
To the uninitiated the name of Gretchen Peters may not mean a lot.
To those however with a musical ear and a realization of great talent then it means a great deal.
Such is her talent that she is revered around the world by many of her peers.
As a singer songwriter she has provided many artists with top hits and was responsible for providing chart toppers for
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As we head into another New Year I thought it was probably appropriate to take a general look back over the last twelve month relating to the country music world.
There were some great releases from some stompin’ new artists and memorable offerings from some well established names.
Album Of The Year 2009
Prolific releases on the Humphead record label gave us new names like
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At this time of year I normally like to inject a Christmas country feel to the festive proceedings and with that in mind you’ve probably got around twenty four hours to add a christmas country musical flavouring to your last minute shopping list.
Individually there’s a great release still on offer from a few year back from Lonestar (remember them with their crossover hit ‘Amazed’) it’s called ‘This Christmas Time’ and they stroll through a mix of classics and new offerings in great harmony
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In the world of country music there’s singer/songwriters, and then there’s Gretchen Peters.
She is one of those enigmatic artists who takes her art to the pinnacle and further and is admired by many of her peers.
As a writer there are not many who can claim to to have written songs for such a wide ranging plethora
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Sadly, we come to the final part of my chat with country artists Suzy Bogguss, Gretchen Peters and Matraca Berg who were on their 2009 British leg of the ‘Wine Women and Song’ tour.
It was a great pleasure for me…I hope you enjoyed their words and music as much as I did over
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Today we carry on with part four of my chat with country artists Suzy Bogguss, Gretchen Peters and Matraca Berg who were on their 2009 British leg of the ‘Wine Women and Song’ tour.
It was a great pleasure for me…I hope you enjoy their words and music as much as I did.
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Today we continue with part three of my chat with country artists Suzy Bogguss, Gretchen Peters and Matraca Berg who were on their 2009 British leg of the ‘Wine Women and Song’ tour.
It was a great pleasure for me…I hope you enjoy their words and music as much as I did.
We’ve split the
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Today we hear part two of my chat with country artists Suzy Bogguss, Gretchen Peters and Matraca Berg who were on their 2009 British leg of the ‘Wine Women and Song’ tour.
It was a great pleasure for me…I hope you enjoy their words and music as much as I did.
We’ve split the whole
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When it comes to singer/songwriters you cannot do much better than take a listen to the best.
On my Sunday afternoon show on Smooth Radio I had the opportunity to talk to three such people in the shape of country artists Suzy Bogguss, Gretchen Peters and Matraca Berg who were on their 2009 British
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“They are my life. They are the story of my life, and they are the story of other people’s lives. Sometimes it’s impossible to tell the difference and that’s no mistake”.
The opening words of the liner notes from the latest release from Gretchen Peters entitled ‘Circus Girl’. Gretchen has been a singer songwriter for many years and for thirteen years has also been
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