Biography

“And finally, I was reminded of Canada’s great musical heritage; we
have already mentioned The Band, but also Gordon Lightfoot to
whom Tia has been compared as his female equivalent.” Lyndon
Bolton (No Depression Magazine UK)



Tia McGraff is an internationally renowned and award winning Americana/Country songstress from Port Dover, ON, Canada. With Scottish/Transylvanian roots running through her songwriting and voice, Tia’s talent has been described as “haunting and soul-gripping.”
6 international cd releases, 4 videos on CMT Canada, various film/tv placements, and numerous nominations and awards (including 2010 Hamilton Music Awards), have earned Tia a respect in the music industry and a global fan base that continues to stretch beyond demographics.
Tia’s latest cd release, Crazy Beautiful, was released in spring 2015, and immediately impressed Americana and Country radio programmers in the USA/Canada/ Europe, resulting in significant chart action.
Produced by Colorado native, Tommy Parham, Crazy Beautiful is being described as “Tia’s break- through album.”
Tommy moved to Nashville, TN in 1998, with a staff songwriter deal in hand, and soon became one of music row’s sought after hit melody makers. His catalog credits include cuts with major label artists, including Lee Greenwood (Rocks You Can’t Move), and film placements in movies starring Ashley Judd, etc.
After moving to Music City, USA in 1999, Tia was introduced to Tommy by his music publisher. They began songwriting together, broke their rule of “never date a co-writer,” and on June 4, 2006 the couple were married in Savannah, Georgia. In Tia and Tommy fashion, they celebrated their wedding by performing a concert for their fans!
Their love and passion for each other- their music -their fans, continue to grow, win hearts, and make them one of Americana Music’s favorite sweethearts.




Randy Bachman and Andrew Gold have written songs with Tia McGraff and it's not hard to see why they've collaborated with this native of Port Dover, Ontario: her tunes bring an engaging edge to alternative country. Country fare of a more pop-oriented persuasion may draw more fans than the Americana favoured by McGraff and her peers, but those whose tastes lean more toward authenticity will find much to like in her music.
Mark Rheaume CBC Radio


I will forever remember the first time I heard Tia and Tommy play. I was running the smaller of our two festival stages, and they were the first, so wasn't much of a crowd to start. As she began to sing, with the power, purity, and conviction that she always brings to a song, people headed for the other stages began to change course. Tia and Tommy have become dear friends, but she owned me, and everyone else at that stage, as a fan from that moment forward.
Russ Tidwell
Tumbleweed Festival, KS

CONTACT INFORMATION

BOOKINGS AND INTERVIEWS
tmcgraff@msn.com
519-909-8972

www.tiamcgraff.com
(all links to social media and videos are on website)