PIERCE PETTIS
F E A T U R E D R E V I E W S
“Sometimes I have to stop listening to a Pierce Pettis track halfway through because he makes me want to give up on songwriting. Pierce is a master musical storyteller, delivering human truth and heartbreaking vulnerability with every tune. He’s also an unnecessarily virtuosic guitarist with the voice of some beautiful angel who also happens to be your old, familiar friend. All of it completely unfair.”
- Justin Paul, writer/composer "La La Land", "Dear Evan Hansen"
"...all Pettis has to offer is his earnest best, a tender heart, packaged in one three-and-a-half minute song after another."
-Jason Killingsworth, Paste Magazine
"Pierce Pettis bares a gentle soul with a keen eye, a soulful voice, and perfect guitar accompaniment for his beautiful songs - a masterful poet treasure"
-Darrell Scott, songwriter/recording artist
"I have loved Pierce's music for many years now-he has the gift of a true inner compass."
-Eliza Gilkyson, songwriter/recording artist
“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!
"...One of the more vital and critically acclaimed folk stars of recent years."
-Performing Songwriter Magazine
N E W S
Special June 2026 Update!
Hi Everybody,
Here’s a special update to my June schedule for fans in Florida: I’ve just added a special Father’s Day Matinee show at Heartwood Soundstage in Gainesville! Anyone who’s ever seen a show at Heartwood knows they are one of the BEST small concert venues in the country. Their sound, seating and staff are nothing but top notch professional. So come join us and bring your dad!
Also, I still have room on my calendar for a couple more Florida house concerts June 14-19. It won’t cost you a dime and I even bring my own sound. All you have to do is provide a space (living room, rec room, patio, deck, etc.) and ask your guests for a small donation (heck, after a few beers they’ll be throwing money around like sailors at a strip club!). So drop me a line at slap@hiwaay.net or piercepettis@icloud.com and we can take it from there.
—Pierce 👍
BACK IN STOCK!
Songs & Stories of the Southland
featuring Kate Campbell, Tom Kimmel & Pierce Pettis in their critically-acclaimed trio album!
E V E N T S
coming up ...
Sat, June 13
BLUE TAVERN
special 3 hour show!
Tallahassee, FL (8-11 PM)
Sat, June 20
ACMA LISTENING ROOM
at All Faiths Unitarian
Ft. Myers, FL (7 PM)
Sun June 21
HEARTWOOD SOUNDSTAGE
Special Father's Day Matinee!
Gainesville, FL (6 PM)
Sat, June 27
CHICKAPALOOZA ART FESTIVAL
A Festival to benefit Rev. Howard Finster's Paradise Gardens
--details, TBA
Chickamauga, GA
Fri, July 3
PRIVATE B'DAY HOUSE CONCERT
*(invitation only ... sorry)
Tyler, TX
Fri, July 17
DAVID'S 105 LISTENING ROOM
--details, TBA
Monroe, GA (8 PM)
Mon, Aug 15
49 WEST COFFEEHOUSE
w/special guest, Danielle Howle
Annapolis, MD/ (6:30 PM)
T W I T T E R
V I D E O
Pierce Pettis Performing Live in Muscle Shoals for Alabama Public Television's "Salt n' Pepper" series