Pete will be hitting the road this December playing a string of shows from December 2nd through December 12th. Check out the websites for more show & ticket info. We hope to see you there!


2009 UK December Tour Dates

December 2nd @ The Donkey- Leicester, UK
http://www.theklabristol.co.uk

December 4th @ The Cluny2- Newcastle, UK
http://www.headofsteam.co.uk/default.aspx?tabid=10218

December 5th @ Sneaky Pete's- Edinburgh, UK
http://www.sneakypetes.co.uk

December 6th @ Captain's Rest- Glasgow, UK
http://www.pclpresents.com

December 8th @ The Duchess- York, UK
http://www.theduchessyork.co.uk

December 9th @ Bush Hall- London, UK
http://www.bushhallmusic.co.uk

December 12th @ THEKLA- Bristol, UK
http://www.theklabristol.co.uk

Here's a review for Walking Off The Map - www.electric roulette.com

Check out this interview I did on my recent Australian tour:-

http://undercover.com.au/Video.aspx?channel=Music+Interviews&clipid=878340

Pete x

 

For those who've been following the progress of Will Hodgkinson's Big Bertha label articles in the Guardian (and those who haven't!) here's a link to the Guardian website http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/arts/author/will_hodgkinson/index.html

Pete x

 

Here's the review for A virtual Landslide/There She Still Remains 7" from this month's Mojo magazine....

Chatham bluesboy Molinari has a piercing voice that keens in the right places and has the Billy Childish seal of approval. He moved to New York to hone his chops in Greenwich Village, and on his debut single, a Virtual Landslide is all landscape-like brooding while There She Still Remains is a superbly realised piece of  folk blues heartache featuring B.J.Cole. it's the rirst release from the label MOJO and Guardian contributor Will Hodgkinson set up to write about.

 

Review from Shindig! Magazine Click here

Check out this article from Faster Louder. Click here

Put a blue plaque in Billy's kitchen. Something important happened here

Recorded live on half track in Billy Childish's kitchen (more on him later), Pete Molinari's scratchy, lo-fi ramblings conjure up the ragged hobo ramblings of legends like Dylan and Leadbelly and, without a trace of pastiche, he just nails it every time. Whether it's the informal surroundings or the old school (lack of) production, Molinari is vintage 'high lonesome', something rarely heard and impossible to fake. With just an acoustic guitar, a reedy sort of Hank Williams voice and a few friends on harmonica and percussion, Molinari channels the spirit of American country folk icons uncluttered by any sort of modern trickery and the results are almost otherworldly. Over fifteen songs, it is surprisingly and relentlessly brilliant.

How a folk singer from Chatham, England (of Egyptian/Maltese parentage) manages to knock out such an authentic collection of dustbowl Americana is a mystery although Molinari has paid his dues in Greenwich Village at the usual haunts like The Gaslight, The Bitter End, Cafe Wah etc. Being 'discovered' by self-publicity machine and media hustler Billy Childish may not be such a great asset for Molinari although Childish deserves plaudits for masterminding this remarkable record. Apart from the perfect (lack of) production and arrangements, Childish also contributed a handful of beautifully written songs.

For a guy more known for his former lovers (Tracy Emin) and current enemies (Jack White), Childish has put together something extraordinary here that may, in the long run, outshine any of his other creations. His track 'It Cuts on Either Side' borrows rather heavily from Dylan but, so what?, it's a beautiful theft. The confessional title track, 'Walking Off The Map' is a breathtaking lyric delivered with the unerring intimacy and warmth of Molinari's boyish vocals. Of the few covers, Hank Williams' 'Alone and Forsaken' (vocals by Ju Ju Claudius) jars slightly without Molinari's vocals although Dylan's 'Tomorrow Is a Long Time' fits in seamlessly. Of Molinari's own tunes, where do you begin? 'Indescribably Blue' is just that. 'Love Lies Bleeding' brings to mind a sort of hillbilly Nick Drake. 'This Wondrous Day' is just warm and languorous slightly spookified by the odd burst of heavy reverb, freight train harmonica. Molinari almost yodels the despair of 'What Use is the Truth to Me Now' showing, yet again, another dimension in his delivery of these laments and timeless ballads of loneliness and wonder. A refreshingly stripped and spontaneous work of art.

Scuzzy, raw, rough around the edges, too close to the shitty microphone, pure beauty. Bob Dylan-esque delivery. Singer songwriting at it's most primitive, the aptly named "Indescribably Blue" – simple yet gorgeous and bluuuuuue!

A warm, intimate folk record, Pete Molinari's vocal delivery is honest and open – tuneful yet pure. The harmonica and walking blues guitar teamed with lively lyrics "why does every story start once upon a time, why does every thing I say have reasons or a rhyme, oh I'm going out of my mind" on "The Ghost Of Greenwich Village" makes an easy yet uplifting song to listen to.

An album that sounds like it's been on the road, crafted through experiences of a solo traveller, armed with soul and music.

By Katie Probert

This release was published on 27 Sep 2006.