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Gretchen Anderson is featured on Outbound Radio |
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 Gretchen was born to people with music flowing from their hearts. Soon she was singing as the third generation at family gatherings. Trained in classical piano since age 3, she also absorbed guitar technique and traditional music from her family. Her upbringing was diverse and unconventional, and she was fascinated by Latin rhythms from her mother's old records (a former dance instructor) and native american music from her father's collection (a music teacher who grew up among Chippewa friends in Wisconsin). she turned to guitar and banjo in high school, and listened to everything from Bob Dylan to Joan Armatrading, and began writing her own songs. 10 years off to settle in a medical career and she was inspired to return to music, focusing on guitar, vocals, and writing. influences--depends when you ask---Patty Larkin, David Wilcox, Don Ross, Cass Elliott, Eva Cassidy, Sloan Wainwright, Steven Fromholtz, Townes Van Zandt, The Horseflies, ... Most recently, Gretchen has been shaking things up a bit by doing a few covers, for instance Pink Floyd's "Wish you were here", with a haunting rendition on the banjo. |
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