Roadside Preaching Pete Alderton

• 1 Soul Of A Man 03:37
• 2 Curbside Blues 03:48
• 3 My Sweet Valentina 04:01
• 4 Kiss My Blues Away 03:54
• 5 Who´s to Blame 04:06
• 6 Dance Me to the End of Love 05:22
• 7 Now 04:10
• 8 Red Red Wine 05:13
• 9 Lament for the War 04:21
• 10 Homesick 04:32
• 11 Stormy Monday 04:53
• Total Runtime 47:57

Info for Roadside Preaching

If the road is your home, then passing strangers can turn into close friends. Roadside Preaching sees Pete Alderton collaborating with musicians he met while touring Germany's blues bars – true originals, to whom the blues is not just a musical style, but a way of life. And so, nothing sounds contrived or crafted here, but always, as though it were culled straight from life: The noises of the street, the smell of the cotton fields alongside the Mississippi and the whisky-drenched sounds of the clubs in Chicago – you can almost physically sense them while listening to these songs.

Roadside Preaching is Pete Alderton's third album and it is the work of a man who has gone through a lot and wants to share his experiences through his music. Although he has renounced alcohol, he knows all too well about the pitfalls and downsides of life. And so, his songs deal with topics like making it through a day on the street with the help of the bottle ('Red Red Wine'), the urgent need for more social responsibility and humanity as well as an end to war ('Lament for War').

It has made Roadside Preaching, mastered by Hans-Jörg Mauksch at Pauler Acoustics, his most authentic and intense album so far. An essential part of its appeal stems from the tightness of his backing band, which has cut its teeth through an endless string of gigs, performing both at renowned jazz spaces and small pubs: Chris Rosikon (guitar, bass, mandolin), Thommy Heineke (accordion, mandolin) as well as vocalist Ella Raven, who guests on three tracks. The result is a strikingly refined blend of reflective, slow songs on the one hand and rhythmically driven action on the other.

Pete Alderton brings these songs to live with his instantly recognisable, powerful performance, holding the combustible combination together with his roughly-hewn signature voice. Remarkably, his original compositions perfectly hold their own alongside classics from legends like Blind Wille Johnson and T-Bone Walker. The former's 'Soul of a Man' is almost a key to the entire collection, containing Pete's philosophy about the blues in a nutshell: 'As far as I can understand, a man is more than his mind.'

Pete Alderton, vocals, acoustic guitar, blues harp
Christof Rosikon, acoustic & electric guitar, bass, mandolin
Thommy Heinecke, mandolin, accordion
Ella Raven, vocals (on Tracks 3, 6, 7)

Mastered by Hans-Jörg Maucksch at Pauler Acoustics, Germany

Pete Alderton was born in Felixstowe, England as the son of an American G.I. and an English mother. His sphere of activity is in Germany, where he lives now as a resident of Paderborn. Specialized on blues classics he started his career with the debut album Living On Love, which was released on Ozella Music in 2006. This album was produced by Carsten Mentzel and Dagobert Böhm.

Pete is supported by the same team on his new album Cover My Blues, which was released in March, 2009. Pete, who sings and plays blues harp, is joined by Carsten Mentzel (guitar, bass, keys), Gerold Kukulenz (upright bass), Michel Roggenland (drums) and further guest musicians.

Booklet for Roadside Preaching