4/19/2013
SC Music Guide, Sean Knight
CD Reviews
Beautiful Light”, the latest offering from the much-travelled Tonya Tyner blows in off the road with a strong spiritual undercurrent that helps define the singer-songwriter’s style. While playing a traditional form of folkish country rock, her inspirational story-telling and sweet, pure voice ... Read more: http://scmusicguide.com/tonya-tyner-beautiful-light/
1/18/2013
The State, Otis Taylor
Picks of the Week
Tonya Tyner, a Spring Valley High School and USC graduate who has come back home after moving around the country (her last stop was in Austin, Texas), refers to herself as a spiritual, acoustic songwriter. Tyner, who released her debut CD, “Beautiful Light” in 2012, fills her stories with a mix of realism and humor... Read more: www.thestate.com/2013/01/18/2593757/otis-taylors-picks-of-the-week.html#.UQ2W5OjZqOZ
1/17/2013
Free Times, Kevin Oliver
Sound Bytes
Tyner is a Lexington native who moved home recently after spending several years honing her craft in California and Austin. With her crystal-clear voice and heartfelt lyricism... Read more: www.free-times.com/index.php
3/13/2012
Roots Music Report, Duane Verh
CD Reviews
In order to connect with listeners, songs of an extremely personal nature must, first and foremost, work purely as songs. In lesser hands, the content of Ms. Tyner’s material might read as mere diary pages with chord changes. But the Austin-based singer/songwriter matches her intimate contemplations on romance and faith with cut-above song crafting... Read more: http://www.rootsmusicreport.com/index.php?page=reviews&search=single&id=419
3/5/2012
Country Line Magazine, Dale Martin
Album Spotlights
The first thing you notice about Tonya Tyner is her incredible pure voice, one that sounds vaguely familiar yet distinct all at the same time. She wrote all 10 tracks on the CD, which was recorded at Austin’s EAR Studio and produced by Stephen Doster. I fell in love with the opening track... Read more: http://www.countrylinemagazine.com/images/2012/CLM_1203_FINAL.pdf
7/27/2011
Free Times, Kevin Oliver
Sound Bites
Though she lives in Austin these days and has spent time in various far-flung locales such as Big Sur, Calif., and Wyoming, Tonya Tyner spent her high school years in Columbia and studied English at the University of South Carolina. Read more: www.free-times.com/index.php
7/26/2011
The Daily Gamecock, Thad Moore
USC alumna releases inspirational new album
A native Kansan and a 1995 graduate of USC, Tonya Tyner, who now resides in Austin, Texas, has moved fairly widely across the United States, living, at times, in Virginia and California as well. It seems somewhat appropriate, then, that the singer-songwriter croons a soft and twangy Americana. Read More: dailygamecock.com/mix/item/1570-usc-alumna-releases-inspirational-new-album
7/22/2011
The State, Otis Taylor
Picks of the Week
Tonya Tyner at The White Mule. Tonya Tyner, a Spring Valley High School and USC graduate now based in Austin, returns home to promote her upcoming CD, "Beautiful Light." Her music has the spirit of Tammy Wynette. Read More: www.thestate.com/2011/07/28/1913371/3-day-weekend.html
6/13/2011
Paso Robles Press, Hayley Thomas
Songbird Tonya Tyner flies ‘home’ for Paso performance
Country crooner Tonya Tyner has chased her musical dreams across the country, but she’s still keenly drawn to the Central Coast’s unique beauty and friendly atmosphere. She’ll bring her rootsy mix of contemporary folk and thoughtful songwriting back home to Paso Robles at Sculpterra Winery on June 26. Read more: www.pasoroblespress.com/v2_news_articles.php
1/14/2010
Big Western Flavor, Western Homes
from Demo Sweat #10
Tonya Tyner and I don't have a lot of interests in common, it seems from listening to her songs and reading about her influences, but she's a gifted musical communicator. It makes her talent all the more impressive given that she's easy to relate to even for a listener with a very different perspective. Read more: bigwesternflavor.blogspot.com/2010/01/demo-sweat-10.html
