Legendary Folk Artist Claudia Schmidt Performs Live at Wild Rose Moon

"Claudia Schmidt is a ball of joyous, righteous musical energy. I observed this when I first saw her perform at Amazing Grace Coffee House in Evanston, Illinois. As a student at Northwestern University, I often attended concerts there -- especially when Claudia was going to be on the docket. Then, as now, her radiant energy continues to glow, and her deepening wisdom puts her into the realm of medicine woman extraordinaire. Take it from one who has experienced her work over the years; when this woman sings, the whole earth sings with her." -- George Schricker, Host of Wild Rose Moon Radio Hour

From Wikipedia: Claudia Schmidt (born 1953) is an American musician from New Baltimore, Michigan, United States. She has recorded folk, jazz, blues, and spoken word albums. She plays guitar and Appalachian dulcimer and sings. She has appeared numerous times on the radio program A Prairie Home Companion. She has recorded with Paul Cesar and Steve Tibbetts. She also appeared in a documentary film, Gap-Toothed Women, by Les Blank.
Schmidt has been a well-known fixture in the folk/acoustic music scene since her earliest days performing in the late 1970s. She began performing at the legendary Amazingrace Coffeehouse in Evanston, Illinois. Her first self-titled recording on Flying Fish Records — since bought out by Rounder Records — was a success. She recorded four solo entrees with this Flying Fish and one duo recording with Sally Rogers. In 1987, she started a relationship with the budding record label Red House, where she recorded five more albums, including one more duo with Sally Rogers.
In 2001, she ventured into independent status with her first full-fledged jazz recording, Live at the Old Rectory Pub. She has since recorded other independent efforts, including two jazz CDs, a folk/acoustic CD, and a spoken-word CD.
Schmidt has also made a name for herself in musical theater around the Midwest. She has scored the music for several plays, including a Joseph Jefferson Award-winning effort for A Good Person of Szechuan, mounted by the Goodman Theatre in Chicago in 1992.[2]
In 2006, Schmidt recorded the soundtrack for John DeGraff's new documentary, Motherhood Manifesto, author of Take Back Your Time. She also starred in a musical adaptation of the Edmund Fitzgerald tragedy, The Gales of November. This theater piece tells the tragic story of the sinking of this mighty ore ship from the point of view of the wives of several fated crew members.
Schmidt continues to write and record. She maintains an active touring schedule from coast to coast. She lives in Northeast Connecticut.