I come from a small village called Park Co Derry in Northern Ireland and developed my lifelong love of music through being exposed to regular performances at parties and events within the family home and local community.
Singing regularly from a young age, by the age of 15 I had learned guitar and keyboards and had played with a showband, a country band and latterly as a solo performer. Seeking to expand my horizons I moved to Scotland at the age of 16 to pursue a career in music.

Where have I played?

I played at a range of different venues around the country as a solo artist performing mostly Irish and Scottish traditional music (using the stage name Tanya) until 1994 when I joined the established country band Nevada who I performed with for 4 years before forming my own band (Tanya and Sneaky Moon) to continue and expand on my love for country music. Due to family commitments and other projects I resumed performing as a solo artist featuring a wide range of music encompassing traditional and contemporary folk and country music. As well as performing solo and with bands I have also had the good fortune to play support act for top performers including Sean Cannon (The Dubliners), Toni Catlin (nashville)Daniel O`Donnell and Bob Cheevers from Nashville.

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