"If we don't claim our light we get lost in the dark."
Tai Woodville is an American poet, writer, singer/songwriter & performer based in the Pacific Northwest.
These are poems cherishing impermanent beauty; delicate, seductive [...]Thanatos and Eros brilliantly intertwined. Seldom can one rightly speak of greatness in a poet's first book; rare to know that these shatteringly lovely recognitions will be read and reread far into the future."
Barry Spacks, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate (on "Pollen")
"Tai Woodville has found a way of entering the personal story at unexpected angles, her language rich and wholly particular. This is a strange and startling work, an astonishing voice. These poems make the reader hungry to read her again, and again."
Samantha Dunn, author (on "Pollen")
HOMEWORLD is a personal compilation of magic spells and secret codes, an exploded starfield of glimmering images that are helpful, healing, disarming, diaphanous, prismatic, piercing, and lyrical [...] taking the listener on a light-filled, avant-pop journey from inner space to outer space. "
- Andrea Janda, Vortex Music Magazine (on Flight Call)
A Conversation with Singer Songwriter Tai Woodville
Topanga New Times - feature
" Tai is the daughter of the late actors Edward Albert and Kate Woodville. She grew up on a horse ranch overlooking Escondido Beach in Malibu. It was a lonely childhood. She was an only child, and her parents selected schools with a focus on creativity that meant a long commute and no friends in the neighborhood...
Flight Call in Large Hearted Boy Blog
Author Playlist Inclusion
Critically acclaimed author, Alissa Hattman (shortlisted for the Ursula K. Le Guin Fiction Prize) includes Flight Call's "A Piece of the Map" in her "Author's Playlist" blog post for Large Hearted Boy feature:
"I think sometimes people forget how vulnerable it is to express hope, genuine hope, for individuals and for humanity [...] albums like Homeworld have helped coax me out of the endless news reels and gloomy puddles of consciousness enough so that I can function again. Flight Call’s debut avant-pop album (the conceptual project of writer and musician Tai Woodville) came at just the right time. It’s a gorgeous, shimmery, uplifting ray of hope, and one I return to now whenever I’m feeling low. ["A Piece of the Map"] makes me think of the best parts of community—being there for each other, desiring the best for one another, helping, celebrating. I love how expansive it feels, like the song itself is reaching out, drawing us all together. The song is about our interconnectivity and the interdependence of all life" [...]
-Alissa Hattman (author, SIFT)
LIT ANGELS Publishes First Chapter of Tai's Novel-in-Process
LIT ANGELS, edited by best-selling author Francesca Lia Block, features “Activation,” the first chapter of Tai’s speculative fiction novel-in-progress, in its "Otherworlds" issue.
"In a society controlled by hidden forces, Nico Farnandez's subway vision triggers an awakening that reminds her of her forgotten offworld identity...."
Tai Performs Her Poem "A Spell to Break Spells"
July 2022 ~ Tai performs an original poem created for the full moon sound bath series, along with ambient musical acts, Moss Wand & Amulets.
Tai Performs Her Poem "Jewels" in a Film
(Recently archived): Tai performs her poem, "Jewels," for the 2004 film, "Fighting Words," at age 23.
Honest Jams Podcast Appearance
Podcast Interview
Tai returns to Honest Jams Podcast, where she & the hosts discuss the making of her new album, Flight Call's HOMEWORLD, share songs inspired by her single "Compass" and discuss a variety of subjects.
New Album & Music Project
Embark on a musical voyage from inner space to the stars with Flight Call's debut album, HOMEWORLD (released 8.22.22). Guided by warm, evocative vocals and buoyed by a soundscape of sparkling synths, Flight Call's ten song avant pop odyssey invites the listener beyond the duality simulation of Earth into a timeless dimension of love.
