Taarka is a Lyons, Colorado-based musical group originally formed in Portland, Oregon in 2001 by the husband/wife team of David Tiller (mandolin) and Enion Pelta-Tiller (violin).
The group originally included Jarrod Kaplan on percussion and James Whiton on stand-up bass.
Recent Taarka contributors often include Dale Largent on percussion, Daniel Plane on cello, and Troy Robey on bass.
[3] Beginning on March 18, 2020, Taarka began hosting live social isolation concerts through Facebook due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus.
A dry t(a)arka is a mixture of whole spices, dry-roasted or fried in oil, til the seeds begin to pop.