Michigan Emmy-winning songwriter Kitty Donohoe, based in Ann Arbor, will travel to East Lansing to perform 3 p.m. Sunday (Jan. 12) at University Lutheran Church, hosted by the Ten Pound Fiddle.
Donohoe, who celebrated 50 years as a musician in May and was the Fiddle’s booking manager in the ‘80s, describes her music as “folky, Irish-y and Canadian-ish,” backing herself on guitar, cittern and piano. She’s working on releasing her 8th recording, “A Murder of Crows,” a collection of instrumental music featuring both original compositions and interpretations of traditional songs, before embarking on a full-length album to be released later in the year.
Donohoe has opened for a variety of artists, from Doc Watson to David Bromberg and Bruce Cockburn to Cheryl Wheeler. On top of the Michigan Emmy for her song “There Are No Words,” which she wrote in the wake of September 11, 2001, and performed live at the dedication of the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in 2008, she was the recipient of a 2024 Michigan Heritage Award and a 2024 Folk Alliance Region Midwest Lantern Bearer Award.
Apart from her musical career, Donohoe is also the author of two children’s books, “Henny and Benny Bunyan and the Maple Syrup Adventure” and “Bunyan and Banjoes,” as well as a leader of tours to Ireland and Scotland.
Tickets for Sunday’s show are $20 for the public, $18 for Fiddle members and $5 for students. They’re available online at tenpoundfiddle.org or at the box office beginning at 2 p.m. the day of the show. For more information on Donohoe, visit kittydonohoe.com.
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