Deb Talan was half of the folk duo “The Weepies” and has been writing songs since she was 14 years old. Deb Talan will perform Live in Bishop Hill at the Bishop Hill Commons, located at 309 N. Bishop Hill Street, on December 1, 2023, at 7 PM. The family-friendly show begins with a potluck dinner at 6 PM followed by Deb Talan live and is open to guests of all ages. A $20-30 donation is suggested.
Deb Talan’s style has changed a bit since writing the forever-unknown smash-hit “Through the Window ” about feeling numb like life was going on somewhere out there but not accessible to her at 14 years old. She played clarinet, wrote songs on piano, later taught herself to play guitar in college, got obsessed with Shawn Colvin, was a vegetarian for 4 years, ended that with a hot dog and a swim in Lake Michigan, started a band in Portland, Oregon with her friend Mark, named it Hummingfish, wrote a lot of fun songs that people danced to ‘til they were all sweaty in that hipster/grungy/geeky Northwest kind of way.
Then, moved back to the East Coast, 6 years and a divorce later, she began playing solo in Boston coffee houses (read: 4 different Starbucks that she also poured espresso at) and opened shows for Catie Curtis (a songwriter hero of hers) met up with Steve Tannen and formed The Weepies, played shows all over the country and the world, toured in a real tour bus!
Deb then moved to LA, got married to Steve, made 5 records, and has 3 amazing sons with him, had songs placed in loads of movies and TV shows, moved to Iowa, got breast cancer, recovered from breast cancer, made a solo album, struggled with mental health issues and relationship issues for 6 years, and, eventually, divorced Steve.
Deb has a lot she could say these days. She prefers to listen. But playing songs for people is a close second. Music heals. Songs can be prayers and Deb Talan is proof of that.
For more information please visit DebTalan.com and XRoadsCC.org
For artist interview, please contact Deb:
319-331-8463
[email protected]
