Peter Knight
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Genre: Folk
Location UK
Profile Views: 36644
Last Login: 8/22/2012
Member Since 12/1/2006
Website http://www.peterknight.net
Record Label Park Records (For Steeleye Span)
Type of Label Indie
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.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Although his name is synonymous with the seminal Folk-Rock Band 'Steeleye Span', Peter Knight has avoided being categorised purely as a Folk Musician due to the diversity of musical genres that he chooses to apply to his music making, and to the musicians he has chosen to work with. Peter has a rare gift of being able to seamlessly embrace a number of musical styles with consummate skill and effortless grace. His prodigious talent was recognised at an early age when in true Billy Elliot style his life changed by winning a place at The Royal Academy of Music in London, an experience that has indelibly left its mark on Peter's style of playing. Resisting the lure of an extension to continue his studies as a classical soloist under the tutelage of an eminent Professor, Peter left the Royal Academy at 16 and was drawn to the copious presence of Irish Music that was flourishing in London during the 1960's. Inspired initially by the legendary Fiddle players Michael Coleman and Michael Gorman, Peter totally immersed himself into the playing of traditional music and began performing in Folk Clubs with guitarist Bob Johnson. Being invited by Ashley Hutchings to join the fledgling 'Steeleye Span' secured his place within the annals of British Folk Music, but an encounter with renowned Saxophonist Trevor Watts marked a very significant turning point in Peter's musical journey when he was introduced to the area of free improvisation. Peter counts his playing with Trevor and his Bands 'Moiré Music' and 'The Drum Orchestra' as one of his most deeply influential and formative experiences, and has continued to use both improvisation and free improvisation as means of accessing a rich seam of emotion and depth of feeling, something that is particularly in evidence with his Trio 'Gigspanner'. Album Sales:http://www.peterknight.net/sales.htm -
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Peter Knight
Peter Knight's Gigspanner has a show on 2013-04-21 at 20:00 @ Hitc... in HITCHIN, HRT http://lnk.ms/dyd25 #concert
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Peter Knight
Peter Knight's Gigspanner has a show on 2013-04-20 at 20:00 @ Acousti... in Cambridge http://lnk.ms/dyT5s #concert
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Peter Knight
Peter Knight's Gigspanner has a show on 2013-03-02 at 18:00 @ bury met in manchester http://lnk.ms/dyL2h #concert
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Peter Knight's Gigspanner has a show on 2013-03-01 at 19:30 @ Otley Court... in Otley http://lnk.ms/dy9Mr #concert
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Peter Knight
Peter Knight's Gigspanner has a show on 2013-03-02 at 18:00 @ bury met in manchester http://lnk.ms/dxvWZ #concert
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5 Songs | Sep 21, 2008
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- Gillie1 year ago
Super to hear you after all these years Love Sitting on top of the world; Great playing. Gillie McPherson
- Allison J. Pritchard2 years ago
Hello,thanks add! - Renee S. Kincaid2 years ago
How are you? My New friend.Thanks a lot for adding - Nancy E. Hernandez2 years ago
How are you? My new friend.Thanks for adding me. - David Franks: Walkabout…2 years ago
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on MySpace...
Poem cum song 5 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (see my Blog for details):
STATE TO STATE
(TUNE:
C F G F
C F G F
C F G F
C F G F
F G F C
F G F C
F G F C
C F F F)
From Sydney Town,
In uni. break,
I drove out west
To earnings make
Onion picking,
On the fields
Of Echuca,
That year’s yields.
After day’s work,
From Y.H.A.,
A group of us
Would not delay
To walk on down
To the dirt rim
Of the Murray,
For a cool swim.
On one such day,
I do declare,
Some three of us
Had a big dare
To swim across,
From state to state,
The wide Murray -
I took the bait.
Yes, foolishly,
I took the bait -
A choice that I
Would come to hate,
For I almost
Did drown that date,
Making the swim
From state to state.
(C) David Franks 2003 - Keith H Photography2 years ago
Many thanks for accepting my request, Peter.
- Band It3 years ago
enjoying the music, whats next for you guys ?
Cheers
Mark
Band It Gear
BAND IT GEAR WEBSITE
- Spike3 years ago
Hey Peter, how are you? so what you guys up too? Hi to Deb's XXX
- Lily-Jane Sta3 years ago
Hello Peter. Hope you have had a wonderful Easter. Thankyou for the beautiful music and for sharing it with us x
- Felix Habel3 years ago
Oh, it would be great to show you my instrument.... where do you live in England? Some days ago I saw Fairport Convention and talked to Ric Sanders and Chris Leslie (he is violinmaker himself): They absolutely loved the instrument!!! Talking with my girlfriend she said "let's go to England...." So, I'd love to meet you!
The best to you,Felix
