DebraLee Darling

Jan 07

The Kool Kat Trio & DebraLee Darling

Posted on January 7, 2013 by bandersohn

Silo’s Napa hosted their second round of the West Coast Songwriters competition the day after Christmas. As the previous winners of the “Best Performance” we were asked to be the featured performers for the event. Here’s a quick glimpse of the evening.

We want to thank those of you who came out and supported us and the event, as well as those of you who are here and supporting us right now. It means a lot to us.

The best way to keep live music alive is to come out in person and support your favorite local acts, songwriters, singers, and musicians. We appreciate and thank you!

Video snippets below include our debut of the “Lose Yourself in Aloha” new original.

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Dec 01

New Original Song – Lose Yourself in Aloha

Posted on December 1, 2012 by bandersohn

Recently on our two week Hawaiian vacation, (photoshow here) we wrote a new song called “Lose Yourself in Aloha” and while the song was written on and just for an ukulele, we decided to try something a little different.

Some studio pre-production to see what would happen if we built it up a bit.

Thanks to some talented engineering and production by Bob Madsen, Lindsey Spight, and Kenny Steel, we were able to see our vision and dream become that much closer to a reality. Take a listen to our first round rough mix, we hope you like it.

“Lose Yourself in Aloha” a Hawaiian original by Brad and Debra Andersohn.

Lose Yourself In Aloha

TIP: It sounds best if you use headphones since the upright bass frequencies are lower than most laptops, desktops, or mobile devices can recognize. YOUR opinions and comments matter so please let us know what you think? Thanks.

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Nov 28

West Coast Songwriters – Best Performance

Posted on November 28, 2012 by bandersohn

DebraLee Darling and her Brad Habit were honored, humbled, and very excited to win “Best Performance” at the West Coast Songwriters – Napa Valley Chapter songwriters competition this past Wednesday at Silo’s in Napa, CA.

“We were just there to support both the event and all the local competing musicians and songwriters” said Brad and Debra. “Everyone is a winner at these events.”

Special thanks to Ellen Elizabeth for putting this event and venue together for the West Coast Songwriters Napa Chapter, and an extra-special thanks to VIP judge, Bill Craig for sharing his expertise and time with all the aspiring songwriters in the house.

“All monthly Winners will return for the Semi-Finals in July, the winner for Best Song of that will move on to the Grand Finals in August at the Freight & Salvage in Berkeley for a chance of 3 slots to play at the annual Sunset Music Concert at the WCS Annual Conference in September. Winners for the Best Performance win a ticket for the drawing and an opportunity for an open mic slot at the annual conference.”

Winner of Best Song:
Redd Welsh – “You’ve Made An Impression“
Winner of Best Performance:
DebraLee Darling & Her Brad Habit – “Guardian Angel“

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DebraLee Darling & her BRAD HABIT (plus special guests) will be the featured performers at Silo’s in Napa for the next songwriters competition being held on December 26th, 2012. Doors open at 6:00pm. Come support “live” local music.

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Sep 08

SF Bay Area News Features The Duo

Posted on September 8, 2012 by bandersohn

“Extra Extra!! Read all about it!” A classic shout and quote if there ever was one!

Special thanks to Heather Ah San at the “Daily Republic” for featuring our story in today’s local newspaper. It’s true, the local neighborhood dogs started crooning at the sounds of some vintage songs being performed in our backyard!