CMB 059 : Andrew Peterson

The Christian Music Blog Podcast: Christian Music | Songwriting | Worship | Creative Productivity | Music Business

Not many songwriters understand the power of storytelling the way Andrew Peterson does. He truly has a gift to connect with people through his art, which has obviously come through in his more than 12 studio releases, and his knack for writing great fiction.

In fact, earlier this week, his fourth and final installment of “The Wingfeather Saga” hit retail. The Warden And The Wolf King is the epic ending of this truly engaging story. Christians who know and love the fantasy novels of Lewis and Tolkien, will feel right at home with Peterson’s ability to envelop you in his world of “toothy cows” and “sea dragons”.

Andrew is also a successful songwriter and musician. He’s worked with all kinds of artists like Matthew Perryman Jones, Brandon Heath, David Wilcox, Allison Kraus, Bebo Norman, Phil Keaggy, Derek Webb, and many more.

We talked about his story as a young guy that loved being creative, the difference between songwriting and book writing, his super successful 6 figure Kickstarter campaign for his latest book The Warden And The Wolf King and a lot more.

The Highlights

• Andrew’s story of creativity
• Taste and ten-thousand hours
• The power of story telling
• There’s not a secular molecule in the universe
• The difference between songwriting and book writing
• How The Wingfeather Saga was born
• The only way to learn how to write
• Let the song and the story be what it wants to be
• How The Warden And The Wolf King became book four
• Pembrick’s Creaturepedia
• The $118,000 Kickstarter
• The Rabbit Room community

Songs in today’s podcast are “The Cornerstone” and “Carry The Fire” from Andrew’s album Light For The Lost Boy

Andrew’s Links

• The Warden And The Wolf King (Link to Rabbit Room)
• Official site
• Andrew on Twitter
• Andrew on Facebook

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