Deborah Wykes and Paul Kelly met whilst taking sabbaticals as members of St. Etienne's band in 1994. Both had been writing their own songs and discovering a mutual love of The Shangri-Las and Love's "Forever Changes", formed their own band, BIRDIE. As a teenager Debsey moved from London to Cambridge and while at school formed Dolly Mixture with friends Rachel and Hester. They signed to Chrysalis Records soon afterwards and supported Dexy's, The Fall, The Jam and their heroes The Undertones. Dolly Mixture remain an acknowledged model and influence for many girl bands today, including Sleater Kinney and Chicks. Paul had been a guitarist with the now semi-legendary East Village. Part of the early Heavenly roster, they regularly toured with label mates Flowered Up and Manic Street Preachers. Their early records now fetch three figures in Japan and the U.S.
The first BIRDIE recordings were made on a portastudio until enough money was scraped together for Debsey and Paul to record in a small East London studio. The results included two songs, "Port Sunlight" and "Spiral Staircase", which impressed Jason Reynolds from Sub Pop who released it as a 7" in the States. Back in England, they signed to It Records and by late '98 Debsey and Paul were back in the studio recording "Some Dusty".
The album "Triple Echo" has the same magic as a love poem: it will put a shy smile on your face and you will start humming along to the songs. songs of warmth and tenderness; music that gives you the same feeling as a whole day spend lying in bed.
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I only discovered Birdie this year but now I have all your cd's (and finally found the Coming up roses cd, which I'm listening to now. Also great!) Hope Debsey will make some new music soon!
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Hello Birdie,thank you very much for approving my friend request.yeah i'm enjoying your album,and listening it repeat and repeat.yes,absolutely great songs :D best wishes.
I've managed to secure and add all 3 of your videos to our YouTube page. Such a treat to find them yesterday. Wishing you all the best from cold and snowy Chicago.
sorry my bad theres another band in california named birdie but when i listen to you on rhapsody they show up on the results and the vocals are female so i just thought it was you. thought i'd post this in case your scratching your head on the previous comment going what is this guy talking about.
Thank you for the add also...and just like everyone else, your music is absolutely beautiful. Oh yes...and and another vote for a Dolly Mixture reunion!
Your music is wonderful, timeless, and incredibly charming. The only thing better than word of a new Birdie release would be news of a visit to the states.
Thanks for the add, I love your music, very nice sound, wurlitzer piano, hammond, sound the guitars of east village and the voice of Deborah. Thanks for the friendship. Manu.
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