Blue Monday feat. Donna Herula

Donna Herula is an award-winning blues and Americana singer, songwriter, resonator slide guitarist, and Chicago Blues Hall of Fame inductee. Playing a variety of blues styles, her songwriting tips the hat to the tradition while creating a fresh, contemporary perspective on blues and roots music.

In 2022, Donna won “Best Traditional Blues Artist” and her album, “Bang at the Door” won “Best Acoustic Blues Album” at the 2022 Independent Blues Awards. Her original song “Bang at the Door” also won “Best AAA/Alternative Song” at the 2022 International Acoustic Music Awards. Donna’s music received rave reviews from all over the world (e.g., Australia, France, Italy, Spain, Croatia, Holland, Hungary, UK). Her album was listed on numerous “Best of” music lists including the Living Blues Magazine Top 50 Albums of the year, and it charted #1 on the Acoustic Blues Album “Best of 2021 List” (Roots Music Report). Multiple songs from her album were played on the BBC and her original song “Can’t Wait to See My Baby” was on the “Top 15 Rack of Blues” (most played songs) on SiriusXM’s BB King’s Bluesville for 2 months. Donna will be joined by her bandmates Marc Edelstein on upright bass, Tony Wittrock on guitar and mandolin, and Grammy winner Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith on drums. Donna and her band have performed at numerous blues, folk and music festivals throughout the US as well as at the Lucerne Blues Festival in Switzerland. Marco Pizzalonga, a music reviewer from Jazz’N’More Magazine recently wrote about her November 2022 performance in Switzerland, “Thanks to her impressive slide guitar playing and her fine songwriting, Donna is one of the discoveries of the festival.”

For more information, visit: donnaherula.com.