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Gretchen Peters – The Show, Live From the UK: Album Review (At The Barrier)
“…a word for Peters’ voice, which now sounds a little more lived in than in her earlier years, that suiting better some of the subjects of her songs, often about those on the fringes; of society, luck, age and opportunity. Disappearing Act exemplifies this to a T, the slight lack of studio polish adding oodles, … MORE
Alan Cackett – Gretchen Peters – The Show: Live From The UK (review)
“…a truly remarkable album. Bold and fearless, live Gretchen Peters delivers an alluring, understatedly dramatic set as she spins out a rich and dazzling fabric sewn by the threads of autobiography, sociocultural, fiction, and authenticity. One of the finest female singer-songwriters of her generation, Gretchen thoughtfully offers up a stunning collection of songs that would … MORE
Entertainment Focus: Gretchen Peters Talks All About Her New Live Album & Retirement From Touring
“Grammy Award-winning songwriter Gretchen Peters has a lot on her mind. Today (August 19th) she’s releasing her new live album ‘The Show: The Live In The UK’ which was recorded in 2019. She also just announced that, in June 2023, she and partner Barry Walsh will retire from regular touring. While the events of the … MORE
Entertainment Focus: Songwriting masterclass from one of the very best (review)
” ‘The Show: Live In The UK’ is as fine a representation of Gretchen Peters in live performance as you’ll fine. Like many artists, she’s found a measure of success overseas, especially in the UK, that’s eluded her in the United States. Taken from her 2019 tour, the album is split between 10 tracks with an … MORE
Gretchen Peters INTERVIEW Part 1 (The Rocking Magpie)
“I don’t know why I fixated on three, but if I could do three records in a row that represented my creative manifesto, I would be satisfied. And I did that. Hello Cruel World, Blackbirds and Dancing With The Beast to me are a trilogy and they belong together and having completed those albums I had … MORE
American Songwriter: Gretchen Peters steals the show (review)
“Peters has released live albums and compendiums before this, but with this particular effort, her variety and versatility are spotlighted in ways that bring these songs added illumination and attention. The strings portion of the set is especially satisfying because it boasts the best of her seminal catalog, including some of the most beautiful melodies … MORE
Folk Alley: With Live Album ‘The Show,’ Gretchen Peters Says Goodbye to the Road
It was a late-spring weeknight in Asheville, North Carolina, and all the seats were taken at the Isis Music Hall. I found my way upstairs, where numerous stragglers were on stools overlooking the house. Moments earlier, Gretchen Peters had told me she’s thinking of quitting the road after her next tour, and then she took … MORE
An announcement
Music has been my church for as long as I can remember, and live performance has always been the thing that brings me closest to losing myself in the beauty and mystery of it all. Of all the aspects of my job, performing is the most ephemeral, the most of-the-moment. You can’t do it while … MORE
The Show – Live From the UK (Folk Radio UK review)
The Show captures a singular artist at the peak of her powers, the songs embellished for the live setting but never gratuitously so, the setlist covering a 22-year spectrum of outstanding songs and an irresistible enticement (should you be so foolish as not yet to have bought tickets) to catch her on the upcoming dates … MORE
The Show – Live From the UK 10/10 (Americana UK review)
A live album to savour from one of the great singer-songwriters of her generation. 10/10 Gretchen Peters has always had a great affinity with UK audiences and 2022 marks 25 years since this outstanding singer-songwriter first stepped onto a stage this side of the pond. By way of a commemoration Peters set out in 2019 … MORE
Independence Day – The Story and People Behind a Song with a Lasting Impact
The Country Music Hall of Fame has released a 20 minute video documentary about “Independence Day”, featuring interviews with myself, Martina McBride, Joe Galante, Robert Deaton and Brittney Spencer. Deep dive into the history of the song and its lasting impact through the voices of those instrumental to its success and influenced by it – … MORE
Song Premiere: Love That Makes A Cup of Tea (Live) from “The Show”
Glide Magazine has premiered one of the 18 tracks from my upcoming album The Show: Live from the UK. You can listen to “Love That Makes A Cup of Tea here, and preorder the album, wherever you are. The Show will be released everywhere on August 19.
The Show: Live from the UK coming August 19th!
I’m thrilled to announce that my new album, The Show: Live from the UK, is coming out August 19th. Marking my 25th year since setting foot on a UK stage, I’m releasing this double live album, recorded while on tour in the UK in 2019 with my band and an all-female Scottish string quartet. The Show: … MORE