Tanya Pluth

As an experienced performer, Tanya's music invites audiences into the soulful, happy discovery only available by traveling far, both externally and internally. She has a warm, confident stage presence and can play music to fill the empty spaces in the background of an event, or captivate a house concert audience with soulful performance and engaging storytelling.

Tanya can play solo, filling any size venue with her rich vocal stylings, intriguing guitar arrangements, and thoughtful lyrics. She can add audio backup for a more full sound. She has talented musicians she works with to provide a more full band sound, adding bass and percussion.

Whether a short 20 minute set to warm up a crowd or a pair of 2 hour sets around a central event, Tanya can play to match the needs of the event and the crowd.

Here are what reviewer's have had to say about Tanya's first album, "Saving Graces":

"Filled with country's heart, folk's lyrics and attention to the issues facing women (and everyone) in the world today. . .You don't doubt her when she sings that she'd like to make traveling her home, and you can almost feel 'sun shining right through skin' as her voice shines its brilliance in your direction. "

- Kathryn Vercillo, Indie In-Tune Magazine

"Don’t miss Saving Graces ((link hidden)) by Tanya Pluth. The dozen tracks rock (Inside Out), sway (Go On, Be Kind), swing (Traveling Home), step lively (Hard Place), swoon (Don’t Leave Here So Broken), and stand up for what’s right (Would You Try), and they do it all with grace."

- Ben Shapiro, BaltimoreOUTLoud

"There are songs of adversity (particularly “Would You Try”), seeking (“A Little Brighter,” “Traveling Home”), and hope through it all (“Well As You Will”)."

- Don Thomason, The Amplifier

Tanya Pluth lives in the forests, rivers, oceans, deserts and fields of the Pacific Northwest, and her songs range as far and as wide as the places she lives and travels. Her penchant for sitting alone in nature miles away from pavement effuses a quiet, warm confidence into all of her lyrics and performances, while her experiences as a former community college instructor charge her stage presence with wit and humor.

Playing a guitar and singing, Tanya’s music invites audiences into the best of all road trips, the happy discovery only available by traveling far, both externally and internally. As one reviewer wrote, "You don't doubt her when she sings that she'd like to make traveling her home, and you can almost feel 'sun shining right through skin' as her voice shines its brilliance in your direction.”

Saving Graces, Tanya Pluth’s debut album, resonates deeply in channels of family, purpose, and place. A reviewer of the album wrote, “The dozen tracks rock (Inside Out), sway (Go On, Be Kind), swing (Traveling Home), step lively (Hard Place), swoon (Don’t Leave Here So Broken), and stand up for what’s right (Would You Try), and they do it all with grace."

Tanya is currently working on her second album, All the Men I Love, an exploration of music and masculinity from her unique perspective. The assortment of tunes ranges from big hair band Poison to essential folk music artist John Denver to tracks by Bob Dylan, Bill Miller, and Stevie Wonder. But don’t let the eclectic artists fool you – the album’s cohesion rests with its messaging. This is a set of tunes put together over 5 years, and they tell an intricate, compelling tale through creative arrangements of guitar, bass, mandolin, fiddle, and percussion.

Tanya’s music received Best New Artist, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year nominations from Pride in the Arts. She’s performed in venues large and small as both a solo artist and supporting other musicians on guitar, back up vocal, and fiddle.

Tanya is an avid Irish session player, where her bow and fiddle fly through the dancing rhythms of jigs, reels, and polkas.

Preferred technical setup for solo acoustic performance:

A chair

Preferred technical setup for solo acoustic amplified performance:

PA system that can accommodate:
1 vocal mic
1 line-in guitar
1 amp mic

If there is no central PA, I can bring an amp that provides quality amplification for a small indoor or outdoor space.

For a full band setup, I can provide technical requirements separately.