The Biddies are  three of the most talented women singer/songwriters in the Midwest.

Kitty Donohoe, Jan Krist and Claudia Schmidt have been individually wowing audiences for years. Now as a trio they have braided together their notable talents as songwriters,  their stunning voices and the wealth of their experiences.

The uninitiated are in for a wicked good time from the Sunday-go-to meetin’-testifying-vocals of Claudia Schmidt to the elegant Celtic lilt of Kitty Donohoe’s voice and the literary lyrics of Jan Krist. The Biddies spin a spellbinding web.  Strong melodies, infectious rhythms, and compelling lyrical stories of hope, disenchantment, courage and love as sung by three women who “have been there, done that, and were too hip for the t-shirt.” You dig?

If hearing the name Kitty Donohoe brings to mind an award-winning songwriter with three critically acclaimed albums to her credit, who successfully merges her Celtic and American roots in her music, you'd be right. (The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Michigan Chapter, Presented Kitty with an Emmy in June 2002 for her 9-11 song "There Are No Words").

And if you think of Kitty as the writer of an enormously popular collection of songs of her native Michigan and Great Lakes region, you would be right once again.

Find out more at kittydonohoe.com

Thirty-two years as a touring professional have found her traversing North America as well as Europe in venues ranging from intimate clubs to 4,000 seat theatres, and festival stages in front of 25,000 rapt listeners. She is familiar with the mediums of radio and TV, including regular stints on Public Radio International's "A Prairie Home Companion" in its early incarnation, and starring in an hour-long documentary called "I Sing Because I Can't Fly," produced by KTCA TV in St. Paul. She participated in the delightful Les Blank movie "Gap-Toothed Women," contributing a song as well as an interview. She wrote an award-winning score and performed in the Goodman Theatre's Chicago production of Brecht's "Good Person of Szechuan."

Find out more at claudiaschmidt.com

When (Bob Darden) a music critic for Billboard magazine first heard one of singer-songwriter Jan Krist’s songs, he was driving his car down a Texas back road. Within a minute, he had to pull over to the side of the road—he was that moved by her plangent, poignant song, “Someone.” Those who know Krist’s music are never surprised by that story—they’ve all had the same sort of experience. Krist has all the chops of the great singer-songwriter: expert guitar playing (including amazing open tunings), literate lyrics, and the indescribable ratio between emotion, honesty, and humor that makes for a devoted following.

Find out more at jankrist.net