Debi Smith

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  • Years Active: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

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All Music Guide:

Debi Smith is truly gifted. A multi-instrumentalist with a three-octave vocal range, Smith writes songs with the craftsmanship of an artisan and the insight of a poet. The winner of the Mid-Atlantic, Billboard and ASCAP songwriter competitions, Smith has received Wammie (Washington Area Music Association) awards as "best new folk" and "best female vocalist".

Born in Philadelphia, raised in Falls Church, Virginia and currently residing in Washington, D.C., Smith recorded four albums with her younger sister, Megan, as The Smith Sisters. A member of The Four Bitchin' Babes since 1994, she's been featured on two of the all-female singer-songwriter supergroup's albums. Smith has also recorded two solo albums. Her debut solo recording, In My Dreams, released in 1995, was produced by Mary Chapin Carpenter's guitar player, John Jennings. Smith's second solo effort, More Than Once was released in 1998.

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Debi Smith is an American folk singer/songwriter. She has been a member of Four Bitchin' Babes since 1994.

Smith began her career performing with her sister, Megan Smith, as The Smith Sisters. They released five albums together on Flying Fish Records, which featured accompaniment from musicians such as Doc and Merle Watson, Sam Bush, and Mark O'Connor. She also performed with the all-female Celtic group The Hags, and began playing the bodhrán during that time.

Smith's first solo CD, In My Dreams, was co-produced by John Jennings, and she has released three more albums since. She currently lives in Falls Church, Virginia with her husband and son.