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    Tara Novak is a multi-genre acoustic and electric violinist and vocalist. In addition to being a dynamic solo performer, Tara is also an active composer, arranger, and orchestrator.

    Tara’s new single, “The Liberties,” is now released!! It is in the style of a traditional Irish air, jig, and reel, and has been orchestrated by Tara and David Wray. This track has been a long time coming – Tara recorded all the orchestral string parts over the course of 2 months in her livingroom!

February 27, 2012

New Single “The Liberties” Released

Tara’s new single, “The Liberties,” is now released!!

“The Liberties” was written by Tara when she first moved to Dublin and lived in an old historic part of the city called….the Liberties!

It is in the style of a traditional Irish air, jig, and reel, and has been orchestrated by Tara and David Wray. This track has been a long time coming – Tara recorded all the orchestral string parts over the course of 2 months in her livingroom!

Like Tara’s first single, “The Water is Wide,” this track has been produced by the inimitable NYC drummer/producer Jeff Lipstein, and the lead violin was recorded and final track mixed/mastered by Tim Martin.

Many thanks again go to Tara’s partner, Ciaran Nagle, for his endless patience and encouragement, and to Tara’s father, Jon Novak, for his advice and inspiration on the orchestrations.

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November 28, 2011

Silent Night

How do you find the way “in” to a new arrangement of a piece that is this well known (and loved) by most everyone around the globe?

That is a good question. I haven’t answered it yet!

It was my goal to have my arrangement of Silent Night for our upcoming tour in the States finished by the end of this week. Here it is, Friday, and I have 7 recordings I have been listening to, 5 printed versions on which I have analyzed the harmonic structures, and one jazz version I have transcribed.

Now, to be fair, I have written some – I just figure it is all rubbish! Maybe you have to get the rubbish out before the good stuff appears on the page???

The dilemma is how to strike the balance between new and traditional. Silent Night is not so famous for no reason, it is an amazing beautiful tune. (Not an easy tune, either, as it turns out!) So you want to be respectful of the tune itself and how it is commonly known, while presenting it in a new packaging. Sort of like receiving a present of a picture you have owned for a very long time, only now it has been properly matted and framed, and is hung with lights – you see and appreciate the picture in a whole new way.

Ah! Such lofty goals!!! Maybe I should just start with “writing something” and see where I go from there!!!

Posted in Personal
October 28, 2011

Nollaig: An Irish Christmas

Ciaran Nagle and Tara Novak are delighted to bring you a new show, “Nollaig: An Irish Christmas.” This show will feature the singing of both Ciaran and Tara, and violin playing from Tara – backed by an incredible Irish band, and with Irish dancers to complete the festivities!

Expect to hear some old Christmas classics – O Holy Night, What Child is This, Adeste Fidelis, I Saw Three Ships, the Wexford Carol, etc, along with some fabulous new material by Tara Novak, Jon Novak, David Wray, and other Irish composers. An uplifting and exciting start to the Christmas season!

November 30th 2011 – December 5th 2011

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Posted in Concerts and Tours
September 1, 2011

DRUID Netherlands Tour

With Special Guest Tara Novak: 29th September 2011 – 12th October 2011

Once again, the Druid boys and Tara toured the Netherlands! Below is the list of venues they played in 2011 – looking forward to being back in 2012!

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Posted in Concerts and Tours
August 28, 2011

Liberties First Mix!

Just got the first mix of the next single, The Liberties…

I think I have been blogging about, talking about, dreaming about, writing about, thinking about, everything about “The Liberties” for so long in my life that when it is finally finished, I won’t know what to do!

But..fingers crossed…it should be done by the end of the week, or soon thereafter. I have stopped putting dates on this track, because regardless of what deadline and date I give it, it refuses to behave. On the other hand, that is the beauty of working on my tracks individually and with no set deadlines other than my own – it gives me time to let things develop naturally, and to make sure I am truly happy with the sound before releasing it.

…Still….I am anxious for it to be finished. Nearly there!!!!!!!!!

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