Songwriter and Storyteller

KUAF | By Kyle Kellams

Published March 8, 2019 at 4:39 PM CST

Gretchen Peters has made a career of writing songs that seem like short stories. Tonight, she will perform at Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. We talk with her about her style of songwriting.

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