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Based
in her beloved Tasmania and working as a solo artist, this woman has
charmed audiences around the world with her incredible live shows.
A
mixture of folk, punk, roots (and everything in between!) and overlaid
with ‘one of the finest female voices imaginable’ (Rock’n’Reel
Magazine, UK) this is an artist not to be missed.
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Throughout
her long career, Debra has graced many concert stages and festivals
across Australia, including Pt Fairy Folk Festival, Moomba, Cygnet Folk
Festival and Tasmania’s jewel, 10 Days on the Island.
In recent years as a solo performer she has also supported other
outstanding artists such as The Stiff Gins, Neil Murray, Sophie B
Hawkins, Mick Thomas, Dave Steel and the inimitable Dave Graney.
One
of the founding members of Australian 80’s indie darlings Wild
Pumpkins at Midnight, Debra’s trademark, soaring vocals contributed to
the Pumpkins’ 1990 ARIA award for ‘This Machine is Made of
People’. Debra is also
highly regarded as an arts administrator and educator.
She regularly conducts specialist workshops for adults and
children in voice, songwriting and music business competencies.
In
recent times Debra’s conducted workshops and performances on King
Island in western Bass Strait, been celebrated as a ‘Tasmanian Living
Writer’ and produced ‘Live Sampler’.
Released in 2006 this received excellent reviews internationally
and has now sold out. Debra has recently completed recording a
full studio album 'The Woman On The Edge Of The World' which is
scheduled for release in mid 2009. She tours regularly to Melbourne
& Adelaide and will be performing in the UK & US in mid 2010.
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