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Deb Hirkala

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About Me

Singer/Songwriter based out of British Columbia...currently working on debut album, which is being produced by Samantha Parton of The Be Good Tanyas. That's Paul Rigby you hear on the electric guitar (Neko Case, Garth Hudson), Mark Beaty (Be Good Tanyas) on upright bass. Also, Jesse Zubot on "too late". Engineered by the ever-amazing Brodie Smith and the fabulous Mike Foster in Vancouver, BC. mspobj enableJSURL="false" enableHREF="false" saveEmbedTags="true" allowScriptAccess="never" allownetworking="internal" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="never" allownetworking="internal" height="300" width="425" style="background: url(http://void.snocap.com/b/T3-31324-6UDEP32RK7-8/);"

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Member Since: 3/27/2006
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Spring, please spring us

hello again, I'm joining in, yay! I'm ready to rant. I'm Done! School's out. I've been finishing up a year back at university and getting ready to go out into the bush. I can't wait to leave all that ...
Posted by Deb Hirkala on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:22:00 PST

Brand New Treeplanters compilation available for free download

Check out the new treeplanter's compilation at the innovative site...www.peppermillrecords.com. I've got a track on there called Wedding Song.
Posted by Deb Hirkala on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:01:00 PST

webcast March 11, 2008

Adam at harbourghfm.co.uk has a great radio show featuring musicians that I enjoy/admire and is heard over the web at the previous address. It's a good alternative to tuning in your radio if it's up ...
Posted by Deb Hirkala on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:27:00 PST

Hello everyone!

Hello to everyone who came to this site through the Tanyas...delightful to me, living obscurely--my classmates don't even know I'm a musician. It definitely fortifies things in this direction and fee...
Posted by Deb Hirkala on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:55:00 PST

Musings on a Tuesday

I'm looking at all the false starts even here...so much anticipation that makes me want to be ready NOW but having to take the time that it needs regardless of any one else's schedule. And I remind m...
Posted by Deb Hirkala on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:20:00 PST

Background on the upcoming CD

It's been a long road to here in so many ways. I wrote most of the songs from my upcoming CD in 2003 in a flurry, having never written a song before then. I liked to sing cover tunes by Neil Young, ...
Posted by Deb Hirkala on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:12:00 PST

The time is coming...

    I am getting really excited about my cd being so very nearly ready.  Sammy has been working tirelessly, carefully to finish the last of it with the amazing Brodie Smith.  ...
Posted by Deb Hirkala on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:44:00 PST