Episode 141 - Gretchen Peters
Sodajerker On Songwriting
Sodajerker
4.8 • 912 Ratings
🗓️ 17 July 2019
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Country noir superstar Gretchen Peters explains the process she embarks upon when creating the cinematic and socially conscious songs that have become her calling card. In our in-depth conversation, the Nashville stalwart describes the writing of recent albums like Blackbirds and Dancing With The Beast, her classic hits for the likes of Martina McBride, Bonnie Raitt and Trisha Yearwood, and her collaborative partnership with Bryan Adams.
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| 0:00.0 | And the Hello and welcome to episode 141 of Zoda Jaker on songwriting. |
| 0:23.0 | This is Brian, here as always with Simon, |
| 0:25.0 | and joining us today is an American singer, songwriter, |
| 0:28.0 | recording artist, and member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. |
| 0:32.0 | She's one of Music City's most beloved and respected artists |
| 0:35.0 | and a go-to songwriter for many of the biggest names in country and pop, |
| 0:39.0 | having written songs for the likes of Etta James, |
| 0:42.0 | Faith Hill, Neil Diamond, Tricia Yearwood, Shania |
| 0:44.8 | Twain, Bonnie Rait and Martina McBride to name a few. |
| 0:48.6 | We are very excited to welcome the magnificent Gretchen Peters to the show. Gretchen Peters, to the show. |
| 0:53.2 | Gretchen released her superb 8th album, Dancing with the Beast, in May 2018, and we met with |
| 0:58.3 | her backstage at Birmingham Town Hall when she was touring the UK in support of the record |
| 1:02.4 | a little while back. |
| 1:03.8 | She was very lovely and charming and she had some absolutely fascinating things to say about |
| 1:07.9 | her craft. |
| 1:08.9 | I think you're really going to dig this one. |
| 1:10.7 | Our guest was born in 1957 in Bronxville, New York and spent her early years in |
| 1:15.0 | Pelham before moving to Boulder, Colorado, aged 8. It was while attending a summer camp |
| 1:20.0 | in New York that she first picked up the guitar but it was upon moving to Colorado |
| 1:24.0 | that she became more seriously involved with writing and performing. |
| 1:27.2 | She'd listened to a lot of American folk rock growing up and admired songwriters like |
| 1:31.1 | Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan and Paul Simon but in and |
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