Pete Scott - reviews



home page news biography albums dates reviews tuition courses and classes songwriting it's the song... christmas songs the numbers game contact	reviews Why Sing Goodbye Songs Album launch at the Lit & Phil, Newcastle upon Tyne In 1879, Newcastle inventor Joseph Swan demonstrated his newly invented light bulb, electrifying his audience at the Lit and Phil. And over a century on, Pete Scott can legitimately claim to have done the same... [read more] Gig review - Pete Scott at Morden Tower - 24th November 2006 After a pint in Rosie’s, it was off along the city wall to find the ancient Morden Tower, a very interesting structure which forms part of Newcastle’s 13th century east wall. Much used for poetry gatherings, this was a venue on the gig list for Pete's latest venture; Yuri Gagarin's Banjo and other stories... [read more] Pete Scott at Rothbury Roots, Northumberland Wednesday 4th October 2006 The artist took the stage, resplendent in a dark suit and open-necked shirt, and without further ado immediately captivated his audience with a great song which highlighted his superb guitar work, the lovely tone of his guitar, the marvellous lyrics and his rich, smooth voice... [read more] David Whetstone, The Journal, July 2006 Singer songwriter Pete Scott talks music past and present If you were to write the soundtrack to Pete Scott's life so far, it would probably have to begin with the sound of his mother singing light opera around the house in “this amazingly wonderful soprano voice that I didn't always appreciate”... [read more] Berwick and Borders Gazette, April 2005 Pete Scott - Talking to a Stranger After listening to the gently honest folk of Talking to a Stranger, the fact that Tyneside singer songwriter Pete Scott is a name new to me is more my loss than his. It could have something to do with the fact that, after supporting Richard Thompson, Lindisfarne, Janis Ian, Judie Tzuke and John Martyn in the 70s and 80s... [read more] Review from Alistair Robinson, Sunderland Echo One of the North-East's best singer-songwriters, Pete Scott, is back with a fine new album. Pete first came to prominence in the Geordie folk-rock boom of the early 1970s, releasing a set of much-admired albums and touring with John Martyn, Richard Thompson, Janis Ian and Judie Tzuke as well as Tyneside compatriots Lindisfarne... [read more] Peter Lewis - Hexham Courant Something awesome in the heat of the night It was almost too hot to enjoy anything at all on Friday last - the Queen’s Hall was attempting to enter the Guiness Book of Records for the highest humidity in Britain. But we, a packed audience, mopped each other’s brows and got on with the pleasure of enjoying an evening of traditional and contemporary North-East music, courtesy of the Northumbria Anthology... [read more] Talking to a Stranger - Launch Review, November 2004 Talking to a Stranger is the new, eagerly-awaited album from Tyneside singer-songwriter Pete Scott. Pete, who toured extensively in the 70's and 80's supporting major names such as Lindisfarne, Janis Ian, Judy Tzuke, John Martyn and Richard Thompson, suspended regular gigging in the 90's to concentrate on writing and teaching, a career which has included a ground-breaking spell working in a high security prison, and a number of theatre projects... [read more]	Why Sing Goodbye Songs available online from: CD Baby iTunes Amazon Hear tracks from the album Read the album launch review Watch Pete on YouTube: He Said She Said Yeah Eddie's Dead William Smith and Pauline Jones Fantastic Pasty Pity The Poor Baritone