Deb is a violinist and violist specialising in English folk music.  She trained in viola and Baroque viola at Birmingham Conservatoire, before returning to her first love of traditional music, song and dance.

Deb has a passion for playing for dancing having joined her first ceilidh band at the age of 13. She has played for a number of years with Folk Dance Remixed, a dance company combining traditional dance with hip hop and street dance styles, and performing at such venues as the Southbank, for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations, and Latitude Festival.

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Deb is currently working on a number of new performing and teaching projects. She continues to play for a variety of projects and bands, including for author and storyteller Bernadette Russell and with Ceilidh Tree and Licence to Ceilidh function bands, performing at a variety of venues across the UK and Europe.  ​

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Deborah ran the Ealing Sessions folk music evening class from 2018-2026 and teaches music, song and dance regularly for The English Folk Dance and Song Society, as well as on a freelance basis for various workshop series, festivals and music services.  She recently graduated with distinction from The Teaching Musician MA degree course at Trinity Laban Conservatoire, transforming her final year project into The Fiddle Project series of books and videos, which look at style in folk music.