MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST and singer Pete Coe will be appearing in the next Silver Street Sessions gig at Cotleigh Brewery, Wiveliscombe.

He has been a professional musician since 1971, playing at festivals, concerts, clubs, dances and schools throughout Britain, Europe, Asia, New Zealand and USA.

During the 1970s he toured and recorded with Chris Coe, was a member of the legendary New Victory Band and with Nic Jones, Tony Rose and again, Chris Coe, he was a member of Bandoggs.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s he toured and recorded with Red Shift but since 1985 he has mainly worked as a soloist and earned an enviable reputation.

His strong, distinctive voice is enhanced by his instrumental versatility, the ringing strings of his bouzouki, the sweet chords of his mountain dulcimer, the plaintive frailing banjo and the pulsing reeds of his melodeon.

He is also a country dance caller, creator and band musician. He sings, plays and step dances, sometimes all at once!

The concert is on Monday, September 26, with doors open at 7.30pm and the concert at 8pm. Tickets are £12/£10.

Pete Coe’s website can be found at http://www.backshift.demon.co.uk