark Slaughter, and countless others, were inviting Tia to write and record with The Storys them.
Every songwriter's dream is to make it in Nashville, and Tia soon found herself moving there to further her passion and craft. Artist, Film and TV Placements: It was in Music City, USA, that this Canadian songstress met Colorado native, Tommy Parham (Lee Greenwood's "Rocks You Currently working with US based publishing company, Naz-Sect Publishing on film and tv placements. Can't Move”. Tia and Tommy co-wrote 5 songs on country star, Drake Jensen's upcoming CD release (2013) Grace TV (nationally syndicated Christian TV) 2013 Together, they have a passion for song writing “outside the box”. They celebrate numerous film/TV placements, including FOX TV Good Morning Austin 2009 / 2013 Ashley Judd’s “Come Early Morning”, and their song “All Of Us”, which was used in an Australian TV commercial promoting Come Early Morning (feature film and Sound Track starring Ashley Judd) multiculturalism was also used in a video on World Youth Day in Sydney. Lonesome Jim (starring Liv Tyler)
6 CD releases, 4 CMT videos, 15 years of main stage festivals and headline concert performances, and you have a Tia co-wrote All Of Us (the song on the world youth day, and australian tv commercial) singer/songwriter who has crafted a musical career that is respected and celebrated by thousands of fans and industry Love-lies-bleeding (co-written with Randy Bachman) notables today. Performing on main stage festivals, concert halls, song writing venues, and even house concerts, Tia Like I'm Forgiven (theme song for the Valder Beebe radio show), Dallas, TX captures her audience and holds them spell bound until her last haunting note has faded. Our Very Own (Indie Film on Stars Network) Screw Cupid (Indie film release) Links: MVP (TV series) Official Website: www.tiamcgraff.com Facebook North American Fan Club: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tia-McGraff-North-American- “Fisherman’s Song” recorded by Welsh artist Sarah Louise on Sain Records FanClub/127403873928 Tommy co-wrote Rocks You Can't Move - 1st Single on Lee Greenwood’s “Stronger Than Time” (Curb Fan Club Blog: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tia-McGraff-Fan-Club/283984681657822 Records, USA) Reverbnation: http://www.reverbnation.com/tiamcgraff Tommy co-wrote - Leaving' Ain't The Only Way to Go (Ashley Judd Movie)