Alice Peacock

Alice Peacock (born November 19, 1969) is an American folk singer known for "flawless songwriting with a near confessional quality." She has recorded seven albums, including Alice Peacock, released by Aware/Columbia Records.

Style Crain’s Chicago Business described Peacock as a performer with a “remarkable voice and a natural talent for writing lyrics that are smart and sentimental without being saccharine.” She prioritizes sincerity in her music. "Write from a true place. People can relate to it," she told New City Music. "If I'm really honest with myself as a writer, other people can smell that honesty," she said. "For me, music has always been a heart and a spirit thing."

Early life and education The daughter of a minister, Peacock was born and raised in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Her grandfather was German actor Fritz Gnass, whose films included Fritz Lang’s M, her grandmother composed songs for cabarets, and both of her parents were actors. Peacock grew up in a house full of music—folk, Latin, religious, classical, singer-songwriters, acid rock—and started writing songs at an early age,

Peacock attended Lawrence University, where she studied theater, and graduated in 1992. In 2012, The university honored her with its Lucia Russell Briggs Distinguished Achievement Award.

Peacock lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband and three children. ) They released her second album, Alice Peacock, which included "Bliss," a fan favorite, featuring backup vocals by John Mayer. Emily Sailers of the Indigo Girls and John Gorka also contributed vocals to the album. Peacock returned the favor as guest vocalist on John Gorka's albums Old Futures Gone and Writing in the Margins.

Peacock's first widespread exposure came when she opened for John Cougar Mellencamp during his 2002 tour. She continued to expand her fanbase with songs featured in films, commercials, and television. "Leading With My Heart" was on the soundtrack of the film Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!, "Sunflower" was featured in the film Because of Winn-Dixie, and "The Beginning" was featured in the 2006 series finale of What I Like About You. "Bliss" appeared in ads for J. Jill and Hershey's, and it became a wedding staple. Peacock also lent her voice to a film version of the children's book The Fox Went out on a Chilly Night, singing the title song. In 2005, Peacock sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" at U.S. Cellular Field during the Chicago White Sox's playoff run and again at their on April 4, 2006, at their World Series ring ceremony on April 4, 2006. In 2010, she returned to U.S. Cellular Field to perform "Bliss."

From Chicago, Peacock relocated to Nashville and then moved to Cincinnati in 2017. Minnesota was influenced by the time she spends each summer on the Minnesota-Canadian border working at summer camps maintained by The Camping & Education Foundation, an organization run by her husband.

After the Covid-19 pandemic, Peacock returned to touring and plays twenty-five to thirty shows annually at folk and acoustic clubs around the country.

Activism

Peacock has advocated for artists' rights, including testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee alongside Lyle Lovett on behalf of artist performance royalties for broadcast sound recordings. She set up Rock For Reading, a nonprofit that raises money and supports grassroots literacy programs through concerts, and continues to perform in benefit concerts in Cincinnati.

Discography Real Day, 1999 Imagination (EP) Alice Peacock, 2002, featuring backup vocals by John Mayer, John Gorka, and Emily Saliers Who I Am, 2006 Love Remains, 2009 Myrick/Peacock, 2011 Live From Space, 2014 Minnesota, 2019