Tara Dunphy is a songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist from London Ontario. She and her husband, Tom, have released seven albums with their award winning country band, The Rizdales. In 2022 Tara co-founded the Celtic roots group Maggie‘s Wake with Lindsay Schindler and in 2025, they were awarded a Canadian Folk Music Award as Best Emerging Artist. Tara has also received numerous songwriting awards, including the Aeolian Hall Songwriting Award grand prize for “East of Adelaide” and the North Eastern Regional Folk Alliance Songwriting Award for “Bridget O’Brien.”
She lives in London Ontario with her husband Tom, their two children, Jack and Annie and their dog, Jimmy McGinley.
International Women’s Day at The Aeolian is supported with thanks to the Paul Seed Fund through London Community Foundation and is a London UNESCO City of Music project.
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