Report - by Cyril Insley
27th April 2009 - PETE
REDFERN
Making his debut at our
club this evening, Pete gave us an excellent display of fine vocals and first class guitar playing.
He has always harboured
a love of Country Music and performed songs of this genre with various combos including the duos "Pinto" and "Smith and Jones"
and the band "Daytona".
Pete has also ventured
into song writing with partner Allan Crookes and together they have released three CDs of self penned numbers.
Tonight he was here in
his current capacity of solo artiste and soon won over our members with his easy rapport and great exposition of his musical
ability.
The content of his show
was an excellent mix of new and old Country including lots of songs new to us. Starting with the Lee Roy Parnell number "Crossing
Over", he continued with Dwight Yoakam's "It Only Hurts Me When I Cry", one of his own compositions "Under The Moon", Steve
Goodman's "City Of New Orleans", Tom Petty's "Walls", covered last year by Glen Campbell, Keith Urban's 2001 No. 1 hit "But
For The Grace Of God" and several from the catalogue of one of my favourite singers, Dale Watson, "Ain't No Cow In Texas",
Way Down Texas Way" and "Love At First Sight".
The more familiar classic
Country examples featured Cal Smith's "Drinking Champagne", Hank Williams's "Crazy Heart", Ray Price's "Heartaches By The
Number", Johnny Horton's "Honky Tonk Man", Ray Charles's "Take These Chains From My Heart", Charley Pride's "Is Anybody Going
To San Antone" and to bring this super show to an end, Ronnie Milsap's "I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World"! Every
song produced appreciative applause from the audience; so it will come as no surprise if Pete is asked to give another concert
at The Black Horse.
