Pete Roe

Pete Roe
Born (1981-07-20) 20 July 1981
Origin London, Bristol, England
Genres Contemporary folk, folk rock
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals, guitar, piano, harmonium
Labels Middle of Nowhere, Communion
Associated acts Laura Marling, Mumford & Sons
Website peteroe.org

Pete Roe (born 20 July 1981) is a singer-songwriter based in London, UK. He was formerly a member of Laura Marling's band and has also toured with Mumford and Sons, Lucy Rose, Nathaniel Rateliff, Willy Mason and Ben Howard, [1][2] He has been compared to Bert Jansch,[3] and been described by NME as the missing link between John Martyn and Leonard Cohen[4]

Biography

Pete Roe was born in London and studied mechanical engineering at The University of Bristol.[5] In 2007 he moved to London and joined as session musician in Laura Marling's band. Between 2008 and 2010 he recorded on Marling's Mercury Music Prize nominated albums 'I Speak Because I Can' and 'A Creature I Don't Know' as well as being the second signing to Communion Records in the summer of 2010. The EP The Merry-Go-Round received critical acclaim: opening track "Bellina" was awarded Song of the Day status by Q Magazine, and Roe named an up-and-coming star by The Guardian’s influential music section.[6] In 2012 he produced Folk-Rock Band Hot Feet's debut EP "Wood House" [7]

Roe's 2013 Album "Our Beloved Bubble" was recorded at Watercolour Studios in the highlands of Scotland in only a few days. It was mixed by Ethan Johns, mastered at Abbey Road Studios and released by Middle of Nowhere.

Our Beloved Bubble was described by Q (magazine) as sounding "Like a lost 70s John Martyn classic" and Bob Harris called it "A lovely record"[8]

Pete Roe is a tuner and restorer of Harmoniums and Reed Organs

Between 2013 and 2015 Roe designed and developed a guitar pickup called the Submarine that lets the player apply effects to two strings of a guitar, thereby making one guitar sound like two. [9]

Pete Roe discography

References

  1. ↑ http://www.peteroe.org/blogg.cfm?feature=2458066&postid=2998410
  2. ↑ http://www.peteroe.org/blogg.cfm?feature=2458066&postid=2585743
  3. ↑ "Music: Pete's engineering a hit record". Birmingham Mail.
  4. ↑ Cooper, Leonie. "Live Review: Laura Marling And Friends". NME.
  5. ↑ Daniels, Tiffany. "Interview: Pete Roe". Drunken Werewolf.
  6. ↑ Daniels, Tiffany. "Interview: Pete Roe".
  7. ↑ King, Josh. "Review: Hot Feet – Wood House". Thank Folk For That.
  8. ↑ Roe, Pete. https://www.facebook.com/MrPeteRoe?ref=hl. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ Scapelliti, Christopher. "Submarine Pickup Slips Under Strings to Make One Guitar Sound Like Two". Guitar Player.
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