Originally from Aberdeen but settled in London, Donna’s music career has spanned the last 3 decades in a variety of guises. 

Her eclectic career as a Guest Artist and Session Vocalist and  has meant that she has toured the UK, Europe and Japan with  a variety of top Big Bands, worked with British Jazz artists, and even had a couple of Pop Chart busting hits with ‘Mucho Mambo (Sway)’ and’ Mambo Italiano’ for the dance act ‘Shaft’. 

​Her first Solo CD ‘Thinking of You’ was released in 2002 to critical acclaim and gained 4 stars from reviews such as The Guardian and Musician magazine. 

Touring life brought its own trials and tribulations, but as an artist, Donna has managed to tap into the complexities of music making, marriage, and motherhood  and has turned these varied life events into a wonderful collection of songs which are always highly relatable and often, heart renderingly poignant.

There’s something about being in front of an audience that drives Donna to share her innermost thoughts and feelings on stage…

”I feel compelled to connect on a personal level with my audience which gives them the freedom to laugh and occasionally cry along with my tales, and songs of sorrow and joy. 

During the coronavirus lockdown I’ve come full circle, and I’ve re-discovered the beauty of writing using just guitar and voice but with the added twist of home recording techniques to mix in some different textures.  These new songs are little stories which have told themselves to me along the way and I can’t wait to share them.

Returning to the simplicity of an acoustic stage setting, whether it be solo or with a hand-picked band of fellow musicians, feels ever more relevant in today’s over stimulated, tech saturated world. It’s good to get the grass roots under my feet again and to see the faces of a real-time audience up close”.

Donna is currently recording a new album which will be ready for release in 2022. She plans to get back out on tour, bringing her unique songs and stories to all corners of the UK and beyond.