http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/rss.php Official website of original UK singer/songwriter Pete Molinari en-gb Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:26:42 GMT Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:26:42 GMT http://www.petemolinari.co.uk petemolinari@gmail.com petemolinari@gmail.com http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/?pID=54 http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/intimate-kent-gig-december-2011 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 10:46:46 GMT Pete will be appearing as a special guest at a very intimate gig in Kent on December 3rd The event is limited by numbers and therefore there only 30 seats available Tickets are only £5   People can book by phone on 01580 292992 or by email to info@bloomsburysbiddenden.com The address is Bloomsburys, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, Kent TN27 8DQ   Also appearing will be new singer/songwriters Yoshi and Florence Smart plus a special appearance from Tony O'Malley who found fame with amongst others Arrival, Kokomo and as lead singer for 10cc http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/?pID=53 http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/pete-interviewed-on-bbc-one-tv Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:55:59 GMT Tune in to the BBC TV South East Today show at 18:30 on BBC One (South East only) to see Pete's interview http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b015j4gl http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/?pID=52 http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/pete-molinari-and-farah-vintage Tue, 04 Oct 2011 08:07:13 GMT Pete Molinari is working with Farah to promote their Vintage Collection ~ check out the links below for more information and we'll have photos of Pete in clothing from the range to share with you soon. www.facebook.com/farahvintage http://twitter.com/farahvintage http://www.farah.co.uk/index.php/aw11-vintage-collection-12/ http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/?pID=50 http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/pete-molinari-at-the-central-theatre-chatham Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:57:43 GMT Pete Molinari plus guests Tickets: £14.50 and £17.50 Box Office: 01634 338338 http://tickets.medway.gov.?uk/application/event.aspx??eventid=1553 http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/?pID=49 http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/since-youve-been-gone-video-and-45 Sat, 02 Apr 2011 18:04:13 GMT Since You've Been Gone - Video and 45 The video for Since You've Been Gone is now available to view on YouTube  and the limited edition vinyl 45 is released April 5th. http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/?pID=45 http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/bob-harris-bbc-radio-2-session Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:27:00 GMT Pete's live in session on the Bob Harris show on BBC Radio 2 this Saturday night/Sunday morning.  Listen online at the link below ~ the show will also be available to listen to again for 7 days following the broadcast. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00z07gv http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/?pID=42 http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/1970-company-interview Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:51:05 GMT www.1970company.com/home/ http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/?pID=41 http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/pete-molinari-live-at-the-bbcs-celtic-connections-video Sat, 05 Feb 2011 23:45:40 GMT www.bbc.co.uk/music/celticconnections/2011/artists/pete_molinari/ http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/?pID=40 http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/bbc-radio-scotland Fri, 28 Jan 2011 09:52:49 GMT Pete Molinari on BBC Radio Scotland Celtic Connections show Pete Molinari joined former lead singer of The Mavericks Raul Malo, Ricky Ross and Canadian duo Madison Violet for a live session on BBC Scotland as part of Celtic Connections 2011. Listen via the BBC i-player - where it will be available to listen again for the next seven days here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xngk0   More photos from the event here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/radioscotland/2011/01/photographs-from-another-count.shtml       http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/?pID=38 http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/norwegian-tour-january-2011 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 11:23:48 GMT Pete will be playing the following gigs in Norway this month: 13th - Feelgood, Halden 14th - Hulen, Bergen 15th - Folken, Stavanger 16th - Cafe Moody, Haugesund 17th - Herr Nilsen, Oslo 19th - Credo, Trondheim 20th - Blaarock, Tromso http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/?pID=37 http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/pete-on-richard-hawleys-bbc-6-music-christmas-show Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:20:46 GMT Fancy a break from turkey, tinsel, the in-laws and the Queen's speech on Christmas Day? If so tune in to BBC 6 Music between 1 - 4pm and you'll find Pete Molinari as the special guest of Richard Hawley during the Sheffield troubadour's festive spectacular. Other visitors to Hawley's Grotto include Billy Bragg, the Smoke Fairies and Eliza Carthy so it's sure to be a veritable feast of musical delights. More info here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00wp9wz http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/?pID=35 http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/upcoming-us-shows Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:06:29 GMT Pete has just finished up a 7 night residency at The Redwood Bar in Los Angeles, CA and thanks to everyone that was able to make it out to the shows! Next stop on the U.S. trip is the Bumbershoot Music Festival in Seattle, WA on Saturday September 4th. Pete will be performing on the NW Court Stage at 6:00pm. After Seattle Pete is making his return to New York City! And will be performing at The Mercury Lounge on Wednesday September 8th at 7:30pm and then one last show at Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJ on Friday September 10th before heading back to the U.K.! Tickets at the Links above. Thanks!  http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/?pID=33 http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/pete-molinari-documentary Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:21:01 GMT New Pete Documentary We are excited to let everyone know that there has been an amazing documentary done on Pete's brand new album 'A Train Bound For Glory'. Produced and Directed by Matt Frost this project gives a great insight to the recording of the album and stories from Nashville. You can watch Part 1 & 2 at the links below and we'd love to hear your feedback and thoughts on the project! Watch it right here on the website, or on YouTube via the links below. A Train Bound For Glory Documentary Part One A Train Bound For Glory Documentary Part Two http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/?pID=19 http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/pete-hits-the-charts Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:03:02 GMT Pete Hits The Charts! We're thrilled to announce that Pete has entered the official Indie Album charts at number 26 with his latest album A Train Bound For Glory. For more information, check out the BBC's chart page or click on the cutting below. Well done Pete! http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/?pID=15 http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/pete-does-pop-sur-dronne Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:43:27 GMT Pete Does Pop sur Dronne Pete's playing at this season's Pop sur Dronne on Thursday 5th August 2010.  Be sure to catch him at what is described as 'Three intimate music evenings in the beautiful surroundings of Les Colonnes, Bonnes'. Click here to search for accommodation in the Les Colonnes region. http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/?pID=11 http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/a-train-bound-for-glory Mon, 24 May 2010 13:01:34 GMT A Train Bound For Glory "This album and the ones that came before are to some degree my bridge from England to America - the two places where I truly grew up. They seem so far apart but on some levels they are so close together. It's like the same river runs through them all". About the Album Recorded at Playground Sound Studios in Nashville and featuring contributions from The Jordanaires and Chris Scruggs, ‘A Train Bound For Glory’ is the third album by Kent born singer-songwriter Pete Molinari. His debut album ‘Walking Off The Map’ (2006) had been recorded and produced live by Billy Childish in his kitchen, while Molinari's adventures on the Guardian backed Big Bertha label had brought him public attention thanks to regular updates in that newspaper courtesy of would-be music mogul Will Hodgkinson. His second album ‘A Virtual Landslide’ (2008) was produced by Liam Watson at Toe Rag Studios, received widespread acclaim and led to BBC Radio 2 recording sessions for Mark Lamarr, Bob Harris, Janice Long, Aled Jones and Radcliffe & Maconie (who also bestowed Record of the Week status on two singles released from the album). Other radio highlights at this time included guest appearances for Robert Elms, Sean Rowley, 6 Music, Radio 4's Loose Ends and long time supporter Ralph McLean's BBC Ulster show (who was to make the record his ‘Album Of The Decade’). It was soon to become a ‘musicians' album", with the likes of Ray Davies, Paul Weller and Richard Hawley all singing its praises, while Molinari also received a Mojo Honours List nomination as Best Newcomer. Molinari had first made a trip to Nashville during a break from touring ‘A Virtual Landslide’ and while there had hooked up with producer Adam Landry and a number of local musicians. His reputation as a songwriter and vocalist of some note had already made it Stateside thanks to the British music press, but to see and hear him perform in the flesh was a revelation to the locals and it was not long before he was holed up at Playground Sound with new admirers The Jordanaires to record a collection of covers that was to see the light of day on the ‘Today, Tomorrow & Forever’ EP. For a man brought up on many of the classic records that these legendary performers had sung on, the experience of working with the vocal group was mindblowing. "The Jordanaires came in, listened to the tracks, wrote down parts, gathered around one mic, started to sing, and my jaw dropped," recalls Molinari. "I didn't want them to leave." Spurred on by the success of these recordings, Molinari decided to stay on in the States – playing the bars and coffee shops of Nashville, New Orleans, San Francisco and New York, just as he had as a young kid when first crossing the Atlantic [Pete had previously based himself in Greenwich Village for 18 months, playing shows and honing his trade and stagecraft in front of some very tough and unforgiving audience who were all just waiting for this young pretender from the UK to trip up – by all accounts he never did]. Having spent almost two years touring the UK and mainland Europe as both headlining act and as support to the likes of Richard Hawley and Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, this extended road trip not only gave him a much needed break from a rigorous schedule but also allowed him the chance to rediscover the country he had first fallen in love with back home in Chatham, Kent via the works of Kerouac and Guthrie and the impressive record collections of his older brothers and sisters; factors that would prove to be hugely influential to a boy with a classic case of the small town blues. Molinari: "As a kid I was given two books that made as big an impression on me as anything could. They were by Woody Guthrie and Jack Kerouac and along with the songs and music that were later handed down to me, they helped convince me that my life should and would be some kind of journey on the road that some call bound for glory and others the road less travelled by". Many of the songs on ‘A Train Bound For Glory’ were already written (at least in part) before he headed back to the States, but by immersing himself in and being subtly seduced by cities such as Nashville, New York and a defiant New Orleans – towns that for Molinari remain not only the birthplace of but also the catalyst for some of the greatest pieces of music ever written – they became fully formed and, thanks to incredible performances from all involved, took on a life of their own. Release date: June 7th 2010 Label: Clarksville Producer: Adam Landry & Justin Collins All songs written by Pete Molinari The Players Pete Molinari – vocals, guitar Adam Landry - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, glockenspiel Chris Scruggs - steel guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar Tyson Rogers - piano James Haggerty - upright bass, electric bass Fred Eltringham - drums, percussion The Jordanaires – backing vocals on 'Since You’ve Been Gone' and 'Heartbreak Avenue' The McCrary Sisters – backing vocals on 'Since You’ve Been Gone' Carey Kotsionis, Kim Collins, Courtney Kotsionis, Justin Collins, Adam Landry – assorted backing vocals, handclaps. Strings on 'What A Day, What A Night, What A Girl' played by Peter Hyrka Quartet. Below are links where you can get your copy on Vinyl, CD, or Digital Download. The album is also available in HMV and Rough Trade stores in London. Featuring the single "Streetcar Named Desire" (as seen on Later Live with Jools Holland and The Sun's Single of the Week) plus 11 other great new tracks! Where to Get the New Album Click on a logo below (or a link underneath) to get hold of 'A Train Bound For Glory'. On Vinyl Rough Trade Norman Records On CD/Download iTunes Amazon HMV Play.com eMusic Tesco Digital Sky Songs Napster http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/?pID=8 http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/gigs-and-events Wed, 19 May 2010 16:23:57 GMT Gigs & Events Hover over dates to view events - you need to allow pop-ups to view extra details. http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/?pID=9 http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/music-video Tue, 18 May 2010 11:22:21 GMT Music Video A selection of Pete's videos from the past few years. If this isn't enough, try a YouTube search for all Pete related videos. Sweet Louise One Stolen Moment It Came Out Of The Wilderness Love Lies Bleeding Today, Tomorrow and Forever Streetcar Named Desire Streetcar Named Desire (Later Live: With Jools Holland) Guilty http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/?pID=12 http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/pete-performs-on-bbcs-later-live-with-jools-holland Wed, 12 May 2010 13:03:19 GMT Pete Performs on BBC's Later Live: With Jools Holland Pete made his debut on BBC tv's Later With Jools Holland last night with an amazing performance with Jools and his band of the brand new single Streetcar Named Desire (out May 31) . In case you missed the show there will be an extended version on May 14 on BBC 2 at 11.45pm. Whilst there he also recorded an exclusive solo version of Minus Me for the show. This is available to watch online at the Later site in a few days. Both songs appear on Pete's new album A Train Bound For Glory - out on Clarksville Recordings on June 7. You can get a sneak preview of some of its tracks, upcoming radio sessions and details of the album launch at London's Screen On The Green on May 29 via Pete's MySpace page. You can find more BBC goodies from Pete here.