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Welcome to Roheen Records!  CDs can be ordered online, or visit any of these fine retail stores.  Thank you in advance for your purchase!

Or, send a check or Money Order made out to Kitty Donohoe and send to: Roheen Records, PO Box 3070, Ann Arbor, MI 48106.  Prices are $17 per CD - $16 plus $1 mailing costs per item. 

New CD   "Northern Border"  coming soon!

See Schedule for CD Release Concert


To LISTEN or BUY, click on a CD

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This Road Tonight - 2001

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As Sparks Fly Upward - 1992

 

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Farmer in Florida - 1986

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Bunyan and Banjoes - 1987 & 2004


When the "Bunyan & Banjoes" book is available that pricing information will be added here. 

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THERE ARE NO WORDS, 2001  is no longer available but can still be downloaded here for no charge:  

  There Are No Words - original version (2001)  (mp3)

  There Are No Words - new full length version (2006) (mp3)

  There Are No Words - new short version (2006)  (mp3)

Like many other songwriters around the country, I found myself writing a song about the horrible events that shook the nation on September 11th. I had no particular agenda in writing the song, I just kept thinking “I’m a songwriter, I should write something”... then my next thought was always “there are no words or song that could possibly address this horrific thing”, and those words eventually became the song itself...


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BUNYAN AND BANJOES book, 1987 & 2004   Coming soon!
by Kitty Donohoe and Pasqua Cekola

The task of updating new pages for the book and meshing the recording technology of the '80's with current methods has been interesting!  The "Bunyan and Banjoes" book will contain all of the songs charted out in musical notation plus recipes, games and tons of information. 


 
THIS ROAD TONIGHT, 2001  

Produced by Kitty and David Mosher, the album is the result of a collection of songs written by Kitty during a long hiatus from recording. As ever, Kitty draws on her Irish heritage musically and uses a healthy dose of uilleann pipes, whistles and accordion in addition to guitars, bass and keyboard to back her up on all 12 original songs and tunes. Stepping a little farther afield than on past projects, Kitty and David integrated some unusual percussion to bring a novel feel to a couple of the cuts.

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Tracks
  1. No One on This Road (MP3)
  2. Jack of All Trades
  3. Thought I Knew
  4. Jiggle the Handle
  5. Do What You Love (MP3)
  6. An Meid Raite (MP3)
  7. A Murder of Crows
  8. Howling at the Moon
  9. Singing My Song (MP3)
  10. Inisheer (MP3)
  11. Bon Voyage
  12. Breathing (MP3)
   

AS SPARKS FLY UPWARD, 1992

A collection of 10 original songs, plus one by songwriter Dick Siegel and one traditional Irish song, this album was co-produced by Kitty and Joel Mabus.Instruments such as Scottish bagpipes, cittern, and fiddle lend a Celtic feel to a lot of the songs.

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"...one of the best albums I've ever heard."
- Fast Folk Musical Magazine

"...an excellent collection of songs..."
- Dirty Linen

"Ms. Donohoe weaves a spell here..."
- Sing Out!


Tracks

  1. Chester City
  2. Steady as a River
  3. Give in to the Blues
  4. Thin Ice
  5. Look for the Light
  6. Autumn Dance
  7. Seasons of the Heart
  8. Emma Sutter
  9. Angelo's
  10. North Country
  11. Blue Collar Poet
  12. To America

FARMER IN FLORIDA, 1986

Kitty’s first album was produced by Michigan musician Joel Mabus and includes beautiful performances by many of the areas most talented players, including Peter Madcat Ruth, Chris Rietz and Peter Dominguez. A bit more traditional sounding than her subsequent recordings, “Farmer in Florida” is considered “a classic” work by many of her fans and showcases her diverse songwriting.

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"an exceptional first album..."
- Sing Out!

"Kitty's singing [is] rich, flexible, soaring, haunting...one of those rare voices."
-Victory Music Review


Tracks

  1. Romancin' My Man
  2. Praying for Rain
  3. Turn Your Money Green
  4. The Brisk Young Butcher
  5. Evangeline's
  6. Make My Bed Mother
  7. When the West Wind Blows
  8. Callie's Jig
  9. The Mistletoe Bough
  10. The Cheater
  11. Farmer in Florida

BUNYAN AND BANJOES CD, 1987 & 2004
Songs of Michigan and the Great Lakes

The CD is now available and the book will be after the first of the year. 2005, by the way, marked the 200th birthday of Michigan becoming a territory.

In 1987 I wrote a bunch of songs about Michigan to perform in celebration of our 150th birthday and put it out as a cassette with an optional book available.  I had no idea the songs would become as popular as they have, with kids, teachers, history buffs and Michigan fans of all ages.  I'm finally releasing the project as a CD andwe're at the finishing line. Most of the original songs are still intact on the CD with three that were rerecorded to reflect changes; one new traditional lumbercamp song; and four originals that have never been recorded, including a few with a more Great Lakes regional feel.

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Tracks

  1. Michigan Gals
  2. Voyageurs
  3. Roll Loggers Roll
  4. Jack Haggerty
  5. Rivers
  6. Michigan ABC
  7. Maple Syrup
  8. Pierre and Marie
  9. Louie Sands and Jim McGee
  10. Wheels
  11. Red Iron Ore
  12. Great Lakes Lights
  13. Sisters of the Lights
  14. I Never Will Sail
  15. Ode to the Pasty
  16. Michigan Waltz
  17. Mackinac Bridge/St. Anne's Reel (unabridged version)

 
© 2007  Kitty Donohoe
PO Box 3070, Ann Arbor, MI 48106
 
 
 
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