Multi-instrumentalist Pete Roe is to release the first single from his debut solo album next month. Roe, probably best known for his work with Laura Marling, will offer ‘Further Into Midnight’ as a free download from April 8, with album Our Beloved Bubble set to arrive the following month on Middle Of Nowhere Recordings....
So this isn’t exactly news ‘hot off the press’, but in case you hadn’t already heard, Communion records have begun what they call a “Communion Weekly”. For the last five weeks, Communion have been sending subscribers a small dose of what they’ve been up to. Every week, this includes a ‘Track of the Week’...
Sam Brookes, troubador and organiser of the Unplugged Sessions at the Mayfair Windmill, has taken the show on the road over the past week. With a cracking line up featuring Pete Roe, Emily & the Woods, Hot Feet, John Parker and Sam himself, the tour has visited the South West and has two not-to-be-missed...
Communion, a club night and record label set up by Kevin Jones (formerly of Cherbourg) and Ben Lovett (of Mumford & Sons), was originally intended to promote upcoming musicians in the London circuit. This launch saw its grasps expanding to Oxford through a line up of Sonny Liston, Rozi Plain, Andrew Davie and Pete...
Communion artist Pete Roe is giving away two free tickets to his London show tomorrow night (Wednesday 10th August). The Electroacoustic club show is being held at the Slaughtered Lamb in Clerkenwell. Support is from London alt-folk band Endersby’s Room. To be in with a chance of winning, just tweet the following sentence word-for-word....
When I was little I used to think that Merry-Go-Rounds were fun, yet as soon as I jumped on those golden sparkly horses I would feel disappointed because they wouldn’t take me anywhere far. The Merry-Go-Round is Pete Roe’s first EP and on first listen you are transported to those tender years of curiosity...
Pete Roe is a decent man. He’s got dignity all over. You discover that the moment you listen to his music, influenced by the right and wrong doings of his close friends, the world, the simplicity of nature and the moral principles infused in him. You also discover that the moment you meet him,...
You may not realise it, but you’ve probably seen Pete Roe’s face more than once. He has been a regular feature of Laura Marling’s live band for quite some time, and last Autumn played the roles of both supporting act and roadie for brothers-in-the-folk Mumford & Sons. With the support of the fine fellows...
Look, the clue is in the name – this offering from the burgeoning club night established by Ben Lovett (Mumford & Sons) and Kevin Jones (Cherbourg) is a bringing together of musical souls and a testament to the talent that thrills through the British folk scene and makes it the beautiful thing we all...
Laura Marling’s new album will feature a plethora of special features. The special edition of I Speak Because I Can, Laura’s second album and reportedly the first of two studio releases this year, will be released on 22nd March along with an accompanying DVD. The DVD will feature “interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and exclusive unseen...
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