Pierce and Grace Pettis at Caffe Lena - 01/20/2013

Pierce and Grace Pettis

Long a leader on today's contemporary folk circuit, Alabama songwriter Pierce Pettis interweaves the personal, political, and spiritual elements of life in songs that range from delicate folk to more hard-driving blues. His songs and stories are always creative and meaningful and the care he takes with his craft is evident in the excellence of his live performances. He has also achieved success in the commercial music world with a #1 hit for Garth Brooks.
It comes as no surprise that Pierce's daughter, Grace, has won national attention for her own deftly crafted folksongs. "Tales of murder, twisted love, and aching hope . . . are framed in pop rock, folk, country and blues – it is clear there are no limits to what Grace can do.” - Mary Sue Twohey
After winning the prestigious NPR Mountain Stage songwriting competition in '09, and the Wildflower competition in '10, in 2011 Grace took the folk world's most coveted prize, the Kerrville New Folk award. Her rapidly growing fanbase voted with their pocketbooks for her brand new album, Two Birds, donating $32,000 toward its production.