India Taylor: Bio, Songlist, Rates
As a Singer and Guitarist ...
"Thank you for making Kimberly's dreams come true!" Donna H., mother of bride
"You played the perfect selection of music for our company Christmas party."
President, Austin Party Central
As a professional guitarist and singer, India Taylor is a versatile musician with multiple talents. You choose the style for your event: classical guitar, light pop/rock/jazz hits, holiday favorites, or India's award-winning originals.
India's past clients have included Vintage Villas Hotel and Resort, The Pier, Angel Springs Event Center, The Oasis, La Villa Vista, Nunzia's, Spirit Echoes Fine Art Gallery, many private weddings and receptions, birthdays, corporate parties, churches, ribbon-cuttings, and a Valentine sunset dinner. She has also been hired to write custom songs for several special occasions.
Partial Song List
(Additional requests accepted in advance)
Always and Forever - Luther Vandross
Amazed - Lonestar
Ave Maria - Schubert (with vocal)
Ave Maria - Bach/Gounod (instrumental)
Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion
Breathe - Faith Hill (instrumental or with vocal)
Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride) - Wagner, composer (instrumental)
Canon in D - Pachelbel, composer (instrumental)
Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley
Caro Mio Ben - Giordani (instrumental)
Could I Have this Dance - Anne Murray
Endless Love - Lionel Richie
Evergreen - Barbra Streisand (instrumental or with vocal)
First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, The - Roberta Flack
Forever and Ever, Amen - Kenny Rogers
From This Moment On - Shania Twain
Fur Elise - Beethoven (instrumental)
Gavotte I - J.S. Bach (instrumental)
Greensleeves - 15th century (instrumental)
Have I Told You Lately - Rod Stewart
Heaven - Bryan Adams (instrumental or with vocal)
Household of Faith - B. Lamb & J. Rosasco
How Do I Live - LeAnn Rimes
I Believe in You and Me - Whitney Houston
I Could Not Ask for More - Edwin McCain
I Cross My Heart - George Strait
I Do It For You - Bryan Adams (instrumental or with vocal)
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Aerosmith
I Hope You Dance - LeeAnn Womack
I Love the Way you Love Me - John Michael Montgomery
I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song - Jim Croce
I Only Have Eyes for You - Dubin & Warren
It Had to Be You - various artists
I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston, Dolly Parton
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Bach (instrumental)
Let's Stay Together - Al Greene
Longer - Dan Fogelberg (instrumental or with words)
Lord's Prayer, The - Malotte
Love Will Be Our Home - Steven Curtis Chapman
Moment Like This, A - Kelly Clarkson
More Than Words - Extreme (instrumental or with vocal)
Need to Be Next to You - Sixpence None the Richer
Ode to Joy - Beethoven (instrumental)
O Perfect Love - Barnby & Gurney
One Hand, One Heart (from West Side Story)
Rondeau (Masterpiece Theatre theme) - instrumental
Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us - Thrupp & Bradbury
Say Once More - Amy Grant
Some Enchanted Evening - from "South Pacific"
Take My Breath Away - Jessica Simpson
The Rose - Bette Midler (instrumental or with vocal)
The Wedding Song (There is Love) - public domain song
There You Are - Martina McBride
This I Promise You - NSync
Trumpet Tune - H. Purcell, composer (instrumental)
Trumpet Voluntary - J. Clarke, composer (instrumental)
Unforgettable - Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole
Valentine - Jim Brickman
Waltz Across Texas - Ernest Tubb
Wedding March (often played at end of ceremony) - Mendelssohn, composer (instrumental)
When You Say Nothing at All - Alison Krauss
Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler (instrumental or with vocal)
Wither Thou Goest - Guy Singer
You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
Your Song - Elton John
You're Still the One - Shania Twain
You're the Inspiration - Peter Cetera
You've Got a Friend - Carole King
Rates
Wedding Ceremony: $200
Wedding & Short Reception: $250
Reception Only, or Party: $200 for first hour; then discounted hourly charge of $100 applies.
Travel Expenses may apply for each hour of travel time outside Austin & close surrounding areas. Call or write to request bid.
As a Composer for Special Events ...
For this service, see India's custom songwriting web site, www.weddingsongwriter.com.
As a Songwriter/Artist ...
Her sound conjures up the passion of early Heart, the lyrical significance of the Indigo Girls-meets-Jewel, the joyful vocal jamming of Natalie Merchant, touches of Natalie Cole sophistication, and the enduring wit of Mary Chapin Carpenter and Rickie Lee Jones.
In sharing the most poignant thoughts, humorous ideas, and uplifting realizations from her life, India Taylor uses her melodies to set the words in such a way that they have power words alone would not. Then she lets her very soul out to rock and jazz the vocal performance.
As an artist, India believes you can take anything that happens to you, take away the part of it that challenges you, and create from it an earthy, romantic word painting, or mine from it an idea that is intriguing, even wisdom-provoking. The act of doing so will heal you.
She does not seek to be trendy, but timeless. Through her art she shares a new way of looking at things with greater meaning and clarity, often bringing about an elevation in mood and perspective, or just making the song an event to celebrate for itself. India was selected for an Emerging Artist grant by Jim Beam Bourbon and has earned other national and local songwriting awards.