
How many times have you heard the words ‘the voice’.
It’s a description that is used in many connotations ,as in ‘the voice of America’,’the village voice’,’the voice of the people’ and of course the ‘voice of country music’.
Some say ‘the voice of country music’ is and always has been George Jones, and although many have been given the accolade
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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It seems hard to believe that it will be almost two years to the date that one of the greatest singer/songwriting talents performed at the Sage in Gateshead. On May 21st 2007 a packed audience spent two hours listening to three of the most musical and talented female country artists ever to emerge from Music City USA.