Tania’s performing career began in 1984 as a break from undergraduate programs in engineering and physics. The initial goal was simply to get by without a day job for a year and focus exclusively on making music. Forty years later, after four solo albums, three collaborations, keeping up a transatlantic touring schedule for thirty years, appearing on radio and television in seven countries, and winning fans around the globe, it can safely be said that all expectations have been exceeded (though the degrees remain unfinished).
Their concerts are a tapestry of melodic and lyrical textures blending intriguing cross-cultural influences, from soaring melodies on a solo instrument to powerful vocals backed by solid rhythm guitar or intricate fingerpicking. The repertoire starts from a base in traditional music of North America and the British Isles, spreads through most of Northern Europe and touches on other cultures around the globe, with an array of musical instruments including an unusual five-string violin/viola, cittern (or octave mandolin), hammered dulcimer, ocarina and hurdy-gurdy, along with more common instruments such as guitar, recorder, and, of course, voice.
These days, although touring mostly with music partner and spouse Mike Freeman, when their travel schedules diverge from time to time, Opland steps easily back into solo performances.