Deb Talan

About Fruitlands Fall Concert Series: Deb Talan We are thrilled to announce that Fall concerts are returning this year in the Fruitlands open-air event tent. This year’s series of intimate performances celebrates diverse women’s voices in art and music today, featuring an incredible all-female lineup of talented musicians. On October 13th we welcome Deb Talan to the stage! Deb Talan has been writing songs since she was 14 years old. Granted, her 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. so jaded.) 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 hotdog and a swim in lake Michigan, started a band in Portland, OR 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, moved back to the east coast 6 years and a divorce later and began playing solo in Boston coffee houses (read: 4 different Starbucks that she also poured espresso at) 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 tourbus! moved to LA, got married to Steve, made 5 records and 3 amazing boy-children together with him, had songs placed in loads of movies and tv shows, moved to Iowa, got breast cancer, got chemotherapy, recovered from breast cancer, made a solo album, struggled with mental health issues (Childhood Incest Survivor, lucky to be alive, music has helped, and so have many blessed healers) and relationship issues for 6 years, got divorced from Steve. She 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. Concert begins at 6:30PM, Doors Open 6PM Fall Concerts at Fruitlands are seated concerts that take place under the event tent. With tent coverage these events are able to move forward rain or shine.  Food and drink will be available through the Fruitlands Museum Café. Space is limited and pre-registration required.  Full Series Lineup: September 8 – Kris Delmhorst September 15 – Jill Sobule September 22 – The Nields September 29 – Crys Matthews October 6- Jonatha Brooke October 13- Deb Talan October 20 – Melissa Ferrick October 27- Lilli Lewis Any questions? Contact Catherine Shortliffe at cshortliffe@thetrustees.org