Deidre McCalla

{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Deidre McCalla

| occupation = Singer, songwriter

| label = Olivia Records, Roulette Records

| origin = New York City, NY

}}Deidre McCalla is an American singer-songwriter from New York City. McCalla was raised around the folk music scene of Macdougal Street in New York, where she began her career. In 1983, she moved to northern California. She has released several albums on the women's music label Olivia Records.{{Cite book|last=Morris|first=Bonnie J.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fuvDDAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Deidre+McCalla%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA52|title=The Disappearing L: Erasure of Lesbian Spaces and Culture|date=2016-07-29|publisher=SUNY Press|isbn=978-1-4384-6177-9|pages=52|language=en}}

She has worked with Teresa Trull, Mike Marshall, Linda Tillery, Bonnie Hayes, and other musicians. She has stated that she is a lesbian.{{citation |title=Deidre McCalla interview |periodical=Queer Music Heritage |url=http://www.queermusicheritage.us/jan2004s.html |date=January 2004 |accessdate=2008-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070107221634/http://www.queermusicheritage.us/jan2004s.html |archive-date=7 January 2007 }}