It’s been quite a journey for Pete Droge who started a search for his birth mother 16 years ago, only to learn that she had passed just months earlier. Amidst the heartbreak came the joy of meeting his birth relatives for the first time, who showered him with stories about his birth mom. Along the way, Pete’s adoptive parents began to fail at the same time his own health started spiraling. Somehow, some way, Pete’s healing journey led him to distill all of these momentous life events into a remarkable new solo album. “Fade Away Blue” drops later this week and in a special Hoytus Interruptus, Pete sits down with Jeff Hoyt to tell his stories and play his songs.