Peg Luke Sits Down with Yaya Diamond: A Conversation on Music, Faith, and Resilience

Emmy and Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist Peg Luke recently joined The Yaya Diamond Talk Show for a wide-ranging conversation, premiered on July 7, 2026. The episode, part of Yaya Diamond's ongoing interview series, gives viewers an intimate look at the artist behind some of the most emotionally resonant spiritual music being released today. Watch the full interview on The Yaya Diamond Talk Show playlist. A Musical Life Built From the Ground Up Peg Luke's story is one of lifelong devotion to music. She picked up piano at age five and flute at seven, and that early discipline eventually carried her to some of the world's most storied stages, including Carnegie Hall in New York City and Cadogan Hall in London. Her catalog spans classical and spiritual genres alike, built on a foundation of technical skill and genuine emotional depth. Across thousands of records sold and countless live performances, she has developed a body of work defined by range — moving fluidly between instrumental composition and heartfelt vocal performance.

Singles like "Dirt Under His Nails," "Kyrie Eleison," and "My Faith Looks Up" reflect the spiritual throughline in her music, while her 2023 holiday album, Sleep, Baby Jesus: A Peg Luke Christmas — made in collaboration with Grammy-winning producer Neal Merrick Blackwood and LA-based virtuoso Lucas Sader — showed her ability to bring collaborators of that caliber into her creative world. Making Music Through Isolation One of the more striking threads in Peg's public story, one that surely comes up in conversations like this one with Yaya Diamond, is her resilience. An autoimmune diagnosis three years ago has kept Peg largely isolated since the pandemic, yet rather than stepping back from her art, she has continued to use music as a way to reach and uplift people navigating their own difficult seasons. That commitment to turning personal hardship into something generous and outward-facing is part of what has made her story resonate with audiences well beyond the concert hall. "Amazing Grace," Reimagined Peg's recent re-release of "Amazing Grace" — produced by Dean Miller, son of country legend Roger Miller — has been one of the more talked-about moments in her catalog this year. Rather than a polished, traditional hymn arrangement, Peg built this version around the image of a dusty bar room and a weathered piano, working with top Nashville musicians to capture something that sounds aged, lived-in, and honest. For Peg, the song's power lies in its universality. Written by English clergyman John Newton in 1779, "Amazing Grace" has crossed denominational and cultural lines for nearly 250 years, sung everywhere from church pews to funerals. Its themes of being lost and found, blind and made to see, speak directly to her own experience of forgiveness and grace — themes that clearly run through much of the conversation she's been having with audiences and interviewers alike this year. What's Next: "Dirt Under His Nails" and the Recording Academy Peg isn't slowing down. She is preparing to re-release her single "Dirt Under His Nails" on July 24, giving longtime fans a fresh take on one of her signature songs. She also recently shared another major milestone: her official acceptance into the Recording Academy. In her own words, she is "humbled and thrilled all at the same time," and hopes to bring "an experienced but open industry voice" to the organization. It's a fitting next step for an artist who has spent decades building a career on both technical mastery and heartfelt sincerity, and who now gets to help shape the industry that has shaped her. Learn more about Peg Luke and her music at pegluke.com.