STORY BY BENJAMIN LERNER
PHOTOGRAPHY GREGORY CHERIN
Grace Potter is a gifted , three-time GRAMMY ® -nominated songwriter , vocalist , and instrumentalist who was born and raised in Fayston , Vermont . After making a bold entry into the music industry through the inspired projects that she released with her celebrated band , Grace Potter and the Nocturnals , Potter branched out on her own and began to focus on her solo career . Since then , the success of her critically-acclaimed solo albums , Midnight ( 2015 ) and Daylight ( 2019 ), has brought her to the highest peaks of cultural prominence . Potter is currently touring across the country after releasing her powerful new album , Mother Road , on August 18th , 2023 . In between performances , Potter sat down with VERMONT Magazine to shed light on her artistic process , the inspiration behind Mother Road , the creative connections in Vermont that shaped her musical development , and the importance of fearless authenticity .
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