Three things you need to know about Hannah Georgas: She plays brisk, capricious folky pop songs, her full-length debut will be coming out this spring and she may one day marry Jack Black.

“He is the most hilarious person on this planet,” Georgas, 26, said over the phone last week from Charlottetown, P.E.I.

The Canadian songstress was enjoying a well-deserved day off from her current tour, which has her opening for Vancouver’s Said the Whale. They are currently trekking their way across Canada, and will be stopping in Winnipeg on Monday, Nov. 2 at the Pyramid Cabaret.

The Vancouver based singer-songwriter has only pursued music as a career for two years, but is already gaining significant attention.

“It’s awesome and it’s inspiring. I just cant wait for people to hear my record,” Georgas said.

Georgas released her first musical offering, The Beat Stuff EP, earlier this year.

The EP is a strong effort, revelling in quirky acoustic-pop ditties and sensitive lyrics that were four-and-half years in the making.

Georgas made the decision to leave her hometown of Newmarket, Ont. in mid-2004 and headed west to try and make it on her own in Victoria, B.C.

“I needed to find my own place and find my own way,” she said.

Enrolling at the University of Victoria, Georgas said she studied “psychology slash the history of rock ‘n’ roll” while also dealing with the implications of a dramatic personal relationship.

“We broke up 14 times and we always got back together. It was a lesson to be learned. At the time, he was an asshole,” she said. “He was no Jack Black! He wasn’t funny at all.”

Georgas moved to Vancouver shortly after calling the relationship quits for good and found it provided plenty of fodder for her writing.

After winning the 2008 Music B.C.’s songwriting competition, Georgas left school and decided it was time to finally pursue a career as a songstress.

“In high school I was one foot in, one foot out, never fully diving into music. This EP is finally a reflection of me being in control and doing my music fully wholeheartedly,” she explained.

Georgas admitted that she is even more excited about her full-length album, which hits stores in March.

“I cant wait until the music comes out. It’s going to be great!” she said.

“The songs really have to speak to people. Good music is going to keep people coming to you,” she said. “If you’re writing good music, you’re fine. And that’s my goal.”

Published in Volume 64, Number 9 of The Uniter (October 29, 2009)