About:
TAI SHAN: Combining the vintage soul of “Bonnie Raitt with the lyrical poignancy of Joni Mitchell,” Nashville-based, award-winning songwriter Tai Shan’s seventh studio album Wildfire Moon (August 2024) has been hailed by LA Weekly as “simply stunning.”
Known for her magnetic live performances, Tai has toured extensively across the United States, Mexico, and Canada, sharing her breezy, road-trippin’ tunes described as “infectious and impossible to sit still to.” She has performed for audiences as varied as Pope John Paul II and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and graced iconic stages including Nashville’s Bluebird Café.
A critic’s darling and a songwriter’s songwriter, she is a two-time Kerrville New Folk Finalist and the recipient of the grand prize from both the Rocky Mountain Songwriting Festival and the John Cirrillo Scholarship Fund.
Awards:
- Kerrville Folk Festival - New Folk Finalist 2024 and 2025
- Winner of the Rocky Mountain Songwriting Competition 2025
- Winner of the John Cirillo Scholarship 2025
- 2nd Place Winner of the Corpus Christi Songwriting Competition
- Josie Award - RISING STAR OF THE YEAR
- SONGWRITER ACHIEVEMENT with the Josie Awards
- USA Songwriting Competition Finalist
- Jane Titland Memorial Songwriting Contest Finalist
- Jack Straw Cultural Center Grant Recipient
“In Nashville’s ever-evolving music scene, Tai Shan emerges as a beacon of innovation and soulful storytelling.”
“Jump on In blends the swampy feel of vintage Bonnie Raitt with the lyrical poignancy of Joni Mitchell that transports you right into the song’s setting like you’re splashing into an oil painting.”