Roots of American Music

Deborah Van Kleef has performed, promoted, written and taught folk music for over 20 years. She draws on a large repertoire of traditional and contemporary folk songs, early recorded country music, and original compositions. She has appeared throughout northeast Ohio, as well as in New York and Washington, DC, at coffeehouses, concerts, festivals, schools, libraries, special events and conferences. Deborah was featured on NPR's award-winning documentary, "Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'," which aired on over 160 public radio stations nationwide. Pete Seeger premiered her song, “The Great Fast Food Strike” on May 1, 1998, at the historic Carnegie Hall concert marking the 50th anniversary of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Deborah offers school assembly and short-term residence programs through Young Audiences of Greater Cleveland and Roots of American Music. She teaches beginning guitar at the Fairmount School of Music in and at Summer Ruffing It Camp in Cleveland Hts.