Eric Peters - ProfilesArchive

About Me

My name is Eric. I'm an(other) indie singer/songwriter. I'm not on a label, never have been. I deplore writing this bio on my own behalf because I'm supposed to make me sound much cooler than I actually am in reality. Honestly, I'd rather watch The Simpsons instead. Or Sherlock Holmes (the Granada series starring Jeremy Brett as Holmes) on DVD. Or read, preferrably anything by Frederick Buechner, Annie Dillard, Anne Lamott, Flannery O'Connor, Wendell Berry or Wallace Stegner. Or grubby up my hands working in the yard. Or take pictures on my cheap plastic Holga medium format camera. Or observe birds (I'm an ornithologist at heart). Or play golf. Not too many folks know that I have a weakness for office supply stores and Best Buy. Since recently becoming a homeowner in east Nashville, I've discovered a newfound interest in hardware and home supply stores as well. I could browse the lawn & garden aisles of places like those for hours on end. But I digress.... I ought to be writing about music, specifically my own.I suppose I should be informing you of all my cool songwriter-ness. I would be remiss were I not to mention all the nice people I've had the privilege of touring with over the years: Caedmons Call, Bebo Norman and Andrew Peterson. I say "over the years" b/c I've been plugging away since 1993 when I wrote my first song. I started out in a little duet. We named ourselves Ridgely. We had fun, we recorded an EP, a follow-up full-length record and then we broke up in 1998. I put out my first solo album in early 1999 and proceeded to make another 4 albums since then. But like Meriwether Lewis, I can't quite seem to give up the ghost on a career in the muck..... so now I'm releasing album number 7. It's called "Scarce". I am a glutton for punishment.That's my story, or at least part of it. Either way, I'm thankful you're still paying attention. Thanks for reading my crummy "bio". Eric

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/31/2005
Band Website: ericpeters.net
Band Members: Most of the time, just me. Occasionally I have a band alongside; I call them The Good Eggs.
Influences: David Mead, Patty Griffin, Freedy Johnston, John Hiatt, Chantal Kreviazuk, Teitur, The Killers, Willie Nile, Vigilantes of Love, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Glen Phillips, Crowded House, Simon & Garfunkel, Pierce Pettis, The Who, The Samples, Cheap Trick, Square Peg Alliance, well-seasoned nachos, crawfish etouffee, boiled crabs, and my mailbox when it brings me glad tidings from near or afar.
Sounds Like: A despondent lark.
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Miracle of Forgetting $3 Sale

Once again, I bring you cheeriest wishes amid falling leaves and the coming season of all seasons. Hope you're enjoying warm tea and steaming soup. Since last year's response to the "Scarce" sale was ...
Posted by Eric Peters on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 07:34:00 PST

Fall Tour : Square Peg Alliance

I need your help. The booking agency who has been working to book some shows for the fall tour with myself, Andrew Peterson, Andrew Osenga and Jeremy Casella has found little to no fertile soil thus f...
Posted by Eric Peters on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:58:00 PST

New song

I just posted a new unreleased song/demo. The song is called "Bedlam and the Fuse".An old Louisiana friend who's currently @ MTSU studying music production asked me about a year ago if I'd be willing ...
Posted by Eric Peters on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 08:24:00 PST

Echoes

I can hear my son's voice echoing through the house even as he is away on a weekend trip to Alabama with his mother. I swear I hear Ellis' voice - every now and then an imagined coo, giggle or cry - c...
Posted by Eric Peters on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 06:51:00 PST

The Edification of Diapers

Late the other night I was up with my 5-week old son, Ellis, trying to calm him in what has frustratingly come to seem like mere minutes between nursings, and to give my poor wife an extra hour of muc...
Posted by Eric Peters on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 11:06:00 PST

The Endurance of Peace

Apparently, the only available time to write with a newborn in the house is rarely, if ever. Thus far, my learning curve has been a steep one. Current time is 11:07pm, Danielle went to bed to try and ...
Posted by Eric Peters on Sat, 30 Dec 2006 07:30:00 PST

Scarce CD sale + New t-shirts

Hello myspacefriends (does that mean you're from outer space?):I realize that the Myspace thing demands that everyone is too cool for anybody else, but if there are those of you who aren't too cool to...
Posted by Eric Peters on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 03:03:00 PST

Ridgely, iTunes, lazy Sunday

It is a purely lazy Sunday afternoon. The sky is deep blue without blemish and yet, like a hermit, I sit indoors; tsk, tsk, shame on me. In the den, I..ve got the TV alternating between weekend sports...
Posted by Eric Peters on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 05:08:00 PST

Approacheth, Ye Children

It is a cool and most pleasant Saturday morning here in Nashville, the first of what I hope is many to come in the near future. Danielle and I are seated outdoors on our porch (aka, concrete slab/carp...
Posted by Eric Peters on Sat, 02 Sep 2006 10:27:00 PST

Songwriting Interview

Here's an interview I took part in recently re: songwriting. It was fun and I was, quite frankly, surprised that anyone would actually care to hear my opinions on the subject.OCCAFS Songwriting Interv...
Posted by Eric Peters on Mon, 07 Aug 2006 09:17:00 PST