Folksinger Tret Fure performs selections from her new CD, “Rembrandt Afternoons,” 8 p.m. Oct. 17, Godfrey Daniels, 7 E. Fourth St., Bethlehem.

Singer-songwriter Fure started her career at age 16, performing in coffee houses and on college campuses. She spent the early 1970s touring with Spencer Davis as his guitarist. Fure has opened for Yes and the J. Geils Band. With an incredible vocal range and sleek finger-picking style, Fure is a storyteller whose songs resonate with fans long after the performance.

Fure, born and raised in the Midwest, has lived in Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Oregon and Wisconsin.

In an interview with Fure from her home in Newport News, Va., Fure talks about the 17 years she lived in Los Angeles, beginning in 1970.

“I was there when it was the hub of the [music] industry. I don’t regret any of the years I spent in L.A. because I really loved it. It was a magical time.”

Fure worked as a recording engineer and released her first eponymous-titled album in 1973.

Fure, a self-taught acoustic guitarist, says her biggest inspiration was Judy Collins. “That’s how I learned to finger-pick. I put my ear to the hi-fi and listened and learned.” She also credits Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and James Taylor.

In the late ‘70s, Fure met Cris Williamson and engineered one of her albums. “We fast became an item both personally and professionally,” Fure says. The women worked together for 20 years, producing 10 albums, before going their separate ways.

“You hope you grow as an artist. I moved from early folk music to folk-rock and punk rock in the ‘80s, and then moved back to folk music in the ‘90s.”

In 2000, Fure went solo and back to her folk roots. She was recognized in 2004 with the prestigious Jane Schliessman Award for Outstanding Contributions to Women’s Music. In 2009, she received the Janine C. Rae Award for her work in Women’s Music.

“Rembrandt Afternoons” is Fure’s 15th album.

“This album has stretched me in ways that I didn’t realize I was stretching. I feel there’s a watermark on this CD that’s showing a different kind of growth.

“My songs tell my life story, mostly. This album continues that trend. There are songs that have more of a universal and somewhat political and social appeal. This album has a lot of joy in it.

“I’ve gotten through my heartbreak years, my break-up years. I’m in a very good place in my life. I just got married this weekend.”

Her anthem, “Freedom,” is getting a lot of airplay. “It’s a great celebratory song. People are really singing along with and smiling along with the absolute joy in this particular song.”

The CD includes the song, “The Fishermen Of Bristol Bay,” about the struggles of native Alaskans to preserve the state’s beauty. There is also a song about being a transgender person.

“And there’s some great songs about love and family, about growing as a society and as an individual.”

Fure’s tour takes her from New England to the Midwest, down to southern states and then back east.

Fure promotes other artistic outlets, such as her clothing line, “Tomboy Girl”; a cookbook, “Tret’s Kitchen,” and her paintings, including pet portraits.

“For folk artists, merchandise is 50 percent of income. If I hadn’t gone into music, I would have gone into the restaurant business, because it’s just as non-lucrative,” Fure says with a laugh.

Her infectious, upbeat personality is what Fure brings to each show. Having performed at Godfrey Daniels since the early 1990s, Fure says, “I’m delighted to be coming back. I love everybody there. It’s one of those venerable clubs that’s still alive.”

Tickets: godfreydaniels.org, 610-867-2390