Donna Frost
05/23/2008
Concert Review by Chris A
It’s a bit after 8 pm and I’m running behind. I’m on the way to Taffy’s to check out an artist making her debut performance in the Eaton music landmark. Her name is Donna Frost and she’s an acoustic player with a pretty impressive resume. As I walk in the door there’s Donna already behind the mic belting out a bluesy one-four-five country ditty called “Ain’t It A Shame.” A native of Nashville, Donna Frost is the real deal. She’s paid her dues, working as a busker playing for tips on the sidewalk in front of Nashville’s “Elvis” museum. In 1999 she divorced and made the decision to try to make her living as a musician. As she mentioned during her Taffy’s performance, without the husband she had fewer expenses. So she did it. She quit her job and pursued her passion by taking a leap of faith and jumping into the very competitive Nashville music scene. It paid off as a few years later she would find herself routinely performing on stage at the Grand Ole Opry working with her friend Skeeter Davis. With two albums under her belt Donna’s established a loyal following in Nashville but she’s not just a Tennessee girl. She’s gigged the music circuit in most of the major American cities. She’s also crossed the big pond and demonstrated her chops to audiences in London. I mentioned an impressive resume? Drop on by her website and you’ll discover this is one talented and hard working performer. Her new CD “Feels Like Home” is making an impact in countries around the world with several top 25 tunes and one of her songs pegging out at number one in Australia. In addition to music she’s an actor who’s currently playing the role of Janis Joplin. Diverse in her music and very professional in her presentation, she’s clearly fond of telling stories relying on her voice and her guitar talent to convey assorted messages of love, loss, life and hope. She’s a cool performer and absolutely worth checking out the next time she’s in town or when you’re in Nashtown. Visit her website at www.donnafrost.com