If hearing the name Kitty Donohoe brings to mind an award-winning songwriter with three critically acclaimed albums to her credit, who successfully merges her Irish and American roots in her music, you'd be right.

Kitty Donohoe has been a Michigan based, much-respected songwriter and performer for several years. An adept instrumentalist as well as songwriter, she accompanies herself on guitar, cittern and keyboard, managing to successfully merge her Irish and American roots in her originals, as evidenced in her critically acclaimed CDs --- see the CDs page for more.

"Far above and beyond most singer-songwriters" 

          according to Rich Warren of WFMT Radio, Chicago

Noted also for her three-octave voice, Kitty can sing tenderly or belt out the blues with equal authority and command.

"...a voice that could ruffle the feathers on any school boys neck."

          Fast Folk Musical Magazine

To keep one foot firmly planted in Irish music, Kitty has joined forces with multi-instrumentalist David Mosher to form ‘Eire America’, playing the music of the US and the British Isles. Sound bites and info are here...

Several years ago Kitty developed strong family programs that reflect the heritage and culture of Michigan and the Great Lakes. See the Family Fare page for more

And...introducing The Biddies!

Jan Krist, Claudia Schmidt and Kitty are performing as a trio of "women of an uncertain age" or "girls gone wide", depending on who you talk to! For their site go to http://thebiddies.net

Soon, you can go directly to the News page for updates on...

the status of the new CD, "Northern Border"... some info on "Project Roots", a program that had Kitty and writer Mike Ball composing songs with girls at the Adrian Training School... and some highlights of the Donohoe family trip to Ireland in June.

"Donohoe is the complete package"

          Lansing State Journal

Listen to:

Kid with a Gun (mp3)

 There Are No Words (mp3)