Scheduled Shows
Tuesday 15th May 2012 @ Buffalo Bar, Cardiff:
Admiral Fallow plus support (in association with SWN – www.swnpresents.com)
Saturday 26th May 2012 @ 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff:
Pete Molinari plus support
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26 May 2012 PETE MOLINARI at 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff - 19:30
Gathered In Song presents... PETE MOLINARI plus special guests
When Bruce Springsteen was asked by Edward Norton during his interview at the Toronto Film Festival about what music he was listening to these days his reply was simple and direct: "Pete Molinari - and if you don't know anything about him, he's great".
Praise indeed, but in many ways hardly surprising. The Boss is well known for keeping his ear to the ground when it comes to new sounds and considering Pete's nomination as Best Newcomer at UK rock magazine's Mojo Awards, his appearance on BBC's Later With Jools Holland and the critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic for his last album A Train Bound For Glory, it was never going to be too long before the man from New Jersey clocked the boy from Chatham. If you haven't done so yourself, give him a try. You'll be in good company.
Pete was born into a large Maltese/Italian/ Egyptian family in Chatham, Kent. Whilst growing up he developed a deep infatuation with the Billie Holliday, John Coltrane, Leadbelly and Bob Dylan records of his older brothers. After reading Woody Guthrie's 'Bound For Glory' and Jack Kerouac's 'On The Road', which were pretty much like the old and the new testament for him, Pete completely absorbed the romanticism of the whole spirit of a poet/musician.
With a head full of songs and his trusty guitar he went out to New York for a month, which turned into two years travelling round the USA. There he honed his unique vocal style playing the bars and cafes of New York’s Greenwich Village like the Bitter End, the Gaslight, Cafe Wha?, Cafe Del Artista – places where Jack Kerouac and his beat poets read and also the likes of Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot and Dylan all played. On his travels, Pete got to play with some of the best players that were part of the Dylan/Phil Ochs scene, like Justin Devereaux and Eric Fransen who was later invited by Dylan to join his Rolling Thunder Revue.
“One of the most distinctive voices of his generation" Phil Alexander, editor Mojo
“Molinari clearly has an ear for the classic verities of soulful country music as sharp as practised aficionados of the craft as Nick Lowe and Elvis Costello” Allan Jones, editor Uncut
"An extraordinary new British talent" The Sun
"Pete Molinari could sing the f*****g Yellow Pages and make it sound cool" Richard Hawley
Doors open 7.30pm / 18+ show
Tickets £7 advance (subject to booking fee) available from Spillers Records in Cardiff, Diverse Music in Newport, 10 Feet Tall and online from www.wegottickets.com
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