After her recent sell out concert, Gretchen Peters was gracious enough to spend some time with Folk and Tumble and have a chat about her career, songwriting and her fans:

… “There are certain characters that really speak to you and appeal to you for different reasons and that certainly has something to do with who you are so it’s almost impossible to answer. I think it was interesting that the voices that emerged for this particular album given this particular climate were all women but I don’t think it’s surprising because I’ve been telling women’s stories pretty much all of my career.

The “me too” movement was just taking off at the time and I don’t think it was a coincidence that that was what I was writing about. I think that’s part of what an artist does. They sense what is happening under the surface and just pull it up”…

To read this interview in its entirety, visit Folk & Tumble.