“Pierce Pettis doesn’t write mere songs, he writes literature…End to end the songwriting is brilliant…Pierce Pettis albums are events in my listening. His writing just gets better all the time and his singing is marvelous, wry and warm…” Sing Out! Magazine

Pierce Pettis, appearing in Gainesville on March 12, is an amazingly under-appreciated musician.  He is an excellent guitar player with a haunting, soulful voice but it is his songwriting that draws you in – he is an engaging and skillful storyteller.

The fact that Pettis’s songs have been covered by artists like Dar Williams (“Family” on Mortal City), Garth Brooks (“You Move Me” on Sevens), Dion & the Belmonts, Sara Groves, Randy Stonehill, among others, reinforces that he is the songwriter’s songwriter.

Check out some of his work:

Pierce Pettis – Legacy

Pierce Pettis – She Walked Away just Like Jim Brown

Pierce Pettis – My Life of Crime

And then make plans to come see Pierce on March 12.