Deb Perry in the 2008 Australia's Got Talent Finals

My Spoon/Drum Trail

2011 — 2012 Spoons Perry DVD produced at Roo Gully Productions, Boyup Brook. Tamworth Country Music Festival.

2009 onwards — Workshops, Conferences, Festivals, Fairs, School Performances, Fundraising Events, Performances for the Elderly, Indigo Duck CD, and helped launch Australia Day in WA at Government House Ballroom.

2008 — Channel 7 Telethon.

2008 — Australia's Got Talent (finalist).

2007 onwards — Play drums annually in the Manjimup Jazz Ensemble.

2003 onwards — Bridgetown Blues and Boyup Brook Country Music Festivals, plus play drums and spoons with Queen of Boogie Piano, Jan Preston when in W.A.

2003 — Channel 7 Telethon
Judged Champion Spoon Player at Spoon and Harmonica World Titles.

2001 — Audience Appeal Award at Gladstone's Harbour Festival playing spoons.

1990 — Western Australian Symphony Orchestra's Family Christmas Concert as a Soloist and played to a 10 min piece called "Fascinating Rhythms".

1972 – 2000 — Played spoons for family and friends and jammed with various Perth bands including Zydecats with Lucky Oceans.

1972 — Taught to play the spoons by an elderly man, Danny in The Stoned Crow Wine bar in North Fremantle when listening to a jug band, Red Rocket And the Thunderbolt Scramblers.

Where it all started - Deb playing the drums at school

1966 – 1970 — Played drums in the band called "Diodes", plus played my drums with pianists and in musicals while teaching in the country.

1962 – 1965 — Taught to play the snare drum at school and had basic kit lessons Played a big snare drum as the school marched into assembly.

1953 — Told I was good at keeping time with the tambourine when at Kindergarten.

 

“She played with such dexterity the crowd were on their feet roaring for more.”
The Gold Coast Bulletin – Spoon and Harmonica World Titles review.