About

Tai Woodville is a Portland-based poet, writer, singer, and songwriter whose work bridges word, music, and movement. 

 Tai was raised in a bohemian environment, near Los Angeles, on a rustic ranch in Malibu, California, by  British actor and artist, Kate Woodville ("Star Trek") and Mexican-American Hollywood actor and activist Edward Albert ("Butterflies Are Free"). Tai is the granddaughter of singer & actor Eddie Albert ("Roman Holiday," "Green Acres,") and Mexican dancer, activist and actor, Margo ("Lost Horizon", founder of L.A.'s Plaza de la Rasa, non-profit for community cultural arts). Tai was raised with an appreciation for the arts, nature, animals, spirituality, as well as pride in her Mexican heritage, and the legacy of her artistic family. 

A graduate of UCSB’s College of Creative Studies in Literature, Tai studied under poet laureate Barry Spacks and published her poetry collection Pollen (Finishing Line Press, 2011). Her writing has appeared in Atticus Review, Visitant, Lit Angels, and more. She has collaborated on multi-media poetry projects, including Her Animal Inheritance.

As a musician, Tai fronted the indie rock band Sugar in Wartime before launching her current project, Flight Call, which blends meditative vocals, vintage synths and analog drum machines. Her album Homeworld (2022) was called “a light-filled, avant-pop journey” (Vortex Music Magazine) and her music video “Diamond Age” was selected to be screened by PAM CUT at Portland’s Tomorrow Theater. She has performed at many respected live music venues, including the House of Blues, Ford Amphitheater, and Beverly Hills Wilshire Hotel.

Tai lives outside of Portland, Oregon with her two cats and fellow musical partner. She is currently at work on several manuscripts. Periodically, she performs her music (and poetry) live.