Cargo Records

Walking Off The Map

Pete Molinari is a folk blues singer/songwriter from Chatham, England, of Egyptian / Maltese parentage.

'Walking Off The Map' is his first release, recorded live on half track in Billy Childishs kitchen - which is how Billys wife Julie came to sing on 'Alone And Forsaken' and duets with Pete on his tune 'We Belong Together'. Two other friends, Wolf and Jim, sat in on percussion and blues harp, respectively Pete has been playing solo for five years, honing his unique vocal style playing the bars and cafes of New York's East Village as well as his hometown of Chatham and already a regular around the acoustic clubs of London. It is refreshing to come across such a frank and sincere artist as Pete Molinari. 'Walking Off The Map¹ is one of those rare warm and intimate records where you feel the singer is there performing in front of you. The same knd of warmth and intimacy you get listening to Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams, Leadbelly, Bob Dylan, and Nick Drake. 'Walking Off The Map¹ is his first release, recorded live on half track in Billy's kitchen - which is how Billy's wife Julie came to sing on 'Alone And Forsaken¹ and duets with Pete on 'We Belong Together¹. Two other friends, Wolf and Jim, sat in on percussion and blues harp respectively. Says Pete: "By recording with Billy on his old tape machine in his kitchen I feel we got a bit of that old spirit that I love so much about those old records. The ones that were thrown to one side in my house as a child...Hank Williams, Johnny Cash...I can only thank God that they were." It is refreshing to come across such a pure and special artist as Pete Molinari.