Grace Petrie

Grace Petrie

Grace Petrie is a British folk singer-songwriter and guitarist from Leicester, England. She is active in folk and indie folk, and her songs are written in an indie folk rock style, with some tracks described as having an acoustic punk influence. She sings and plays guitar.

Career

Petrie begins performing in small gigs in her home city in 2006 and releases a home-recorded debut album. In 2007 she supports Frank Turner and Mark Morriss of The Bluetones and issues a second CD, Feel Better, which attracts critical praise. She builds a reputation on the Leicester music scene and develops a dedicated following.

Her live profile expands onto the festival circuit, including appearances at Leicester’s The Big Session Festival and Summer Sundae, as well as the main stage at Nottingham Gay Pride in 2009, where she performs to an audience of more than 10,000. In 2010 Billy Bragg hears her music and invites her to appear at Glastonbury on the Leftfield stage, where she shares a bill with Bragg and Frank Turner. She later appears on the same stage with Bragg and Emmy the Great.

Recognition and style

In 2011 Grace Petrie is described in The Guardian as “a powerful new songwriting voice”. Listener comparisons of her voice include Laura Marling and Kate Nash. Her third album is titled Tell Me A Story.

Associated acts

She is associated with Grace Petrie & The Benefits Culture, Grace Petrie & The PC Brigade, Coven, Grace Petrie & The Resistance Band, and The Anti-Capitalist Roadshow.