Deb ‘Spoons’ Perry
Australia’s Premier Spoon Performer
Deb “Spoons” Perry turns dessertspoons into a full percussion show! Using her body and spoons of every kind to deliver music that’s fun, infectious, and unforgettable. Champion Spoon Player, Fringe nominee, and a true one-of-a-kind entertainer—audiences of all ages can’t help but tap along.
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WA farmer and legend, Deb “Spoons” Perry, has captivated audiences in Australia and around the world with her uniquely entertaining act. She first shared her love of spoon-playing as a soloist with the Western Australian Symphony Orchestra in 1990, but it was her appearance on Australia’s Got Talent in 2008 that turned her into a national sensation, reaching the show’s final twelve and winning fans worldwide.
Deb’s talents even caught the attention of US supergroup The Black Keys, lending her thigh-tapping skills to a song that earned her almost a million fans on YouTube. She has since appeared on Ellen, performed for Jay Leno in the US, featured on Sunrise and The Circle, and been a highlight at festivals and corporate events across Australia. Highlights include performing at the Tamworth Country Music Festival (voted Top 10 out of 600 buskers), Australia Day at WA’s Government House, and the Oz Harvest/Qantas CEO Cook Off, where she taught 1000 people to play spoons before supporting Icehouse.
Her live shows continue to delight audiences of all ages. In 2014, her Fringe World Perth Festival show played to near-capacity crowds, earning a Fringe Music Award nomination and rave reviews.
Deb’s journey began in 1972 when she learned to play the spoons from an elderly man at The Stone Crow Wine Bar in North Fremantle. Over decades, she has entertained friends, family, festival-goers, and telethon audiences, earning the title of Champion Spoon Player at the Spoon and Harmonica World Titles in 2002. Having cracked, flattened, and broken more than two dozen dessertspoons, Deb now performs with stainless steel, silver, wooden, plastic, and exotic spoons from around the world—using her body as a full percussion kit.
Fun, lively, and unforgettable, this gyrating granny is truly one of a kind—a hugely popular drawcard guaranteed to leave audiences smiling, tapping, and clapping along.
