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Pete Molinari
Folk / Country / Blues

TODAY, TOMORROW & FOREVER EP OUT ON DAMAGED GOODS



Nashville, Tennessee
United States

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Member Since9/13/2006
Band Websitewww.petemolinari.co.uk
Band MembersPete Molinari and a mixture of fine session musicians.
InfluencesBillie Holiday, Son House, Muddy Waters, Jimmie Rodgers, Paco De Lucia, Hank Williams, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Billy Childish, Leadbelly, Cisco Houston, Ramblin Jack Elliot, Mississippi John Hurt, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Edith Piaf, Maria Callas, Lucio Battisti, Fabritzio Di Andre, Holly Golightly, Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, Chopin, Shakespeare, Dante, Rimbaud, L.F Celine, Chekhov, Dostoevsky, Walt Whitman, Robert Browning, Alfred Lord Tennyson, William Blake, Steinbeck, Tennessee Williams, Ernest Hemingway, Jack Kerouac, Allan Ginsberg, Pablo Neruda, Marlon Brando, Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, Fellini, Rossellini, Helena Blavatsky, Oscar Wilde, Caravaggio, Tamara De Lempicka, Alphonse Mucha, Vincent Van Gogh and life altogether.
Sounds LikeA mixture of the greats from the past. Really sings like no one you've ever heard before.









Press:

Pete was nominated for a Mojo Honours List 2008 award as Breakthrough Act and, to help launch Mojo Honours List, Pete played live at the HMV flagship store in Oxford Street, alongside the legendary Fall.

Pete’s critically acclaimed second album ‘A Virtual Landslide’ was ranked number 18 in Mojo magazine’s '50 Best Albums Of 2008'.

"Molinari's voice and haunting melodies left me feeling that the musical void in the British music scene will most definitely be filled. He can follow in the footsteps of Dylan and Guthrie" ­ NME

"A singular talent....his distinctive voice and guitar establish him as a Medway Hank Williams. Worth investigating." - UNCUT

"The soul of American music distilled into the voice of a Cuban-heeled greaser from the Medway Delta" ­ THE GUARDIAN

"An extraordinary new British talent...4.5/5" - THE SUN

"A spellbinding, wondrous voice....an amazing album - STOOL PIGEON

"Young, finger-picking, country-blues marvel Molinari has a thrillingly ambiguous voice...Virtual Landslide is an actual triumph" - TIME OUT

"A superbly realised piece of folk blues heartache" - MOJO

"Sweet-voiced blues-folk...a cherishable artefact even before you fall under the spell of the actual music" - NME

Record LabelDamaged Goods Records
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Dec 2 2009 9:00P
The Donkey Leicester
Dec 4 2009 10:00P
The Cluny2 NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Northeast
Dec 5 2009 9:00P
Sneaky Pete’s Edinburgh
Dec 6 2009 10:00P
Captains Rest Glasgow
Dec 7 2009 9:00P
Dulcimer Manchester
Dec 8 2009 9:00P
The Duchess (cancelled) York
Dec 9 2009 9:00P
Bush Hall London
Dec 12 2009 10:00P
THEKLA Bristol

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   About Pete Molinari

Pete's latest release, the

Today, Tomorrow and Forever EP

was released on 24 August 2009

Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee at Playground Sound Studios, it features four of his live favourites - covers of 'Today, Tomorrow and Forever’, ‘Satisfied Mind’, ‘Guilty’ and ‘Tennessee Waltz’ - all backed up by the extraordinary vocal talents Of The Georgettes and the legendary Jordanaires

The results can be found on a limited edition 4 track 10" single and a special issue seven track mini-album (CD only) that also features for the first time on CD the B-sides from his last three 7" singles.

Click on the single sleeve below to get your copy now!



Pete Molinari is a folk blues singer/songwriter of Egyptian/Italian/Maltese heritage, raised in Chatham, England where he was discovered by Billy Childish. Playing solo, he became a fixture in his hometown and various London acoustic clubs such as What's Cookin' in Leytonstone.

During an 18 month stint in America, he honed his unique vocal style playing the bars and cafes of New York's Greenwich Village such as the Bitter End, the Gaslight, Cafe Wah, Café De L'Artistes - 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 who were part of Dylan/Phil Ochs' scene such as Justin Devereaux and Eric Fransen who was later invited by Dylan to join his Rolling Thunder Revue. Pete said, 'They thought it was real strange that a kid of my age from England could play this kind of music in a more authentic way than any of the Americans they normally see in the Village'. In NYC Pete also won fans including Vincent Gallo and legendary photographer Louis Stettner.

As Pete said, 'I've traveled a long road to get here. These songs have been on that road. From playing little places in Chatham and London to the late night coffee houses of Greenwich Village, Memphis, New Orleans, San Francisco, LA and Paris. I seem to be drawn to these places. There's something more real about it for me. More close to the earth and that's where my music belongs. That's at the heart of this album'.

'Walking Off The Map' was his first release, recorded live on half track in Billys kitchen - which is how Billy's wife, Julie, came to sing on Alone And Forsaken and duet with Pete on We Belong Together. Two other friends, Wolf and Jim, sat in on percussion and blues harp respectively. Said Pete, 'By recording with Billy on his old tape machine in his kitchen, I feel we got a bit of that old spirit that I love so much about those old records. The ones that were thrown to one side in my house as a child - Hank Williams, Johnny Cash - I can only thank God that they were'.



Management:
Martin Kelly
martin@heavenlymanagement.com

Bookings:
Jon Barry / CNL Touring
jon@cnltouring.co.uk

Media Enquiries:
Mark Rogers PR
markrogerspr@googlemail.com

U.S.A. Contact:
Wesley Harvey/Precedent Entertainment
wesley@precedentent.com
615-828-9171

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BME

BME



Nov 7 2009 9:26 PM

Suckered In

Suckered In



Nov 2 2009 4:03 PM

Hey guys! Thanks for adding us and for digging our music! Cheers from the Suckered In camp!
Giovanni Scarpelli

Giovanni Scarpelli



Oct 28 2009 9:17 PM

Absolutely sweet louise!!!!
Jez Taylor

Jez Taylor
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Oct 16 2009 4:32 PM

Hello Pete! Thanks for the add. Great sound and songs you've got here! Take care. Jez.
DONNALASS

DONNALASS



Oct 8 2009 10:12 PM

Thanks so much for the Add. It has been a pleasure to listen to your music. Your music is so Contemporary . However, there are echo's from my childhood coming through your music. I feel right at home.

Cheers Donnalass
EMILY BREEZE

EMILY BREEZE



Oct 7 2009 2:55 AM

hi pete
i love sweet louise!
ive just uploaded my brand new album "the penny arcade"
i reckon youl like matt black and chrome
have a lsiten if you so desire
hope you come and play in bristol again soon
E.B
X
The Ballad Of Britain

The Ballad Of Britain



Sep 10 2009 3:44 PM

The Ballad Of Britain concert
Peter de Meteor

Peter de Meteor



Sep 9 2009 3:25 PM

Hi Pete,

The new E.P. is stunning; I have the 10" vinyl version and I love the way it's reminiscent of a 1950's 78r.p.m. disc (I'm old enough to remember when they were still commonly found in friends' and family record collections).

Any chance of more dates over here other than at The Cluny?

By the way, being from Kent myself (although a resident of Bristol for donkeys' years) I hate it when people mistake my accent for a cockney one!

All the Best,
P.d.M. xxx

P.S. How about recording a version of "Goodnight Irene"?
Katie Malco

Katie Malco



Sep 2 2009 3:30 PM

Hey! Have you moved to Tennessee?! That's crazy and awesome. Can they even understand your thick cockney accent out there? I still love your songs loads and loads mister. Hope you are well. xx
Swampmeat

Swampmeat



Aug 30 2009 4:58 PM

lovin it brother x
Elijah

Elijah



Aug 27 2009 3:28 PM

I have a pair of glasses that used to belong to you, apparently?
Natalia Molina

Natalia Molina



Aug 20 2009 9:22 AM

we belong together and Louise  ... such a great songs
a big hug from this side of the mirror

from molina to molinari

peace & melodies!
n.
Jemimah

Jemimah



Aug 4 2009 10:00 PM

Nice Headline.... Did I tell you about my pebble collection?

Love your music Peter! and glad to see your well!

Not as indescribably blue anymore!!!!
Lil Jem x



Gail Comfort

Gail Comfort



Aug 4 2009 10:03 AM

Hi Pete - I'm playing "There She Still Remains"
on this week's edition of The Comfort Zone on
CMR Nashville
Marianne

Marianne Wallentin



Jul 30 2009 7:40 AM

Thanks for an amazing show in Halden in February. Love from Norway <3
Rivieras

Rivieras



Jul 27 2009 8:18 AM

Hi Pete,Today,Tomorrow And Forever is a great tune !

xo Carla
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Jul 27 2009 8:18 AM

love the new song!!
Toni Sant

Toni Sant



Jul 9 2009 6:50 PM

Listening to your Bob Harris session on BBC Radio 2 right now. Great stuff Pete! Where can we hear that recording you did with the Jordanaires?
Brian Nevill

Brian Nevill



Jun 20 2009 11:07 AM

Hey Pete. What a gas we had in Norway. FYI check out Jim & Bob. Lotsa love.
Bob Moore

Bobby Moore



Jun 21 2009 10:30 PM

Good voice. Welcome, Pete. 
pale blue dot

pale blue dot



Jun 17 2009 8:32 AM

It was a thrill having you show up so surprisingly down in Florida, and a pleasure having you on stage... hopefully a hint of what's to come. Look forward to seeing you again soon, and watching some tennis over cream tea.
Griff

Griff



Jun 15 2009 2:37 AM

god you're good.
Mark Neill

Mark Neill



Jun 10 2009 3:38 AM

A clean, crisp, true, voice with good articulation.  Its great listening to a song by Pete Molinari because you can hear every word he sings. 
Alan

Alan



May 30 2009 9:34 AM

photos from the Cluny Newcastle gig on May 23 2009.
available: www.harra.fotopic.net
Luc

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May 23 2009 7:32 AM

Excellent gig yesterday in Brussels Pete !
Thanks for signing the cd !
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