Tanya Walker stopped by for a chat!
Colby: Hello, Tanya! What Do You Enjoy Most About Being A Singer?
Tanya: Singing my own songs has a different kind of of enjoyment to it than singing the songs of others. I love both.
Singing my own songs is for me an outlet for expressing complex emotions. A form of therapy. I love the connection that singing my own songs to others brings. I love the feeling being at one with your music and your audience. Its fulfilling.
From a young age, singing has for me been something completely natural to do, losing myself in whichever song I was singing. Now as a community choir leader (and singer songwriter) I love building the confidence of others to find & express their natural voices.
Colby: Which Track Of Yours Means The Most To You?
Tanya: A song called ‘Better’ which I wrote when I was 23. I wrote it as ode to someone I had fallen in love with but who didn’t feel the same way. The writing of it helped me process the deep heartbreak I was feeling which in turn had negatively impacted my mental health. The writing of it helped me move through it and come out the other side.
Colby: The First-Ever Gig You Played, Can You Remember It? How Was It?
Tanya: Once of my first gigs was at a party in Monmouth at the house of Hugh McDowell – ELO Cellist. It was with my folk/alternate band ‘Greenhouse Kelly’ It was so exciting to be at such a prolific musician’s house and as I was 17 everything felt new and fresh and vibrant and still to be discovered. A great memory that makes me smile.
Colby: What Do You Think Is The Key To Success As A Singer?
Tanya: Always open the body and warm up the voice before gigs and release any unconscious tension in the body, mind and voice that will get in the way of a fully self expressed and in the moment performance. It will also help you to get out of your own way and connect with your audience more.
Colby: If You Wasn’t A Singer, What Job Would You Be Doing?
Tanya: As well as being a singer songwriter, I am also a community choir leader of 5 choirs in Wales and also support young people aged 8 -25 into music for Rhonnda Cynon Taf Councils Arts Service ‘SONIG Youth Music Industry. I’m quite satisfied as all of my roles are different but if I wasn’t doing any of that…maybe a presenter, talk show host or a yoga teacher!
He discovered the gem when he was 12 years old and still has it now, claiming it to be why he fell in love with music. He likes to play disc golf when he's not writing about music. He is a one-of-a-kind individual who is always the first to bust out his air guitar on the dance-floor.
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