Donna Ulisse

Known as a Singer Songwriter in the Bluegrass world, Donna Ulisse has made a name for herself as a musical storyteller. Winning IBMA’s Songwriter of the Year in 2016, IBMA’S Song of the Year with “I Am A Drifter” recorded by Volume 5 in 2017, and SPBGMA’s 2018, 2022 and 2024’s Bluegrass Songwriter of the Year, she is no stranger to what makes up a great song. Reflected in her many recorded albums are her unique original songs which captured the attention of Bluegrass great Doyle Lawson. In 2016 Lawson started producing Ulisse’s albums and the two became great working partners. With Doyle’s love for good songs, he nurtured Donna’s writing and helped bring her career into a broader market. The new partnership of Doyle Lawson and Donna Ulisse in Tall Oaks Music company, a publishing house formed under Keith Barnacastle’s Bluegrass Standard Magazine and Turnberry Records is like a scoop of vanilla ice cream on apple pie, a good pairing indeed.