Donna Simpson is an Australia

Australia

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n guitarist

Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...

, vocalist, and songwriter, a member of the Australian folk rock

Folk rock

Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s...

 band The Waifs

The Waifs

The Waifs are an Australian folk rock band formed in 1992 by Josh Cunningham , and sisters Vikki Thorn and Donna Simpson...

. Donna's sister Vikki Thorn

Vikki Thorn

Vikki Thorn is an Australian harmonica player, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter and one-third of the Australian folk rock band The Waifs. Her sister Donna Simpson also plays guitar and sings in the band...

 (née Simpson) also plays harmonica and sings in the band. Donna has released six albums with The Waifs, and wrote the single London Still

London Still

"London Still" is the name of a single by the Australian folk-rock band The Waifs, coming from their album Up All Night. "London Still" was written by Donna Simpson. The single was nominated for several ARIA awards, including Breakthrough Artist - Single, and Best Independent Release...

, one of The Waifs' most successful singles to date. Simpson has a son named Franklin, and currently resides in Minnesota

Minnesota

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The Waifs

• The Waifs
  The Waifs (album)
  The Waifs is the self-titled debut album by Australian folk band The Waifs, first released in May 1996.-Release and re-release:The Waifs was originally released on Outside Music in 1996...
  
  (1996)
• Shelter Me
  Shelter Me
  Shelter Me is the second album by Australian folk band The Waifs, first released by Jarrah in March 1998.-Track listing:#"Heart Lies" – 2:43#"People Who Think They Can" – 3:15#"Shelter Me" – 3:05...
  
  (1998)
• Sink or Swim (2000)
• Lighthouse EP (2003)
• Up All Night
  Up All Night (The Waifs album)
  Up All Night is the fourth album by Australian folk band The Waifs, first released by Jarrah in January 2003.Critics reacted more favourably to this release and it has been the band's biggest album to date....
  
  (2003)
• A Brief History...
  A Brief History...
  A Brief History... is the fifth album and first live album by Australian folk band The Waifs, first released by Jarrah in 2004.-Disk one:#"Lighthouse" – 4:17#"London Still" – 4:29#"Take It In" – 3:40#"Love Serenade" – 3:11...
  
  (2004)
• Sun Dirt Water
  Sun Dirt Water
  Sun Dirt Water is the sixth album and fifth studio album by Australian folk rock band The Waifs. It was released by Jarrah Records on 1 September 2007...
  
  (2007)
• Temptation (2011)

Guest appearances and collaborations

• John Dee Holeman & the Waifs Band (John Dee Holeman
  John Dee Holeman
  John Dee Holeman is an American Piedmont blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. His music includes elements of Texas blues, R&B and jazz. In his younger days he was also known for his proficiency as a 'buckdancer'.-Biography:...
  
  & The Waifs Band) (2007)

External links

• Singer-songwriters Vikki Thorn and Donna Simpson