NTS regular Tara Clerkin Trio has been hosting a show since 2 February 2022. Tara Clerkin Trio hosted a guest show on 1 October 2021. Tara Clerkin Trio has been played over 190 times on NTS, first on 13 April 2018. Tara Clerkin Trio's music has been featured on 185 episodes.

Tara Clerkin Trio are made up of Patrick Benjamin, Sunny-Joe Paradiso and the synonymous Tara – three young Bristolians with a grounding in chugging psych-rock and communal jam sessions. At first they were the sixteen-legged Tara Clerkin Band before shedding five members and ending up a Trio.