Pierce Pettis + Grace Pettis January 19, 2011

Grace Pettis is the 23-year-old daughter of Pierce Pettis, and has just released her debut, self-titled CD, Grace Pettis, with the help of Blue Rock Studio in Wimberley, TX and producer Billy Crockett. Already, Grace has begun to earn national recognition, with her 2009 win at the Mountain Stage NewSong Songwriting Competition. Grace performed on the prestigious Mountain Stage radio show for NPR, and was also awarded NewSong's 'best song' award for her 'Nine to Five Girl.' In addition, Grace also was awarded 'audience favorite' at the May 2010 Wildflower Songwriting Contest in Richardson, TX, where she won the prize of a handmade Gallagher guitar. Most recently, Grace took 4th place at the the August 2010 Folks Festival Songwriting Showcase in Lyons, Colorado.
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Pierce Pettis, adored by both critics and public alike, is one of this generation's most masterful songwriters. His music is distinguished by his uncanny ability to capture universals in human experience by drawing on the humor and trials in daily life. Pettis' music can simultaneously pull on our hearts and keep us laughing. The beautiful harmonies, inventive yet subtle percussion, strong guitar, and Pierce's rich vocals are a constant throughout his body of work.

Before releasing his most recent albums (Making Light of It, Everything Matters, State of Grace and his most recent, Great Big World) on Compass Records, Pettis released three critically acclaimed albums on the prestigious Windham Hill/ High Street label. Pierce Pettis has performed in all 48 continental states as well as in Canada and Europe, appeared nine times on American Public Radio's Mountain Stage, been featured on National Public Radio's E-town, Morning Edition and World Cafe ... appeared on VH-1, CBS News, and the Nashville Network.

During his long career Pettis has been a writer at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Alabama, recorded for Fast Folk Musical Magazine in New York, won the prestigious New Folk competition for songwriting at the Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas, and was a staff songwriter at Polygram and Universal Music Publishing in Nashville. He has received numerous songwriting awards including a 1999 Country Music Award from ASCAP for You Move Me --co-written with Gordon Kennedy and recorded by Garth Brooks on his album, Sevens.

With the release of Great Big World (his eighth album), Pierce Pettis rejoined State of Grace producer Garry West in what has been called "a masterpiece" and "his best yet".

His new album, "That Kind of Love" for Compass Records is set for release January 27th, 2009. Look for extensive coverage in national publications including Paste Magazine and Performing Songwriter, as well as a special live performance for XM/Sirius Satellite Radio.

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