"THEN AND NOW" is Debi's new album available for order now! You may order a download, or order the signed CD which comes with a FREE download link. Downloads also now available on Amazon and iTunes! Christine Lavin has created a video of "America the Beautiful" to help - thanks Chris! - And THANK YOU all so much for your support and listening!

"THEN AND NOW" is Debi's new album available for order now! You may order a download, or order the signed CD which comes with a FREE download link. Downloads also now available on Amazon and iTunes! Christine Lavin has created a video of "America the Beautiful" to help - thanks Chris! - And THANK YOU all so much for your support and listening!

Album liner notes from Mary Sue Twohy, SiriusXM Program Director:

"Story. I suspect stories fascinate Debi Smith - finding them, creating them and, of course, sharing them with others.

This album “Then and Now” was created in the 2nd year of the deadly global Coronavirus pandemic that has reshaped every life on the planet - routines, social assumptions and the way we do business - all of it has radically changed. One silver lining is the unanticipated extra time for artist Debi Smith to look back, re-listen to old recordings and simply consider all that has happened throughout her music career with a bit of wisdom and grace. This ability to remember the Then has allowed Debi to step more fully into the Now.

While Debi Smith is formidable as a solo act as this album well captures - Debi has also covered musical ground as part of The Hags, The Smith Sisters, and The Four Bitchin’ Babes. Throughout the years, while you might hear more contemporary arrangements and material - a traditional or celtic piece would usually find its way into a set. While you would not want to assign a genre to Debi Smith as an artist, as she easily embraces so many formats with her powerful and majestic voice - this album leans a bit to the traditional side. Mind you, she could make a full on jazz record tomorrow - because she can.

This album track listing of solid celtic, standard, traditional folk, old time, bluegrassed songs is, in a way, is a modern self portrait of Debi Smith herself, assembled with the portraits taken years ago and today. All of the songs are needed to make this portrait complete.

But it is the power in which Debi Smith holds each song that sets this album apart; the clarity, strength and self-realized talent. More than 40 years of professional singing has garnered us a master - a master of song and of singing. Though I suspect if we were to ask Debi Smith what is most important - she might say story. It is the story that holds these songs and this album together, and this artist has chosen these songs to be foundational in her story, in fact her life.

This is what connects the then and now.

Enjoy!"

Tracks include: America the Beautiful, Polly Vaughn, The Raggle Taggle Gypsy, Auld Lang Syne, I Was Born in East Virginia, Shady Grove, Shenandoah, Anachie Gordon, The Lily of the West, The Rose of Allendale, Greensleeves, Black is the Color of my True Love's Hair, Down by the Sally Gardens, Fare The Well (10,000 Miles), and Forever Young.

This past year has been one of reflection for us all... the result for Debi has been a retrospective album of newly recorded traditional songs -- born of recording with musicians such as Doc and Merle Watson, Tom Paxton, Mark O’Connor, Sam Bush, Mike Auldridge, and Al Petteway; and other Celtic and traditional performers who have been a personal inspiration such as The Carter Family, Joan Baez, Planxty, Peter, Paul and Mary, Pete Seeger, Dougie MacLean, Mary Black, Loreena McKennitt, The Weavers, Bob Dylan and many more. Debi's musical release has been recording, producing, adding instruments and arranging an album of these beautiful songs in her home studio. The songs themes/narrations are from the view of someone looking back, and moving forward in one way or another. As we all are!

The album features the wonderful guitar work of Al Petteway, a little hammered dulcimer by Marcy Marxer (what DOESN't she play? : ), the mixing genius of Jim Robeson, skilled mastering by Mike Monseur, lovely album design by Cheryl Lynn Herrmann, and photography by the brilliant Irene Young.

Many thanks for supporting Debi's music, and for all the ways you support and keep music and the arts alive!