Gretchen Peters

Gretchen Peters deserves greater acclaim and recognition for a song collection that adorns her repertoire.
Last night at St Davids Hall she had been moved from the open Level 3 to the main auditorium. The acoustics were perfection in a venue that has seen so called better known acts struggle for audible clarity.
To confirm her comfort in the surroundings she rounded off the night with an unamplified song off stage in front of the front row, of the almost capacity lower level audience.
In a set that mainly featured tracks from the new album ‘Dancing With The Beast’ standout songs were ‘Wichita’ and ‘Truckstop Angel’. Her backing musicians were the perfect complement to the atmospheric lyrics. As always Gretchen’s husband Barry Walsh’s keyboard work was so in tune I almost expected love hearts to appear floating out of the grand piano.
With a touring schedule that takes her around the world she really is a modern day troubadour. Hopefully it won’t be too long before she once again comes back to South Wales.