"Find out who you are and do it on purpose" - Dolly Parton
TARA GRACE is a Texas-born Artist-Songwriter. She grew up in College Station, Texas, spent a year living in Nashville immersed in the music scene, and now calls Texas home again residing in Fort Worth. She holds active memberships in the Nashville Songwriters Association (NSAI), Country Music Association (CMA), and Texas Country Music Association (TCMA).
Encouraged and supported by her wonderful family, Tara began singing just when she was a little girl, once taking over the stage at her father's work conference all because she spotted the microphone. Her passion for music continued to grow from there, partaking in middle school orchestra where the violin became her first instrument. Quickly, she expanded her instrumental talent to the acoustic guitar, where her teacher Claire Domingue also helped guide her in the unique craft of songwriting at the young age of 13. She is continuously inspired by country legends, from George Strait & Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood, Faith Hill & Tim McGraw, Reba & Martina McBride to today's Carrie Underwood & Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson & Carly Pearce, Lady A & Cody Johnson, and more. She is also inspired by other genres and artists including Christina Aguilera and Adele.
Her most recent accolades include selection as the National Anthem performer on Championship Sunday at the 2024 Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo and performances at the 2023 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas courtesy of 95.9 The Ranch. She is also featured on the TCMA Best Texas Country Picks Volume 7 record. In addition, some of her highlights also include landing a spot on the 2015 National FFA Talent Team her junior year of high school, and performing the National Anthem at major sporting events including MLB's Tampa Bay Rays and Texas Rangers baseball games, NBA's Dallas Mavericks basketball games, and several sports for Texas A&M Athletics.
After graduating Texas A&M University in 2019, Tara has been her time learning new instruments (piano, mandolin, drums) and diving further into her music. She began her first major recording project in 2020 with Mauldin Productions, releasing her very first single “Baby That's You in March of 2021, followed by “If You Would've Stayed”, “Risk A Chance”, and ”Not Wasted". She has since spent the last couple years in the studio making new music and is excited to release her first EP in 2025!
Living in Nashville in 2024, Tara further honed in on her songwriting craft, performing in numerous writers' rounds and festivals, as well as becoming heavily involved in the Nashville Songwriters Association (NSAI) attending the Tin Pan South Songwriting Seminar and selected for the Remote Interactive Songwriting Education (RISE) Advanced Songwriting and Music Business programs working directly with leading publishers and hit songwriters in the industry. These experiences shaped a new approach to songwriting for Tara, and she is excited for the new songs that have emerged.
In her free time, Tara also enjoys spending her time at sporting events, rodeos & livestock shows, concerts, and in the outdoors with family and friends. Hobbies also include hitting the gym, archery, and horseback riding.