Diane Taraz Recordings

Shoes Cover Shoes That Fit Like Sand

Diane's first CD enjoyed critical praise and widespread airplay on folk stations across the country. It features the well-loved "Raisin Pie" and includes the incomparable fiddling of Johnny Cunningham.

Gathered Cover Gathered Safely In

Diane's second solo recording includes some of her most powerful poetry and melodies, along with her gorgeous arrangements of traditional songs. She tosses in a dark, bluesy cover of Steve Goodman's "Lookin' for Trouble," her vibrant bluegrass chugger "Full Moon Tonight," and a fascinating folk take on "Heard It Through the Grapevine."

Hope Cover Hope! Says the Holly

A midwinter bouquet of carols and folksongs on voice, guitar, dulcimer, piano and kalimba. Their timeless beauty, good cheer, and pure sentiments transcend the Christmas story to embrace our age-old yearning for light and warmth in the long night of the Winter Solstice. Listen and bask in the glow of ancient fires.

Beat of the Heart Cover Beat of the Heart

Songs old and new, bursting with life. The title track celebrates the universality of music and our own fleeting existence. Diane's setting of Dylan Thomas' "Fern Hill" captures the magic of childhood, and "The Children's Hour" provides Longfellow's poem with one of Diane's most transcendent melodies. "The Sea-Serpent of Cape Ann" honors the chanteys of old as Diane tells of New England's version of the Loch Ness monster and muses on why the creature hasn't been spotted lately. "The Wreck of the Caspian" is based on a true story of a dramatic shipwreck off the Florida Keys in 1857, in which a resourceful mother saves the ship's company by using a ball of twine and a little dog. (You can't make stuff like this up!) We visit old Quebec with "Les Filles du Roi" and two traditional songs in which Diane weaves together the French and her own English translations. Irish and Scottish songs round out this trip through time, plus a fun version of "Froggie Went a-Courtin'."

Toddler Cover Toddler Songs

A delightful collection of songs for the very youngest music lovers. Along with the classics, such as "I'm a Little Teapot," she offers her updated "I'm a Little Microwave" and "The Bee Song."

Airs Cover Airs From Who Knows Where

Diane's soaring vocals blend perfectly with the Gloucester Hornpipe & Clog Society's lively dance tunes. You get dramatic ballads, Celtic tunes, and lusty sea chanteys on fiddle, flute, accordion, guitar, banjo, whistle, and percussion.