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Debby McClatchy has lived most of her adult life near Roaring
Spring, Pennsylvania, in the Appalachian Mountains, she was born in
San Francisco in 1945. Her father’s great grandfather came from
Ulster during the famine, was a ‘49er in the gold rush, and founded
northern California’s leading newspaper, The Sacramento
Bee. It is said that her early years in San Francisco have
had a great influence on the way she lives her life, and on her music.
One of the songs on her album "Homemade Goodies" is all
about the way she remembers the San Francisco of her childhood, and
how its early character has been ruined in the pursuit of money. |
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Debby's Mother came from the Smoky
Mountains, near Knoxville, Tenessee, belonging to a family going
back seven generations to Thomas Jefferson's sister. Her mom
sang Carter family songs as lullabies, music hall songs for fun,
and might yodel after a little creme de menthe.
Growing up
amongst such a sense of history and diverse musical heritage solidly
underpins McClatchy's deep knowledge and respect for the origins
of the music she makes. Her powerful songwriting and occasional
use of contemporary material are directly related to and rooted
in her ingrained sense of the traditional forms of the music.
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