John Schmid

John Schmid (born 1949) is an American country and folk singer and songwriter who is popular among the Amish and Old Order Mennonites. He sings songs both in English and in Pennsylvania German. He is especially popular in the Holmes/Wayne Amish settlement in Ohio where he lives. He may be the "only man ever to write songs in Deitsh". He has recorded 24 CDs, three of them entirely in Pennsylvania German. He sings popular Pennsylvania German songs like "Mei Vadder un Mudder sinn Deitsch" and "Schnitzelbank". He is an admirer of Johnny Cash and has sung many of his songs.

John Schmid

John Schmid (born 1949) is an American country and folk singer and songwriter who is popular among the Amish and Old Order Mennonites. He sings songs both in English and in Pennsylvania German. He is especially popular in the Holmes/Wayne Amish settlement in Ohio where he lives. He may be the "only man ever to write songs in Deitsh". He has recorded 24 CDs, three of them entirely in Pennsylvania German. He sings popular Pennsylvania German songs like "Mei Vadder un Mudder sinn Deitsch" and "Schnitzelbank". He is an admirer of Johnny Cash and has sung many of his songs.