2025 Competition Entry:
Call Me a Fool by Kitty Donohoe
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Genre
Folk
Artist
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Performer(s)
Kitty Donohoe – all vocals and guitar
David Mosher – mandolin
David Mosher – mandolin
Description
Woke up one morning in the midst of Covid and this song was in my head – a reaction to all the misinformation and anger revolving around it.
Bio
Ann Arbor, Michigan, Emmy-winning songwriter Kitty Donohoe is celebrating 50 years in show business with no signs of slowing down! In May 2024 she commemorated the five decades with a concert at the Ark in Ann Arbor, calling it ‘Alive & Unscathed ~ Celebrating 50 Years as a Songwriter’, joined onstage by a host of her musician friends from the past and present. It was a very memorable and joyfilled night, during which she was also presented with the 2024 Michigan Heritage Award for her 30+ years of promoting the history and culture of Michigan through her original songs.
Long admired for her eclectic songwriting, in 2022 she recieved three nods from the prestigious Great American Song Contest ~ one for Song Finalist and two for Oustanding Achievement as a Songwriter. Calling her music ‘folky, Irishy & Canadianish,’ Kitty draws from her heritage in the music she creates, whether songs or instrumentals. Backing herself on guitar, cittern and piano, Kitty’s stunning three octave voice delivers each song like it’s the first time it’s been sung. Her yearly trips to Ireland and Scotland have also been the source of many new songs, most written by the end of each trip!
In 2002 Kitty was awarded a Michigan Emmy for her 9/11 song ‘There Are No Words,’ that was played around the world, was used in an indie film about the Pentagon 9/11 experience and she was invited to sing it at the dedication of the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial on September 11, 2008.
Kitty’s newest release is ‘A Murder of Crows’, a collection of instrumentals she has previously recorded.
Long admired for her eclectic songwriting, in 2022 she recieved three nods from the prestigious Great American Song Contest ~ one for Song Finalist and two for Oustanding Achievement as a Songwriter. Calling her music ‘folky, Irishy & Canadianish,’ Kitty draws from her heritage in the music she creates, whether songs or instrumentals. Backing herself on guitar, cittern and piano, Kitty’s stunning three octave voice delivers each song like it’s the first time it’s been sung. Her yearly trips to Ireland and Scotland have also been the source of many new songs, most written by the end of each trip!
In 2002 Kitty was awarded a Michigan Emmy for her 9/11 song ‘There Are No Words,’ that was played around the world, was used in an indie film about the Pentagon 9/11 experience and she was invited to sing it at the dedication of the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial on September 11, 2008.
Kitty’s newest release is ‘A Murder of Crows’, a collection of instrumentals she has previously recorded.
Lyrics
if I believe that we’ll get through this one day
and if I see light shining out of the grey
and if I’m foolish to live by the Golden Rule
then by all means call me a fool
we are treading where we’ve never been before
uncharted waters reaching for the same shore
if in my hope I’m as stubborn as a mule
then by all means call me a fool
a fool for love a fool to dream a ship of fools a fools pride
don’t you know we’re on the same side
there’s no room for hate no room for mistrust or fear
we’re stronger together and that is abundantly clear
and if I refuse to add fire to the fuel
then by all means call me a fool
April Fool Tom Foolery fools gold a fools game
there’s no one to fight if there’s no one to blame
if I believe that we’ll see this to the end
and when that time comes I want to still call you friend
if I’m foolish to hold my faith like a jewel
then by all means call me a fool
by all means call me a fool
and if I see light shining out of the grey
and if I’m foolish to live by the Golden Rule
then by all means call me a fool
we are treading where we’ve never been before
uncharted waters reaching for the same shore
if in my hope I’m as stubborn as a mule
then by all means call me a fool
a fool for love a fool to dream a ship of fools a fools pride
don’t you know we’re on the same side
there’s no room for hate no room for mistrust or fear
we’re stronger together and that is abundantly clear
and if I refuse to add fire to the fuel
then by all means call me a fool
April Fool Tom Foolery fools gold a fools game
there’s no one to fight if there’s no one to blame
if I believe that we’ll see this to the end
and when that time comes I want to still call you friend
if I’m foolish to hold my faith like a jewel
then by all means call me a fool
by all means call me a fool
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Well done! I enjoyed it all the way through.