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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 October2006 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 of The Journal / July 2006 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. Berwick
and Borders Gazette / April 2005 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 70’s and 80’s... 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 1970's, 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. Peter
Lewis – Hexham Courant. 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… 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
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