Andrew Peterson (musician)

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Andrew Peterson
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Andrew Peterson performing in 2019
Background information
Born (1974-06-04) June 4, 1974 (age 49)
Origin Monticello, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • author
Years active1996–present
Labels
Website andrew-peterson.com

Andrew Peterson (born June 4, 1974) is an American Christian musician and author, who plays folk rock, roots rock, and country gospel music.

Contents

Peterson is a founding member of the Square Peg Alliance, a group of Christian songwriters. He has toured with Caedmon's Call, Fernando Ortega, Michael Card, Sara Groves, Bebo Norman, Nichole Nordeman, Jill Phillips, Andy Gullahorn, Ben Shive, Eric Peters, and other members of the Square Peg Alliance.

Peterson is the author of The Wingfeather Saga series of children and young adult fantasy novels. The four-part series is currently being adapted into an animated TV show, for which he serves as an executive producer and provides the voice of Oskar N. Reteep.

Musical career

In 1996, Peterson began touring across America with his wife Jamie and instrumentalist Gabe Scott. Peterson had yet to release a full-length album, and had no recording contract. Caedmon's Call lead guitarist and vocalist Derek Webb came across his website, and was so impressed by the lyrics that he invited Peterson to open for his band at an upcoming show. The band enjoyed his performance and he was invited to join them on their 1998 tour. [1]

This led to Peterson signing in 1999 with Watershed/Essential Records. His first full-length album, Carried Along , was released in 2000. The album, including "Nothing to Say", [2] was listed on CCM Magazine's list of the Top 10 albums of 2000. [1]

Peterson's second album, Clear to Venus , was released on September 11, 2001.

In 2003, Peterson released Love and Thunder . It featured Alison Krauss, Cliff Young and Randall Goodgame and was produced by Dove Award-winning Christian music veteran Steve Hindalong. [1] Also in 2003, Peterson read narration for the audio version of Ray Blackston's novel Flabbergasted, and Caedmon's Call recorded "Mystery of Mercy", a song Peterson co-wrote with Randall Goodgame, for their album Back Home.

In 2004, Peterson's song "Family Man", from the album Love and Thunder, was nominated in the category "Country Recorded Song of the Year" for the 35th Annual Dove Awards. [2] Peterson also released a Christmas album, Behold the Lamb of God: The True Tall Tale of the Coming of Christ. Since the holiday season of 2001, Peterson and a wide variety of fellow Nashville area musicians have gone on tour playing the songs from the album, culminating in an annual performance in Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. Peterson recorded a new edition of the album that was released on October 25, 2019. [3] [ non-primary source needed ]

In 2005, Peterson released The Far Country and Appendix A: Bootlegs and B Sides.

In 2006, Peterson worked with his friend Randall Goodgame to release Slugs & Bugs & Lullabies , a children's album. The album produced two tracks which were featured on the newest video in the bestselling VeggieTales series called The Wonderful Wizard of Ha's . [1] Peterson sang the song "Arise, Arise" on Songs from the Voice, Vol. 2: Son of the Most High, a compilation album produced by Don Chaffer of Waterdeep. That same year, Michael Card recorded Peterson's song "The Silence of God" for his album The Hidden Face of God. Peterson appeared on Card's radio show on numerous occasions.

In 2007, Peterson independently released Appendix M: Media / Music / Movies, an EP containing live versions, original demos, and rarities. Later that year, Randy Travis recorded Peterson's "Labor of Love" for his 2007 Christmas album Songs of the Season .

In July 2008, Peterson signed with the Christian label Centricity Music. [4] On October 21, 2008, Peterson released Resurrection Letters, Volume Two, a collection of songs about what the resurrection of Jesus Christ means for people today. [5] The album reached No. 9 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums chart. [6]

In August 2010 Peterson released Counting Stars, which debuted at No. 7 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums chart. His single from the album, "Dancing in the Minefields", reached No. 13 on Billboard's Top Christian Songs chart and stayed on the chart for 19 weeks. [6]

On August 24, 2012 Andrew released the album Light for the Lost Boy to critical acclaim, due to a fuller band sound which maintains his depth of lyrical content.

In October 2016, Peterson released The Burning Edge of Dawn, which includes a song sung with his daughter Skye. [7]

Peterson released a five-song EP, Resurrection Letters: Prologue, in February 2018, as a follow-up to Resurrection Letters, Volume 2. [8] On March 30, Resurrection Letters, Volume One was released. [9] This album contained "Is He Worthy?" written by Peterson and Ben Shive, which was covered on Chris Tomlin's Holy Roar album on September 28, 2018. [10]

Writing

In 2007, Andrew Peterson published The Ballad of Matthew's Begats with illustrator Cory Godbey. It is a children's book based on the song of the same name from Peterson's annual Christmas show, Behold the Lamb of God: The True Tall Tale of the Coming of Christ. [11]

Peterson also wrote a four-book series of fantasy/adventure novels for young adults entitled The Wingfeather Saga published by Waterbrook Press, a subsidiary of Random House and Rabbit Room Press. The first novel, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness , was released March 18, 2008. [1] [12] The second novel in the series, North! Or Be Eaten , winner of the 2010 Christy Award for Young Adult Fiction, was released on August 18, 2009, and the third novel in the series, The Monster in the Hollows, was released in May 2011. The series concluded with The Warden and the Wolf King, and won the 2015 Clive Staples Award for Imaginative Fiction. This novel was funded successfully through Kickstarter in August 2013 and was released in July 2014. [13]

The Wingfeather Saga is being adapted into an animated television series by Angel Studios. In 2016, a Kickstarter campaign funded a pilot episode which was released in 2017 as a short film. An equity crowdfunding effort was launched in 2021 and successfully raised $5 million to produce the first season of the series, [14] which was first aired in December 2022. Peterson is a producer of the series.

In 2019, Peterson published Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making, a semi-autobiographical work. [15] The book earned "Book of the Year" honors from Christianity Today [16] and World . [17]

Musical style

Peterson plays in the vein of a folk, [18] rock, [19] bluegrass, [20] country, [21] [22] blues, [21] and pop musician, [23] [24] while to a lesser extent rock and roll, [21] where this enables him to play Christian pop, [23] [24] Christian rock, [19] folk rock, [19] roots rock, [23] [25] and country gospel styles and genres of music. [21] [22]

Discography

Albums

YearAlbumTypePeak positions
US
[26] 		US Christ
[27] 		SWE
[28]
1996WalkStudio———
2000 Carried Along Studio—32—
2001 Clear to Venus Studio—27—
2003 Love and Thunder Studio—38—
2004 Behold the Lamb of God Studio
Christmas album		———
2005 The Far Country Studio———
2006Appendix A: Bootlegs and B SidesCompilation
(includes live tracks)		———
Slugs & Bugs & Lullabies
(credited to Andrew Peterson and Randall Goodgame)		Studio———
2007Appendix M: Media / Music / MoviesEP———
2008 Resurrection Letters, Volume Two Studio1289—
2009Appendix C: Live with the Captains CourageousLive———
2010 Counting Stars Studio1237—
2011Above These City LightsLive—7—
2012 Light for the Lost Boy Studio125854
2014After All These Years: A CollectionCompilation—28—
2015 The Burning Edge of Dawn Studio973—
2018Resurrection Letters: Prologue (EP)Studio EP—17—
Resurrection Letters: Volume 1Studio1264—
2019Behold the Lamb of God: 15th Anniversary EditionStudio
Christmas album		—39—

Singles

(Selective singles and videos)

Video

Books

Awards

GMA Dove Awards

YearNomineeAwardResult
2004 "Family Man"Country Recorded Song of the YearNominated
City on a Hill: The Gathering Special Event Album of the YearNominated
2013 Light for the Lost Boy Inspirational Album of the YearNominated
Light for the Lost Boy (Special Edition)Recorded Music Packaging of the YearNominated
2015 After All These YearsRecorded Music Packaging of the YearNominated
2016 The Burning Edge of Dawn Inspirational Album of the YearNominated
2018 Resurrection Letters Volume 1Recorded Music Packaging of the YearNominated
2019 "Is He Worthy?"Inspirational Recorded Song of the YearNominated
2020 Behold the Lamb of God (15th Anniversary)Recorded Music Packaging of the YearNominated
Behold the Lamb of God (15th Anniversary)Christmas/Special Event Album of the YearNominated
2021 Behold the Lamb of GodMusical/Choral CollectionWon

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References

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  10. ↑ ""Is He Worthy?" by... Chris Tomlin?". UTR Media. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  11. ↑ Peterson, A & Godbey, C (2007): "The Ballad of Matthew's Begats", Thomas Nelson, ISBN   1-4003-0909-3
  12. ↑ "Andrew Peterson – Journal". January 2007. Archived from the original on July 2, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2007.
  13. ↑ "The Warden and the Wolf King". Kickstarter. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  14. ↑ Fowler, Megan (June 3, 2021). "Andrew Peterson's Wingfeather Saga Raises $5M for TV Series". News & Reporting. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
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