20241011: Friday 11th October 2024: Pete Morton
£11.00
Support: False Colours
At the Golden Hind, 355 Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 1SP
8pm (Doors open 7:30pm)
Entry: £12(door), £11(advance), £10(members).
Pete Morton is a singer and entertainer with a wealth of self penned songs that express everything from the highly personal to the truly international.
Often referred to as an old time troubadour he delivers an unruly mix of humanism politics, love, social commentary and humour, all wrapping its way around the folk tradition.
Originally from Leicester, England, Pete discovered the acoustic music scene at 16, and has been on the never-ending tour as a folk singer songwriter ever since.
With his powerful, euphonious voice storytelling and compelling stage presence he continues his merry niche, singing songs, peace, justice, open global inclusion, with a fun, loving and approachable style.
"An independent spirit, an old school troubadour...he continues his merry niche" Froots Magazine
False Colours are an "award-winning" duo (otherwise known as Polly and David) performing their own unique and intricate style of uplifting, 'happy/sad', rhythmic, indie, jangle folk music. Based in East Anglia, the pair have become known throughout the live music scene of the south east of England for their highly entertaining, and often unexpected, live jangle folk show, playing many of the regions best festivals- from Broadstairs Folk Week to FolkEast, and (almost) everywhere in between.
Their inventive and ear worm-inducing songwriting combines traditional open and fresh sounding folk style tunes, with a tenor guitar sound which is reminiscent of 1960’s jangle pop- which David plays both harmonically and melodically, but probably also rhythmically, at the same time as providing a percussive drive with a nice, not too big, bass drum. When combined with Polly’s "beautiful voice," warm and characterful bass-lines and the never ending vocal harmonies in their interesting but well blended singing styles, the thoughtful lyrics come to life with an original, unexpected sound that is sure to captivate, welcome, divert and uplift the listener.
In 2023, after five years of planning, writing, learning, recording and then ripping it all up and starting again, False Colours finally released their second EP- "On The Verge"