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About Me

Debra Fotheringham, the ninth of eleven children, grew up in American Fork, Utah in the shadow of the mighty Wasatch Mountains. As a child Debra was quiet and contemplative, preferring time spent in her imagination to time spent in real life. As a result, Debra turned to writing as a way to shed light on her world and express her inner creativity. Beginning in the first grade, Debra was invited to various Writersâ€™ Conferences every year based solely on her talent for fiction writing.
From birth, music was an integral part of Debraâ€™s life. Her father had been a professional jazz saxophonist earlier in his life, and Debra grew up immersed in the constant sounds of his large jazz music library. She tried her hand at several instruments, beginning with the violin, then the trumpet, before she finally found her niche. At the age of fourteen Debra simultaneously discovered the versatility of the guitar as well as the diversity and rhythm of world percussion. Debra took to the guitar immediately. While studying percussion in school, Debra used the guitar to escape from the rigidity of formal instruction. Caught between her two loves, writing and music, Debra discovered she could combine them both to create something fascinating and wholly new to her...and Debra began writing songsâ€¦and then she began to sing.
At the age of sixteen, Debra began to perform in local venues and she has been charming audiences ever since. Her clear and effortlessly melodic vocals, insightful lyrics, and uncommon skill on the guitar have caught national and global attention.
In 2006 Debra met Nashville producer/engineer Giles Reaves (Patty Griffin, Chantal Kreviazuk) and in 2007 she and Giles co-produced Debraâ€™s self-titled debut album. That summer Debra toured extensively around the United States and Europe, from Seattle to New York to Paris, including an invitation to perform in Long Island, NY as the featured artist for the worldâ€™s largest acoustic podcast.
"Her future surely holds opportunities to play in front of thousands of fans at larger venues." --Deseret News
"Utah Valley's Favorite Local Performer." --Utah Valley Magazine
"Fotheringham is perhaps best known for her smooth, jazzy voice and impressive vocal range. Her live performances have the precision of a studio recording. Fotheringham's shows are never disappointing." --UVSC College Times
"Her eclectic style fits as easily in a full-band show as it does a living room... It seems like no place is too small for this hard-working musician, and her website details her adventures through the west, sleeping in cars, looking at stars, and finding Seattle's perfect open air market. Fotheringham's honesty and humanity are as appealing as her talents."
--Square Magazine

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/30/2005
Band Website: debrafotheringham.com
Band Members:

Influences: Joy, Pain, Happiness, Confusion, Love, Sadness, Hope, Despair, Friendship, Heartache, Peace, Loss, Gain, Complacency, Family, Fear, Laughter, Hypocrisy, Divinity...
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Cali-forn-i-a

...was awesome. I'm not a big fan of California in general, but if someone offered to sell me a big bottle of Cali weather I would say, "Yes, please." The show at the House of Blues with S...
Posted by Debra Fotheringham on Mon, 05 May 2008 12:01:00 PST

Interview

I just did an email interview with M Ryan Taylor, a proud American Forker who moderates the website that's all about A.F. www.youramericanfork.comHe asks some great questions and I go into a lit...
Posted by Debra Fotheringham on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:41:00 PST

hair

I debated growing my hair out because I knew that if I did, it would make my album look dated. My hair grows fast...I mean really fast. But I was thoroughly sick of short hair...and thus, sometimes wh...
Posted by Debra Fotheringham on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:54:00 PST

daylight robbery

Someone stole an hour of sleep from me...and I want it back!Last week I did a little road trip up to Moscow for a gig. Moscow, Idaho that is. Gotcha. I'm hilarious. The gig was at the University of Id...
Posted by Debra Fotheringham on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:28:00 PST

Tomorrow!

Yesterday's issue of the Daily Herald UV Entertainment insert featured an article on tomorrow's show. Take a look here:Daily HeraldAlso, I've decided to make a single of my song Subtraction and sell ...
Posted by Debra Fotheringham on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 05:10:00 PST

Live Video

A fan posted a video on You Tube he took of me playing Subtraction at my last show. I've posted it here on the Myspace.Thanks, Mark!
Posted by Debra Fotheringham on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:25:00 PST

Valentines Show

I've been wanting to put together another concert at the Noni auditorium for a while now. I loved playing there at my CD Release concert. So...without further ado...I'm doing it. Two days after Valent...
Posted by Debra Fotheringham on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:49:00 PST

A New Year

Well, it's time to bid adieu to one heck of a fantastic year. 2007 will go down in history as one of the best on record. But I am looking forward to 2008. I'm already doing more songwriting than usual...
Posted by Debra Fotheringham on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:41:00 PST

Songs from the closet.

I just posted the latest from the "songs in the closet" series, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. As with the other Christmas song I posted last week, this one was recorded on my MacBook...in my closet. ...
Posted by Debra Fotheringham on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:10:00 PST

Subtraction and Christmas song

After several requests for me to post this, I decided to record my newest song Subtraction on my laptop and post it here on Myspace. (Hooray for the additional song update from Myspace. I didn't wan...
Posted by Debra Fotheringham on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 05:17:00 PST