Voted "2021 Artist of the Year"!
Donna Herula voted the “2021 Artist of the Year” Winner in Doc’s Blues Awards 2021 – Severn FM in the UK!
Donna would like to express her thanks and gratitude to her listeners for their support and votes in Doc’s Blues Award 2021. She is excited and honored to be the recipient of the “2021 Artist of the Year” and would like to thank Trevor Howard on Severn FM in Gloucester, UK for the original nomination!

Big News!
“Bang at the Door” was #1 on the Acoustic Blues Album Chart of 2021!!!

2021 Nominee for Acoustic Blues Album
For Bang at the Door!
2021 For Best Acoustic Blues Album
I’m sending a BIG “Thank You” to all of my friends, family, students, and fans who have supported me and voted for my album “Bang at the Door” in the 2021 Blues Blast Music Awards for Best Acoustic Blues Album! You are the best! I really appreciate you! Donna XOXO
In June 2021, a group of Blues music industry professionals, including music critics, journalists, festival promoters, music venue managers, producers, musicians, and other Blues music industry professionals, nominated the best in Blues music in twelve categories.
"Bang at the Door" Reviews

About Donna
Donna Herula is a Chicago-born blues singer, songwriter, and slide guitarist that has a passion for playing traditional Delta and Country Blues, early Chicago Blues, folk, Americana, and roots music. Using electrified resonator guitars, her sound combines her love for the music of the Deep South and Chicago with her love of blues guitar improvisation. Her songwriting tips the hat to the tradition while creating fresh, contemporary perspectives on blues and roots music.
Bang at the Door
Donna’s newest release, Bang at the Door, includes 11 original songs and 3 covers!
“The music highlights a musical palette that flows from acoustic blues through gospel, jazz, and ragtime to the electric Chicago blues style, with nods to New Orleans, folk, and country influences. It is the first of her three releases to feature her heartfelt songwriting, focusing on the joys, tribulations, and problems that are part of the human experience.”
– Mark Thompson, Blues Blast Magazine
Upcoming Shows
- Jun04 Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago Buddy Guy's Legends
- Jun05 Maxwell Street Market, Chicago Maxwell Street Market
- Jun11 The Old Town Art Fair, Chicago, IL The Old Town Art Fair
- Jun12 Chicago Blues Festival - Chicago Chicago Blues Festival
- Jun18 Circle Pines Center Buttermilk Jamboree
- Jun18 Spirit of the Woods, Brethren, MI Spirit of the Woods, Dickson Township Park
