respected artists.
About this Event
Two day Songwriting Workshop with Gretchen Peters
September 26 & 27 * 9am - 5pm
For over two decades, Gretchen Peters has been one of Nashville's most beloved and
respected artists. "If Peters never delivers another tune as achingly beautiful as 'On A
Bus To St. Cloud,'" People Magazine wrote, "she has already earned herself a spot
among country's upper echelon of contemporary composers.” Inducted into the Nash-
ville Songwriters Hall of Fame in October 2014 by singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell,
who called her "both a songwriter and a poet (who) sings as beautifully as she writes,”
and said her song “The Matador”, "moved me so greatly, I cried from the soles of my
feet”, Peters has accumulated accolades as a songwriter for artists as diverse as Etta
James, Bonnie Raitt, The Neville Brothers, Patty Loveless, George Strait, Bryan Adams
and Faith Hill. Her song “Independence Day”, recorded by Martina McBride, won a CMA
Song of the Year award in 1995. She has been nominated for 2 Grammys (“Indepen-
dence Day/Martina McBride, “You Don’t Even Know Who I Am”/Patty Loveless), a Gold-
en Globe (“Here I Am”/Bryan Adams), and numerous other awards. Her 2015 album,
Blackbirds was awarded International Album of the Year and Song of the Year by the UK
Americana Association. In 2015, The Telegraph named her one of the greatest 60 fe-
male singer-songwriters of all time. In 2021 she was awarded The Poets Award by the
Academy of Country Music.
Event venue & nearby stays
The Riverside Hotel, 2900 West Chinden Boulevard, Garden City, United States
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