Bio/Press
Deb Girnius is a singer / songwriter and entertainer who combines a mutitude of timeless musical elements resulting in a unique and personal sound. Dedicated to her own musical roots (Kansas, USA), as well as a good dose of British influence, she has developed a sound which is reminiscent of artists as diverse as Buffy Sainte Marie, Bonnie Raitt, Led Zeppelin and The Beatles.
"Her songs were very catchy. Inspired by folk and blues, and with unbelievable drive, which got the crowd to clap in time song after song. Deb has a dark and sensual voice. Deb put the rock foot forward!" - Rana Blad
"Deb has a voice that carries across the Atlantic, and plays her instrument so effortlessly that you have a hard time believing that she ever puts it down." -Oppland Arbeiderblad
"Deb plays like an angel and a she-devil" - Unni Wilhelmsen to Aftenposten, national press
"Deb Girnius made the 'boys' eat her dust . MORE DEB, PLEASE!" - Helgeland Arbeiderblad
Deb was born in Yuma, AZ, U.S.A. and grew up in a tiny prairie town near Kansas City called McLouth. (Northeastern Kansas is real " roots" country and spawned greats such as Charlie Parker , Melissa Etheridge and Joe Walsh ) . She moved to Norway in January 1994. Already in early 1995, she became aggressively involved with the folk music club "Mjuk Mic " at Smuget in Oslo , which fostered both " Josefines Viseklubb " and " Nye Skalder " which are two highly active cultural cells to this day. Deb soon landed the role as MC of a weekly musicians' jam/showcase at the town's most popular cultural hot spot of the time. As a result of all this footwork, she quickly established herself in the Oslo music scene .
Since then, she has traveled around the country as one of Norway's most sought-after troubadours and has participated in numerous Scandinavian record productions . Deb has also toured as a vocalist , guitarist and flutist with Merit Hemmingson and Sigrid Moldestad (in the band," Spelman " ) , Joey Tempest (Europe ) , Kristin Berglund and Unni Wilhelmsen .
Girnius has released two solo albums , " Working Woman " and " Nice- n - Rough " , and is currently recording her third , to be launched in 2015. She still plays all over Norway with her "one woman show " and will do so as long as she gets invited back .
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