In December of 2005, 8 Michigan songwriters gathered in the brilliantly yellow living room of David Tamulevich’s Ann Arbor home for the first time. They've been meeting monthly ever since, to share dinner, conversation and the newest song they have in the process for critique. Each an accomplished songwriter and performer in their own right, they create a unique atmosphere of respect and support, friendship and generosity finding new and unexpected ways to explore beyond their previous personal boundaries.

It wasn't long before they began performing together and presenting workshops in various configurations.

What began as a casual excuse to get together with friends has evolved into one of the most exciting 'super groups' to ever join forces on one stage.

To find out how you can book the Yellow Room Gang, visit our Booking/Contact page. For a brief bio of each artist scroll down or click on their names in the menu above.

Jim Bizer loves to make music - his masterful performances and award-winning songs bear this out. Combining a vast musical knowledge with thoughtful and humorous lyrics, he concocts songs that are both beautiful and startling. You never quite know what will come out of his mouth, or his guitar, next.

"Knocked me out. Very impressive!" Rod Kennedy, Kerrville Folk Festival

"...one of the best concerts we ever hosted." Songbird Sanctuary

"Holy moly!" Urban Campfires

Jim Bizer
P.O. Box 250710
Franklin, MI 48025
248-626-4650
info@jimbizer.com

Visit artist website for more information: jimbizer.com

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With her sweet, wry perspective on things, Annie puts herself – and a host of other subjects – on a laboratory slide, peers in close and makes discoveries that ring satisfyingly true, winning over audiences and earning a host of Detroit Music Award nominations over the years.  "Capps has a way of starting a song with an image that's simple, yet arresting enough to propel you through the ensuing developments, which often covers quite a bit of territory."  -Jim Manheim, Ann Arbor Observer. "[Annie] sings with a relaxed, clean Midwestern twang, sliding you into the middle of lives and situations that are always interesting and dotted with real insight." – Dave Siglin, The Ark

Maynard Music
P.O. Box 329
Chelsea, MI 48118
734-330-5226
info@maynardmusic.com

Visit artist website for more information: anniecapps.com

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Kitty Donohoe is an award-winning songwriter with three critically acclaimed albums to her credit, who successfully merges her Celtic and American roots in her music. (The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Michigan Chapter, Presented Kitty with an Emmy in June 2002 for her 9-11 song "There Are No Words").

“...rich, soaring, haunting...one of those rare voices.”
Victory Music Review

Her songwriting clearly reflects both her Irish and her American roots. Her natural sense as a storyteller merges with a love of language and an ear for melodies to create songs about the aspects of life that move most of us, from everyday “to the rarer moments we encounter.

Kitty Donohoe
PO Box 3070
Ann Arbor, MI 48106
kitdonohoe@aol.com

Visit artist website for more information: kittydonohoe.com

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Michael Hough (Mustard’s Retreat):   As half of Mustard’s Retreat Michael is “ wonderfully unafraid to get silly with their audience, spinning out smartly goofy parodies, too-tall tales of wily rabbits and stupid frogs, hard-traveling cadavers and marauding techno-nerds.”  It clearly pleases him to please their audiences. As a writer Michaels work was called “Excellent... Amazed at the poetry and storytelling ability...magic...a hard act to follow." - Canadian River Music

Tamulevich Artist Management
408 Westwood Ave
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
michael@mustardsretreat.com

Visit artist website for more information: mustardsretreat.com

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Jan Krist is a Detroit-area songwriter who has garnered lots of national attention. In 1991 Jan made a splash at the Kerrville Folk Festival. In addition to being a four-time Detroit Music Award winner, Entertainment Weekly praised her "breathtaking vocal leaps” and said that she "makes soul-searching more enjoyable than it has any right to be."  Billboard Magazine called her “Unreservedly recommended”   (She) “Writes songs of failure and grace as seen from the perspective of a mid-western soul; ...songs with “ lyrical intelligence...” The Phantom Tollbooth

Tamulevich Artist Management
408 Westwood Ave
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
jan@therootsagency.com

Visit artist website for more information: jankrist.net

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David Tamulevich ( Mustard’s Retreat) As the other half of this dynamic duo of folk and as one of folk music’s most famous agents, David’s talent as a musician and passion as an artist  come into full view. He was described by Tom Paxton, a folk music star for nearly 40 years, as “warm and friendly and giving on stage, completely in touch with the audience. There are no barriers at all, and you just love to watch that and be part of it.” (Tamulevich’s work is) “Tender, intelligent, moving, fresh, and eclectic." - The Ann Arbor News

Tamulevich Artist Management
408 Westwood Ave
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
david@therootsagency.com

Visit artist website for more information: mustardsretreat.com

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Matt Watroba  sings and writes songs of compassion, inner strength, humor, and every day living. He sings songs that you will feel and remember for a long time. You will love his music, you will love the journey that his music takes you on, and you will love the place that his music takes you to. “Watroba turns to vintage country on his latest album, and he has produced one of the best under-the-radar musical gems to come along in quite some time...highly recommended."---Dirty Linen 

Matt Watroba
P.O. Box 629
Hartland, MI 48353
matt@watrobanetwork.com

Visit artist website for more information: mattwatroba.com

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