Danielle Mctaggart

My most gorgeous friend had a birthday— it was May 1st! (I’m a little late to the party) Happy Birthday @jbrown11 🩵 When a person finds a friend, they find a treasure. I have completely and totally found a treasure in you Jayc. You are lovely, inside and out. You are talented, genuine, beautiful, generous, joyful and loyal. Among many other traits. You see the best in people and I learn so much from that! And from you! Thanks for all you do for me and for the people around me. Your love is large. I’m blessed to call you a true sis. And I hope you know I’m always here to see you soar. Love you loads. Ps- let’s go see @radiohead asap

Had the absolute pleasure of directing a music video for my project @larkkmusic 💋 This whole journey has been so incredible empowering and magical. Building back my confidence and helping me to surrender to the leading power of God and the art that he makes with me and through me. It’s a healing thing! Cheers to everyone involved. You all are beyond talented and I’m honoured to know you. @derrickbrownpoetry for writing this magic with me. @alexchan_dop for adding your skills and DOP process. Teaching me so much! @sarah.c.sheehan & @davismichaelthomas for knocking this kiss out of the park. I made you do it like 29 times. Haha. So pro! #remembermewhenyouarefamous @colourbyshawn for making it look beautiful with that blue tone loveliness. @hectiqartistsceo for helping me wrangle the actors. You guys are the best! And to everyone who’s watching and following along. Thanks for being a part of this journey. Go follow @larkkmusic and check out the link tree for the full version.

Happy birthday (yesterday😳✨) to my best friend Benny @benjaminmullen You are such a special person to me. We’ve been through all kinds of ups and downs. Dreams coming true, dreams being shattered. We’ve cried till we’ve laughed, and cried tears of pain. We’ve grown up together. We beat out the bad and took the good. We’re over forty years in, and still growing together. So very proud of you. Love you tons. Happy birthday. 🩵🩵🩵🩵 cheers to many more years of joy filled moments.

Such a fun birthday day/week. Love to everyone for the beautiful birthday messages. I’m such a blessed gal. I don’t take it all for granted. Life is sweet.

ITS OUT!!! Follow along @larkkmusic for ALL the goodies and info. Can’t wait for you to hear this my friends. And thank you for all the support and love through the years. I couldn’t do this without you. Especially @drewmct ♥️ You’re my rock. I’ll love you forever. Ok— I’m crying now. Love you.

I’ve been on a wild journey of creating. @larkkmusic is my newest adventure. I’ve shared bits and pieces along the way, but now it’s in full swing — and it feels surreal to even be typing this. My heart is so full. This project holds another side of me… a deeper, healing part of my heart. I’d love for you to step into that journey with me. The album comes out TOMORROW — and there are local shows, Alberta dates, and a Toronto show already on the books. It truly feels like just the beginning. Follow along if you haven’t yet. There’s so much more to come. ✨

Larkk — my new musical quest. @larkkmusic 🪽🪽 A body of work rooted in haunting, aching beauty. I walked through grief while making this project, allowing the music to become a kind of healer. I’m so proud of this music. It’s absolutely gorgeous. The next song arrives January 9. It explores the fear of confined spaces — the clusterphobia I carried as a child. Why does my own home sometimes feel stifling? The song is titled cuckoo. I worked on this project with some insanely talented humans. Songs were written by me alongside my poet-sage @derrickbrownpoetry , and produced by the wizardry of @thomas_knox_darcy ✨👏 If you haven’t had a chance to listen yet, go take a look, have a listen, and share the love. I truly believe we heal together — and that certain art finds us in certain seasons of our lives. Join the Larkk crew🕊️

Puddle Jumping A small story for you—read this if you need a little encouragement today. Back in the deepest part of my ache—my suffering over not being able to have a child—my heart felt heavier than it ever had. I went out to Rivendell Retreat Centre (which I highly recommend). I was devastated. The kind of sad where you’re not just crying—you’re weeping. I sat on the floor, rolled around, and honestly just wanted to crawl out of my own skin. That’s the truth of it. I cried out to God. I wondered where He was. The next morning I woke up and decided to go for a hike. Nature has always been a sacred space for me. Halfway to my destination, on the trail toward the viewpoint, I came across a massive puddle. There was no way around it. I tried every possible path, every angle—but no. My feet were getting wet whether I liked it or not. And then I heard God whisper to my heart: “When you can’t go around it, you have to go through it.” I thought, Okay. I’m not turning back. If I want the view, I’m going through. So I did. And yes—it sucked. But it was also surprisingly liberating. And I got to see the view. Fast forward a few months. Another puddle. Same situation: forward meant through. So I stepped in again—this time with a little smirk. I had been here before. Then came another one. But this time I was with my niece on a run in Campbell Valley. Sure enough—another puddle. (I promise, I wasn’t searching for them.) We ran straight through it, screaming and laughing. It became a story. Suddenly, puddles weren’t obstacles anymore. They were something to embrace—something to play in. A shift I hadn’t planned, but one that happened anyway. And today, my son and I went for a walk. I knew a puddle moment was coming—the area has had a torrential downpour, and honestly, it’s been scary and sad with all the flooding and loss around us. But we had no choice except to find joy in the messiness of the path. So we did. And I couldn’t shake the metaphor:When you can’t go around—go through. And go through singing, jumping, hoping, believing… relearning that you can make it through the mess. So much love to you fellow puddle jumpers. 🤍

A month of pure magic✨✨✨

Dreamy chamber pop alert! My new single Devastation’s Bliss drops next Friday November 21 – a swirling symphony of heartbreak and euphoria. If you love supporting independent artists, pre-save now and be the first to dive in! Link in bio. #indie #newmusic

I love mountaintop moments with new friends. Elk Mountain was real shiny today. Also— I feel it in my bones that Lord of the Rings season is upon us. 🏔️✨ I’m randomly singing the soundtrack these days, so felt it necessary to add to this lil carrousel.

Happy Birthday to my little man, Elliott. You are God’s greatest gift to me — a burst of light in my life. I’m so thankful to be your momma. 💛 🎊 Life is precious and full of moments to be thankful for. I always hesitate to post about Elliott — not because I don’t want to celebrate him, but because I never want it to come across like I’m bragging about how great my life is. The truth is, I’m just so proud of who he is, and grateful that I get to walk beside him, showing him the world as we go. When I think about him, I cry — because he truly is a miracle. Our journey to him wasn’t easy, and there were so many moments I asked why. Why did we have to wait so long to meet him? But somehow, the wait was worth it. TBH, It still doesn’t make much sense, but with him here in our lives, it’s like it was just the path to get him. And that’s ok. It’s actually more than ok, it’s full of rich moments. Even if it was extremely hard. To every family walking through loss or longing — I see you. We know how that feels. I’m so sorry you’re going through it. Infertility was the hardest thing I’ve ever faced, and the grief is indescribable. Unless you’ve lived it, you can’t quite understand — and that’s okay. We’re all doing our best to keep going. Just know that somehow, it will be okay. And one day, it really will be worth it. 💫 Happy birthday to a little boy who carries in him a love and joy like I’ve never seen in my life, and is tough to even describe. Mommy loves you. 💕