John Primer

Donna Herula is a Chicago born blues singer, songwriter, resonator slide guitarist, and a Chicago Blues Hall of Fame inductee who has a passion for playing Delta Blues, Country Blues and early Chicago Blues.  Her songwriting tips the hat to the tradition while creating a fresh, contemporary perspective on blues and roots music.
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” won “Best AAA/Alternative Song” at the 2022 International Acoustic Music Awards.  Donna’s album also received a Blues Blast Music Award nomination. She has been inspired by artists including Son House, Rory Block, Muddy Waters, John Primer and Johnny Winter. She has performed at blues, roots and folk festivals from South Africa to Switzerland to the Deep South. Visit: donnaherula.com for more information.

“People are going to start talking about Donna Herula, beginning with her superlative guitar prowess. Herula managed to bring out an album with the female perspective.” — Frank Matheis, Living Blues

“A truly gifted virtuoso of the resonator guitar who also possesses the most stunning of voices. Herula is a Chicago born Blues artist of the highest order who not only sings, plays slide but also is a more than accomplished composer.” — Peter Merrett, PBS
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Once Marc heard John Lee Hooker as a boy, he knew he wanted to play deep powerful music like that.  Since that time, he has become one of Chicago’s foremost roots music players in Blues (John Primer’s Real Deal, The Cash Box Kings, Lynne Jordan, Peaches Staten, Donna Herula Band, jamming with Hound Dog Taylor), Bluegrass (co-founder Special Consensus, Andy Statman, David Bromberg), Country (Robbie Fulks, Diamondback), Rockabilly (Million Dollar Quartet Chicago cast, Elvis tribute artists), and many other music styles. 

The Blues is the pulse in all of these styles, which is why Marc is thrilled to be performing with John Primer and Donna Herula in this Delta and Chicago blues influenced band. 

A child of the 60’s, Tony Wittrock discovered his love of music listening to British Invasion bands of the day. Tony devoured clips of the Beatles and Stones, with their hordes of screaming fans, and thought, “Now that’s the job for me!” A deeper dive into those bands’ inspirations introduced Tony to Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Junior Wells and other Blues greats. Seeing these ground-breaking artists LIVE on stage, solidified his love for the genre.  When a twist of fate in 2020 led to reconnecting with friend and musician, Donna Herula, both agreed it might be time to put their musical connection to work. Shortly thereafter, Tony picked up the mandolin. Tony’s multi-instrumental talents have put him in shows and on stages Stateside and Worldwide, including Clarksdale Mississippi’s Juke Joint Festival, Helena Arkansas’ King Biscuit Radio Hour, Austria’s Rockabilly Bombardment, The Lucerne (Switzerland’s) Blues Festival, and a myriad of festivals throughout the Country.