Pete Morton/Sheila Moseley

PETE MORTON/SHEILA MOSELEY

Musician Pub 25th April 2024

Another wonderful night at the The Musician Pub and a good crowd turned out to enjoy it.

First up was SHEILA MOSELEY. Sheila has a well merited reputation and track record as a singer and performer and delivered an enjoyable set. She has a really nice voice and selected a really good and varied set of songs. One of the songs she delivered acapella and said was originally performed with CND in mind but now has wider significance... a great song but i can't place the tune!! She ended with John Tams magnificent "Rolling Home" an uplifting and and ideal closer, which had the audience singing along.

A very enjoyable set, but not one that inspired or excited me.

Headlining was local lad PETE MORTON. I remember watching Pete regularly in the early '80's at the local folk clubs... and it was clear then that he was a real talent.

Pete has a fabulous strong clear voice that fills the room, yet can also be soft and soothing as required. He writes some really magnificent songs covering a wide range of subjects from the frivolous ("Sock on the Line") through love songs, conservation and green issues, such as his tribute to the natural world and wildlife and political issues. His overall style being a true descendent of Woody and Pete Seeger.

He started off with a song about out rivers, listing far too many to remember, before moving on to a talking blues... the first four songs were taken from the new album, which judging by these performance must be a cracker before moving on to some older pieces, including the superb "Another Train"...

The first half ended with Pete Seeger's "Oh I had a Golden Thread" delivered with typical energy and quality and putting the guitar down and walking off stage and through the audience while still singing... his voice still vibrant and alive without the microphone from the back of the room.

After a short break he was back for another set which was every bit as wonderful as the first... in a week when there is much talk of re-nationalising the railways, it was great, and highly appropriate, that he sang "The Journeyman"... pleading for that very thing.

As ever he ended with the classic "When we all Sing Together"... so true and a perfect closer... He invited Sheila back to the stage to join him during the song, and as ever sang on as he put the guitar down and walked off stage still singing.

Pete is a superb songwriter and performer... his voice is strong powerful and emotive, and can also be gentle and soothing. His performance last night, as always, was laced with powerful messages, hope, optimism, and humour. Pete sings passionately from the heart and sings wonderfully... but he sings with a twinkle in the eye and never far from humour.

As ever, Pete delivered a truly wonderful performance, incredibly enjoyable, passionate and totally uplifting. This guy is as good a performer as you will see on the circuit... superb

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