CD: Pete Molinari: Walking off the Map (2006)

Debut release by this artist, recorded live in producer/mentor Billy Childish's kitchen! Pete Molinari is a Folk Blues singer/songwriter of Egyptian / Maltese parentage, raised in from Chatham, England, where he was discovered by Childish. He’s been playing solo for a few years, and has become a fixture in his hometown, and various London acoustic clubs. During an 18 month stint in America, he honed his unique vocal style playing the bars and cafes of New York’s Greenwich Village like the Bitter End, the Gaslight, Cafe Wah, Café De L’Artists (places where Jack Kerouac and his beat poets read and also the likes of Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, Ramblin Jack Elliot and Dylan all played). It is refreshing to come across such a pure and special artist as Pete Molinari. Damaged Goods. 2006.