She’s an award-winning singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based out of London.
There’s a good chance you’ve heard Tara Dunphy sing and play in the Celtic folk band, Maggie’s Wake, or with her husband, Tom, and their country band, The Rizdales.
While she enjoys her life as a touring and studio musician, Dunphy leaves no doubt that her greatest love “is sharing music with my friends in retirement, long-term care and memory care residences.”
She continues, “There is nothing like the magic of music to bring back memories, encourage movement and human connection.”
It’s a passion of hers that began at the tender age of five or six.
Dunphy characterizes her performances at these facilities as “exceptional music for seniors and memory care.”
However, she is quick to stress, “The first thing I tell residents when we meet is that I want to play what they want to hear, because this is not my show, it is theirs.”
Basically, it comes down to Dunphy finding that magic song that makes them smile.
She never tires of that feeling when a song becomes the key that opens a memory.
Dunphy explains that she is in the business of sharing happiness through music.
Her shows in these venues have a very simple, but then again specific function, observes Dunphy.
“I’m going to play what they want because the whole goal is to give them, that peace and that great, happy musical experience.”
Put simply, Dunphy says it is all about sharing live music with those individuals who no longer have the ability to access it.
“It is a gift that we have that is meant to be shared. And we have to make a point of sharing it with people who don’t have the opportunity to go out and go to a concert, you know, at a nice hall or a theatre or even go to a local pub and listen to music.
“That’s not available to these people. We need to bring it to them. And we have been gifted with the talent. And so it’s up to us to bring it to people. We have to share it.”
To learn more about Tara Dunphy’s exceptional music for seniors and memory care, or to request a booking for a family member or loved one, you can visit https://www.taradunphymusic.com/
Written by Ian McCallum
