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A regular on the national singer/songwriter circuit, Doria Roberts creates songs that have been described as "a delicious, bohemian blend of folk, jazz and pop". Doria’s versatility as a songwriter and entertainer is never lost whether she is performing solo or with her band.

2004 Midsumma and Mardi Gras Festivals in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia

2004 Performance in Stockholm, Sweden at the University of Stockholm

2003 Def Poetry Jam performance at UNC Chapel Hill Artist Series with Tony Award Winning poet Staceyann Chin and poets Roger Agard-Bonair and Ishle Park

2003 and 2002 Calliope Fest with outspoken indie luminaries Ani DiFranco, Michelle Shocked, Melissa Ferrick, Beth Hart and Lydia Lunch.

2002 Music Midtown Atlanta
Chosen to open the show at Music Midtown’s prestigious songwriter’s in the round televised live on Turner South featuring writers the late June Carter Cash, Tony Rich, Kevn Kinney, Angie Aparo, Peter Buck of REM and Cindy from the b-52’s. She later performed for an audience of over 1,000 on the 99X Locals Only stage directly across from pop megastars Garbage and No Doubt.

2002 W.A.M. Fest showcasing and celebrating up and coming and pioneering women in music w/ Patty Griffin, Bitch and Animal, and Toshi Reagon.

2001, 2000, 1999, Montreux Jazz Festival
Other Montreux performers included Bob Dylan, Buddy Guy, Paul Simon, the late Beau Jacque, Indigenous, Cowboy Junkies and Zap Mama.

2001 Spitfire Tour at University of Wisconsin Madison
Activist, college tour featuring Jill Sobule, PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk, Jello Biafra and Krist Novoselic of Nirvana

1999 Lilith Fair Tour (photos from Lilith Fair '99). She shared stage and microphone with Sarah McLachlan, Sinead O’Connor, Suzanne Vega and The Indigo Girls. Sarah and the Indigo Girls asked her to solo on both nights after seeing her perform on the side stage.

Other festival performances include:

• Ladyfests in Atlanta, NYC, Denver, Seattle, Chicago, San Francisco and Washington, DC
• Pride Events in Atlanta, San Diego, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, DC and Boston
• Women’s Music Festival circuit: Michigan Womyn’s Fest, Houston Women’s Festival, Southern Womyn’s Fest, and the National Women’s Music Festival (2003 and 2004)

She has opened for or shared the stage with legendary folk artist Odetta, Janis Ian, Shawn Mullins, The Indigo Girls, Me’Shell N’degeocello, Angelique Kidjo, Author Alice Walker, the late Poet Laureate Gwendolyn Brooks, John Mayer, and many others.

Hurricane Doria Records – independent imprint out of Atlanta, GA has national distribution with Red Eye, Ladyslipper and Goldenrod. HD Records has been "Spinning the Winds of Change since 1995", produces Doria’s albums, has produced two compilations and houses five other artists. Doria’s fifth independent release "Alive & Well" is a 26 track double live album featuring 15 new songs, live band and solo performances as well as spoken word, storytelling and a studio track. Her sixth release "Simple Life" is due out August 2004.

The work with her label (which has sold over 25,000 pieces and counting) is featured in a documentary about women making significant contributions to independent music entitled "Hitting the Right Chord" (formerly "For the Love of Rock"). Doria’s live segment and interview are prominently featured in the film. The documentary also includes contributions from Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls, Melissa Ferrick, and Kate Shellenbach of Luscious Jackson.

The Anderson Leadership Award 2004 – Given by the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) for outstanding achievement and excellence in community service.

OUT 100 List 2003 – OUT Magazine – Lists the 100 most influential L/G/B/T/Q people in the country includes Ellen DeGeneres, the cast of Queer Eye For the Straight Guy and Rosie O’Donnell.

2003 Nominated Out Musician of the Year, Outstanding Album for "Alive & Well", and Out Song of the Year for "Black Pearl".

Favorite Artist (Editor’s Choice) 2002 - Southern Voice

"Perfect" - Nominated for a 2000 Gay & Lesbian American Music Award (Best Pop Recording) along with Me’Shell N’degeocello, Toshi Reagon and Luscious Jackson in the category.

Best Songwriter (Editor’s Choice) - 2000 Citysearch.Com Atlanta (tied with Shawn Mullins).

Artist of the Year (Female) (Editor’s Pick)– 1999 Atlanta Press Best & the Worst

As a part time activist, Doria has committed herself to inspiring compassion, social action and change through her music and various projects. She has been inspired by Nina Simone’s "Mississippi Goddamn", Odetta’s "Another Man Done Gone", Janis Ian’s "Society’s Child, Billie Holiday’s "Strange Fruit", John Lennon’s elegy "Working Class Hero", and almost everything by Ani DiFranco, and Patti Smith. The personal experience sometimes becomes political and the stage sometimes becomes a forum—a space not only to entertain, but to also inform.

1996 - Present - Queerstock Festival - Executive Producer showcases and supports g/l/b/t/ artists

2004 – Present - Black Eyed Susans – Founder / Executive Producer showcases women of color artists and musicians through various tribute events honoring women of color artists, thinkers, educators, activists

2002 "Queer Stock, Queer Soup" Compilation – Executive Producer - The 30 track double disc benefits queer youth agencies around the country. Tracks include Ani DiFranco, Melissa Ferrick, Tret Fure, Pansy Division, Alix Olson, Bitch & Animal, Phranc, Toshi Reagon, Alix Dobkin and Urvashi Vaid (liner notes).

2002 - Ladyfest South Festival - Co-Producer and Project Advisor / "Southern Belles Raising Hell" Compilation (32 track double disc) - Executive Producer – Showcased - Four day, seventeen venue festival showcasing over 100 female and female identified artists in theater, spoken, word, music, and visual arts. raising funds and awareness for two southern based domestic violence prevention agencies.

1998 - Rock for Youth - Founder - concert series for all youth in crisis. Rock for Youth concert was held in Atlanta with performances by Roberts, John Mayer and Matthew Kahler and benefited Nuci’s Space, a state of the art rehearsal, mental health counseling and mentoring facility for artists.
1997-"Thrive" Compilation – (donated track) benefits Youth Pride, Inc. which mentors g/l/b/t youth. The disc included donated tracks from the Indigo Girls, Shawn Mullins, and the Josh Joplin Group

Other Appearances: the Vagina Monologues V-Day series, Rock for Choice, Take Back the Night, and Creating Change Conference sponsored by the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force (2001, 2002, 2003)