Debra Fotheringham
Encyclopedia
Debra Fotheringham is an American singer/songwriter hailing from American Fork
, Utah
.
saxophonist earlier in his life. At the age of sixteen, she began to perform in local venues.
In 2007 she worked with Nashville
-based producer/engineer Giles Reaves (Patty Griffin
, Chantal Kreviazuk
) on her self-titled debut album. The album was recorded as a three-man project with Reaves providing drums/keyboards, Ryan Tilby providing bass, and Fotheringham on all guitars, percussion, and vocals. That summer she 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 10,000 subscribers of the world’s largest acoustic podcast
.
American Fork, Utah
American Fork is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States, at the foot of Mount Timpanogos in the Wasatch Range, north of Utah Lake. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 26,263 at the 2010 census, nearly a 20% growth since the 2000 census...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
.
Biography
Debra Fotheringham, the ninth of eleven children, grew up in American Fork, Utah. Her father had been a professional jazzJazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
saxophonist earlier in his life. At the age of sixteen, she began to perform in local venues.
In 2007 she worked with Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
-based producer/engineer Giles Reaves (Patty Griffin
Patty Griffin
Patty Griffin, born Patricia Jean Griffin, March 16, 1964, is an American Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter and musician. She is especially known for her down-home crafting of songs and her connection to musicians including Emmylou Harris, Ellis Paul, and the Dixie Chicks, who have played with...
, Chantal Kreviazuk
Chantal Kreviazuk
Chantal Jennifer Kreviazuk is a Canadian singer-songwriter of the adult contemporary music genre. She is also a classically trained pianist, and can play the guitar.-Albums:...
) on her self-titled debut album. The album was recorded as a three-man project with Reaves providing drums/keyboards, Ryan Tilby providing bass, and Fotheringham on all guitars, percussion, and vocals. That summer she 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 10,000 subscribers of the world’s largest acoustic podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
.
Discography
- 2010 EP: Time. Produced by Scott Wiley
- 2007 Debut album, self titled: Debra Fotheringham. Produced by Giles Reaves and Debra Fotheringham
- 2003 Acoustic Demo: Solo, Acoustic
Compilations
- 2010 "You Are Truth" Forever Yours: Fifteen Songs That Say "I Love You" (Covenant Communications)
- 2010 "I Am His Daughter"* EFY 2010: Courage To Stand Strong *as co-writer
- 2010 "Every Word" EFY 2010: Courage To Stand Strong
- 2009 "More Holiness Give Me" Nearer: A New Collection of Favorite Hymns (Shadow Mountain Records)
- 2007 "With Wondering Awe" Mary's Lullaby: Christmas Songs for Bedtime (Shadow Mountain Records)
- 2006 "I Feel My Savior's Love" A Child's Prayer: Primary Songs for Bedtime (Shadow Mountain Records)
- 2006 "Samba Love" Here and Now DJ Kaskade (Om Records)
- 2005 "Learn of Me" Janice Kapp Perry's Parallel Universe (Hale Yeah Records)
- 2004 "I Need Thee Every Hour" The R.M. Soundtrack (Hale Yeah Records)
- 2003 "With Wondering Awe" Singles Ward Christmas (Halestorm Records)