gretchen peters

Gretchen Peters returns to the UK in May for her final run of shows, following her announcement that she will retire from full-scale touring this year. She Said “It’s important to me to have the opportunity to let UK fans know just how much their support has meant to me. I literally don’t think I’d have a touring career without them.”

Ahead of Gretchen Peters’ 25th Anniversary UK Tour, The Show captures a singular artist at the peak of her powers, covering a 22-year spectrum of outstanding songs.

A tribute to Mickey Newbury’s work has been long overdue and you could ask for no finer one than this from Gretchen Peters who has been a lifelong devotee of his work.

Listen to the title track from Gretchen Peters new album “The Night You Wrote That Song: The Songs of Mickey Newbury” which will be released on 15 May 2020 via Proper Records.

Gretchen Peters has reacted to the adoring reception of Blackbirds by writing an even better album in Dancing with the Beast. This is assured, highly impressive work from all involved.

Heart of the Cave is an album inspired by an invite to explore Osimo, a town in Italy under whose streets lie 2,500-year-old caves with tunnels that once hosted religious secret societies. It’s an album that touches on the core of existence and spirituality and the shadows that hover around the fringes.

Featuring co-writes with the likes of Gretchen Peters and Mary Gauthier, The Emigrant is a magnificent album and a substantial addition to the Irish emigrant canon that fully confirms Glover as one of the finest in the Americana genre.

Part Three – Best Folk Music Albums of 2015 including: Steve Tilston, Barrule, Blazin Fiddles, Boo Hewerdine, Kyle Carey, Peatbog Faeries, Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin, Seckou Keita, Urban Folk Quartet and more

It’s rare that a compilation warrants an album of the year tag, but ‘The Essential Gretchen Peters’ does. Released to coincide with her UK Tour which kicks off at Celtic Connections this month.

Soundtrack to a Ghost Story is an outstanding album, the brainchild of producer Neilson Hubbard in collaboration with Ben Glover and fellow singer-songwriter Joshua Britt, the album and its accompanying documentary are rooted in Civil War history.

Prior to her amazing Cambridge Folk Festival performance we were lucky enough to grab some time with Gretchen Peters. She provides a great insight into her songwriting career and tells us what makes UK audiences different.

Enjoying the recognition of her peers Blackbirds proves Gretchen Peters is ready to take her place amongst the very best of America’s singer songwriters as she shines her light into life’s shadows.