Deb Talan
| Deb Talan | |
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 Talan performing in NYC on April 22, 2006. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Deborah Ruth Talan |
| Born | January 27, 1968 |
| Origin | Massachusetts, USA |
| Genres | Indie Folk, Pop-folk |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Nettwerk, Happyhead Music |
| Associated acts | The Weepies, Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers, Hummingfish |
| Website | theweepies.com |
Deborah Ruth "Deb" Talan (born January 27, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known for being part of the folk-pop duo The Weepies.
Early life and career
Born in suburban Massachusetts outside of Boston, Talan grew up in the small town of Pelham, Massachusetts and attended Amherst Regional High School (ARHS). She later attended Brown University, where she was a member of the Chattertocks, Brown's oldest all-female a cappella group, before moving to Oregon, where she was a member of Hummingfish, a Portland band, for six years.
Talan's recurring lyrical motifs include celestial objects, birds, nature, and various historical figures (e.g., Marc Chagall in "Painting By Chagall," Amelia Earhart in "Thinking Amelia," and Vincent van Gogh in "Vincent").
Jonathan Lethem’s novel Motherless Brooklyn inspired Deb Talan to write "Tell Your Story Walking". This song appears on the 2002 album Songs Inspired by Literature (Chapter One), a benefit of the organization Artists for Literacy. "Tell Your Story Walking" was the winner of Artists for Literacy’s 2002 songwriting contest.
In addition to The Weepies' albums, Talan and Tannen collaborated with singer/actress Mandy Moore on her 2007 album Wild Hope. Together, they wrote and recorded five songs with Mandy — the single "Extraordinary," the title track "Wild Hope," "All Good Things," "Few Days Down" and "Looking Forward to Looking Back."[1]
"Forgiven" played over the closing credits of the 2001 movie Lovely & Amazing.
Personal life
Currently, she resides in Los Angeles, CA,[2] with her husband and musical partner Steve Tannen and their three sons, Theo Samuel (b. October 2007), Alexander (b. February 2010) and Nicholas Levi (b. June 2012). Together they are the indie pop-folk duo The Weepies. On Dec. 16, 2013, it was announced on the Weepies Facebook page that Deb was recently diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer and is currently making plans for treatment.
Discography
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Songs for a Misfit Heart | Independent |
| 2000 | Something Burning | Happyhead Music |
| 2001 | Sincerely | Happyhead Music |
| 2003 | A Bird Flies Out | Independent |
References
- ↑ "On new album and in films, Moore has an edge". The Boston Globe. 19 June 2007. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ↑ http://theweepies.com/?p=about.html&c=green
External links
- Deb Talan Official Site
- http://www.artistsforliteracy.org
- Deb Talan collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
- Deb Talan on Last.fm
- Lovely & Amazing soundtrack