'Caught Between The Woods and the Road' Produced, Mixed, and Engineered by Frank Gerace at MoonPool Studios, Allston, MA. Co-produced by Tara Greenblatt Tara Greenblatt's original music is in the genre of Acoustic Progressive Folk. It's rooted in her passion for storytelling, and flows effortlessly from her soulful voice and hand drums. Traces of R&B,; Jazz, Blues, and Bluegrass are woven into the fabric of her songs. Tara's music is unique, contageous, warm, and engaging. Her voice captures both a wild innocence and age old wisdom. Her melodies are strong, her harmonies and rhythms are solid and bold. BIO When Tara received her first pair of drum sticks in 5th grade, she knew that it was time to put aside her mismatched collection of chopsticks, pots, and pans, and mature into a more serious musician. Chucking inhibition to the wind, she set out on her new career as a percussionist, denting and cracking endless plastic objects, wooden tables, and cardboard boxes. During her high school years she pursued formal training in both jazz drumming and opera. Her ability for writing songs developed in College shortly after stumbling upon the West African djembe. After two years of training in West African rhythms, Tara threw her drum over her shoulder and forged on to present her original songs to Greater Boston folk audiences. Tara sings of stories that are potent, touching, and universal. Her poignant lyrics whirl above entrancing percussive textures that take on many forms throughout the journey of each song. Powerful funky drum beats as well as soft and sensual jazz influenced rhythms emanate from her drum as she wraps her soulful voice around the hearts of her listeners. The songs on this album are story centered. Personal and spiritual identity, cross-cultural serendipitous relationships on a Greyhound bus, life after death, love with longevity, childhood memories of he