Off the Ground

In a hotel room in Dallas
On the Fourth of July
Strumming on a rented six string
To drown out the highway noise

Your cat opens the cabinets 
and tracks litter everywhere
But I’m grateful for Hope’s company
Her and Jamison make a great pair

And I hate that I was mean 
On that night when I first got to town
But you poured gasoline 
Lit the match, burned your whole life down
And now it’s up to me
To pick what’s left of you off the ground

I drove you to the ER
At the advice of the doctor at the urgent care
Then I emptied your apartment 
Carried it down three flights of stairs 

You don’t feel like talking
And I don’t blame you at all
I get up from the window seat 
To help you change your hospital gown

And I hate that I was mean 
On that night when I first got to town
But you poured gasoline 
Lit the match, burned your whole life down
And now it’s up to me
To pick what’s left of you off the ground

Flying with hope
To our childhood home
Where you can heal 
Where you won’t be alone

And I hate that I was mean 
On that night when I first got to town
But you poured gasoline 
Lit the match, burned your whole life down
And now it’s up to you
To pick what’s left of you off the ground

Off The Ground - FAWM 2024 demo

“When you see her live there's this amazing sensation that her voice is the only instrument you need to hear, sort of now... or ever.”
— Charlie Cheney

“One of the most vibrant and pensive songwriters emerging”
— Richard May of the Songwriter's TV Series

Tara Craig captivates audiences with a huge voice that is equal parts soulful and vulnerable. Her songs drip with imagery and are delivered with palpable emotional intensity.  Her immersive, vocally-driven, indie-folk-pop songs have the ability to give a voice to the unspoken places within the heart.  

Tara Craig earned her musical chops in the "Live Music Capital of the World", Austin TX.  In 2010, she was awarded, Austin's "Best Female Musician".   

Throughout her career, Tara has played hundreds of shows in a wide variety of venues and she continues to hone her craft. Whether in a crowded bar backed by a full band or on the streets of a sleepy beach town, the strength and vulnerability Tara shares through her music resonate.

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Three names I go by are JOrdon, Jae Ordon and Mascot’s Distance,(which I use everywhere such as Spotify, Apple, etc.).

I've written music for Taye Diggs, Ian Gillan of Deep Purple, Pete Yorn, the Gorillaz Dan the Automator, John Spencer Blues explosion’s Russel Simons and Bed Bath and Beyond.  In summer of 2022 my recording Life Whispers On was #7 on Canada’s Cashbox Radio.  Currently finishing up a musical called Humane.


I'm playing all the instruments on many tunes, ones I'm not are…Brian Allen of Lori McKenna, Christopher Cross and Robben Ford on Bass, Michael McDonald's horn section, in addition to Yutaka Uchida playing drums on some tunes and Laurent Medelgi on guitar, also Danny Zanker and Joe Bearclaw Burcaw playing bass.
Thank you for listening to my Vegan, Folk-Jazz-Rock recordings…

I am a published poet, a coffee addict, have tattoos, love my family, non-denominational Christian, lived in South Africa.

My new E.P. "Jar of Fireflies" has arrived on King Tide Records. My debut record Yesterdays / Tomorrows is already here. I live, write songs and drink coffee on an island in the great PNW. Maybe a new song will arrive today, you just never know...