For The Sake Of The Song: Gretchen Peters “Five Minutes”
Gretchen Peters
by Gretchen Peters
1M ago
My thanks to Americana UK for shining a light on a song that has been so important to me. Believe it or not, I wasn’t sure it would work on the Hello Cruel World album at first. I can’t even remember why now. I do know that after playing it for every audience on that UK tour with Suzy Bogguss and Matraca Berg, I changed my mind – or more accurately, they (the audiences) did. Something about the heroine – and I do think of her as a heroine – in this song pulls at me. She’s flawed, no question, but she’s also brave and determined and ultimately vulnerable. She’s one of my favorite characters and ..read more
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The Other 22 Hours (podcast)
Gretchen Peters
by Gretchen Peters
4M ago
I enjoyed doing The Other 22 Hours podcast immensely. What a wonderful thing to be able to talk about some of the less frequently discussed aspects of the creative life – the other 22 hours besides the 2 you spend on stage. My thanks to Michaela Anne and Aaron Shafer-Haiss for inviting me. You can listen at the link, and then go back and listen to other episodes – I guarantee you’re going to want to. Listen here ..read more
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Gretchen Peters Hangs Up Her Touring Shoes In Style at London’s Cadogan Hall (live review)
Gretchen Peters
by Gretchen Peters
10M ago
“From the opening song, the moving murder ballad “Blackbirds” (the body count at Gretchen’s shows is generally pretty high!) to the closer (an impromptu, solo acoustic rendition of “Love That Makes a Cup of Tea“ which I have on good authority was not included in any of the other dates on this tour) the mutual love between artist and audience was almost tangible throughout the two hour plus set.” to read this review in its entirety, visit Country Lowdown ..read more
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Gretchen Peters, Cadogan Hall review – writer and performer of exquisite gems (live review)
Gretchen Peters
by Gretchen Peters
10M ago
“Neither singer nor audience wanted the evening to end, and Peters delivered an utterly enthralling show. She was backed by a trio of fine musicians, including her pianist husband Barry Walsh, who stood up from the keyboard to add accordion flourishes to a couple of numbers, including “The Matador” and Tom Russell’s exquisite and atmospheric “Gaudalupe”. At times I was reminded of early Hot Band… It was a generous and memorable 90 minute set that she closed with “One for My Baby”, the old Harold Arlen – Johnny Mercer chestnut from Burnt Toast and Offerings. Let’s hope the albums keep on coming ..read more
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Gretchen Peters – Town Hall, Birmingham. Saturday 20th May 2023 (live review)
Gretchen Peters
by Gretchen Peters
11M ago
“An obvious leaning towards some of the newer material represents the prime evolution of Gretchen Peters’ songwriting. A skill that fermented like the finest old world wine. Of course there was space for some absolute live standards. Has she ever left a stage without singing ‘On a Bus to St. Cloud? The obligatory intro applause is another permanent fixture. One of the many legacies of Gretchen Peters touring was the introduction to the music of Ben Glover. In a defiant show that the creative music making is far from over, we were introduced to a new song co-written with her long time writing c ..read more
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Gretchen Peters & Kim Richey at Sage Gateshead (live review)
Gretchen Peters
by Gretchen Peters
11M ago
“What followed was spellbinding, The Matador was haunting; All You Got Is a Hammer was punchier than usual with Barry giving us some unexpectedly Jazzy flourishes on the piano. Although I gave it a favourable review in 2015; I didn’t remember Pretty Things which found Gretchen being joined by Kim singing harmonies tonight; but vowed to seek it out when I got home … and it really is a cracker…. Every song was was both greeted and ended with tumultuous applause from a knowledgeable audience who knew that this was their last opportunity to hear these songs in this setting. As the concert rattled ..read more
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Essentials: The Top 10 Gretchen Peters Songs (Americana UK)
Gretchen Peters
by Gretchen Peters
11M ago
From Americana UK: Back on the 12th August 2022 I opened an e-mail from Gretchen Peters as many would have done across the country that morning with the single word headline ‘Announcement’. Intrigued I quickly proceeded to cast my eyes over the following paragraphs and with every passing sentence felt my heart grow heavier, as if a dark cloud had suddenly darkened the sun replacing its comforting warmth with a distant chill. For the last two decades, Peters along with her partner in crime and soulmate Barry Walsh have brought their exquisite brand of americana music to these shores, gradually ..read more
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All CDs at gretchenpeters.com now $5
Gretchen Peters
by Gretchen Peters
11M ago
New for 2023: all CDs at my web store* are now available for $5. Not a sale! This is the new, permanent regular price. Some of you may stream your music for convenience but still collect CDs; hopefully this will give you a chance to fill in the gaps in your collection for a little less $$$.  Visit the web store to purchase CDs. *does not apply to The Show: Live From The UK as we do not fulfill orders for that CD.  ..read more
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In Conversation: Gretchen Peters ( Holler Country Music feature)
Gretchen Peters
by Gretchen Peters
11M ago
“I willingly got on that hamster wheel and didn’t get off for 15, 20 years,” she says “That’s where the burnout was coming in. I started to ask myself, why is the next step to make another album? And how long do I do this? So that was the biggest contributor to it, this feeling that the cycle just goes on and on.” Peters also observes how much the music business has changed. “It seems like the life cycle of an album is about two weeks, then everybody forgets it. People’s attention spans are so short…” To read this article in its entirety, visit Holler ..read more
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Gretchen Peters, Kings Place, London – 2nd September 2022 (live review)
Gretchen Peters
by Gretchen Peters
11M ago
“A theme arose in the last few songs that reflected on running down in one way or another – with ‘Lay Low‘ introduced as having taken on a new meaning for it’s author recently, with the weariness of the chorus “think I need to lay low for a while stare at the Gulf of Mexico for a while / take it easy take it slow for a while” and the theme of aging and changing hitting home in a different way. Put another way – Gretchen Peters will be touring one last time in 2023. And having dropped that bombshell ‘Five Minutes‘, ‘On a bus to St. Cloud‘ and, most of all ‘To Say Goodbye‘ felt like an extended ..read more
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