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Current Work
McCalla's most recent CD, Playing For Keeps was a 2003 Best CD pick for Rhythms Magazine, an Australian Roots Music Monthly (January 2004, Issue 138). In March Walk Me Down To The River received an Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting Award (Gospel) in the Great American Song Contest. The following month McCalla was nominated for a 2004 OutMusic Award for Outstanding Songwriter and in summer 2004 she was a finalist in the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Emerging Songwriter Showcase. She won 2nd Place in the Founder's Title Folk and Bluegrass Festival Performing Songwriter Contest.
Recordings:
Playing For Keeps (MaidenRock MRK 3050)
Everyday Heroes & Heroines (Olivia LF 965)
With A Little Luck (Olivia LF 953)
Winner SF Cable Car Award
Don't Doubt It (Oliva LF 939)
Nominated for three New York Music Awards
Fur Coats and Blue Jeans (Roulette SR 3012)
McCalla tours extensively. Her current schedule is posted on her website at www.deidremccalla.com/deidremccallatou.html |
Short Bio
Deidre came of age in the fiery blaze of New York City's folk heyday-a time when the clubs of Greenwich Village were filled with the likes of Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and Phil Ochs; a time when Motown ruled the top of the charts and the streets of America screamed with anger and civil unrest. All of these influences made an indelible imprint on an open and hungry young mind. Her first album, Fur Coats and Blue Jeans, was released when Deidre was nineteen and a student at Vassar College. Upon graduating Deidre hit the proverbial road and has never looked back.
With four critically acclaimed albums to her credit and a new release this year, Deidre McCalla remains the indefatigable road warrior. An African American lesbian feminist, Deidre's words and music poignantly traverse the inner and outer landscapes of our lives, chronicling our strengths and weaknesses and celebrating the power and diversity of the human spirit.
Deidre is a single mom. She homeschools her son and lives near Atlanta, Georgia. Deidre is co-founder of FamilyPride of the South (formerly Atlanta FamilyPride), an organization for lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender families.
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Union Affiliations/Professional Organizations
Local 1000, AFM
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Contact
P. O. Box 961122
Riverdale, GA
30296
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Artist Location
Riverdale, GA
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Art forms
Music
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Type of artist
Performer, Composer
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General Themes
Feminism/Gender Issues, Race/Ethnicity/Cultural Identity, Sexuality, Activism/Social Justice, Peace/Conflict Resolution |
Keywords
guitar, guitarist, vocalist, singer-songwriter |
| Last updated on February 5th, 2005 |
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