Tara Shannon is a Canadian award-winning singer-songwriter from Russell, ON and founder of Willow Sound Records, a record label dedicated to the distribution of independent music while educating and empowering artists in becoming entrepreneurs.

As the mother of seven, she is passionate about youth and developing their potential.

Alongside her natural talent and dedication to her musical craft, Shannon is also well known for supporting and giving a voice towards local and national charitable campaigns as an ambassador for DEBRA Canada, Be You Girl and Big Brothers Big Sisters.

For both her musical and charitable endeavours, Shannon has been featured in media across North America including Etalk, Global’s The Morning Show, CBC’s All in Day, CP24 Breakfast, Sirius XM’s Ward and Al, and many more. Shannon also had the opportunity to host American hit TV show Country Fix in 2017, a CJM Production that airs in more than 100 million households worldwide on networks including Heartland, The Family Channel, and more.

Notable performances include Ottawa Bluesfest (main stage), National Arts Centre, Canadian Tire Centre (Tim Horton’s Roar of the Rings), Inspire Awards (Saint-John), Amazing People Gala (Ottawa), CMA Fest (Nashville), United Way National Conference (Hamilton), Canada Without Poverty National Conference (Ottawa), Russell Arena (with Andre Philippe Gagnon), City Folk (Ottawa), Saying Goodbye (John McDermott, Alan Doyle).