Meet the Band!

The Debbie and Friends’ band has been making music together for nearly two years. In that time, we’ve enjoyed a special connection with our wonderful fan families who come out to see us play. I thought it would be fun to tell you all a little bit about each band member and unveil their new cartoon personas which will be on the new CD (coming soon)!

Mike Carrera is the producer and my partner with “Debbie and Friends.” He’s an incredible musician, can play just about any instrument, and has the most beautiful singing voice I’ve ever heard. His favorite color is blue, favorite food: tacos, and his favorite band is Head East.  Mike’s favorite thing to do is play music. For Mike, the best part of D&F is “Seeing how much the audience really gets into the music and enjoys themselves!” Those of you who have been to a D&F show know that Mike is a lot of fun and a VERY good sport!

Rory McKenzie is our awesome bass player. Rory and I have been friends for more than 20 years! We met when I was a music teacher in Gloucester, MA when his son (my first grader) told me his dad’s band needed a keyboard player. We’ve been dear friends and musical collaborators ever since! Rory has been playing the bass for (gulp) 40 years. His favorite band is the Beatles, favorite color, midnight blue, and favorite food, “See food!” Rory loves playing music with his friends, which is the best thing about playing D&F shows for him.

Eric Saulnier is our most-excellent guitar player. He’s been playing guitar since he was five-years old and it’s his favorite thing to do. Bob Dylan is his all-time favorite band and he likes the color red. Eric’s favorite food is Hot Dogs with Mac and Cheese (and I’ve seen him eat it at the World Cafe Live kid’s buffet!) In addition to guitar, Eric is often doing double-duty as our sound engineer for D&F shows, making sure the sound is just right for our young audiences. For Eric, the audience is best thing about playing D&F shows! I know the audience enjoys Eric, too!

Bill D’Agostino is our amazing drummer. He can play anything and he does it all so well! Bill’s been playing the drums for 30 years, and like Eric, it is his favorite thing to do! He is solid as a rock and is so much fun to play with! James Taylor is Bill’s all-time favorite band, and he likes the color blue. His favorite food is pasta. For Bill, getting to play drums with his friends and making kids laugh are the best parts of playing D&F shows! I know the band feels the same way about playing music with Bill!

That’s the band! We have lots of other friends who play with us from time to time too, such as Jeff Muzerolle, Susan Gedutis Lindsay, Liz Gould, Adam Olenn, Brian O’Neill, and many others. We always have a great time making music with the families that come to our shows.

Have you been to a D&F show? Does anyone in your family have any questions for our band members? Please post your comments and questions and we’ll get right back to you!

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