We did an acoustic session for the great Austrian radio station FM4, with who we have now had a number of happy encounters in our travels through Europe. Thanks to Albert Farkas for these opportunities. This particular session features a version of variously tired/hungover pete and the pirates; its hard to play well first thing in the morning.

Jonny and Pete provide the backing vocals

The lovely photographs come courtesy of Shirin Omran.

Here are the songs, from the fm4 acoustic session (http://fm4.orf.at)

She doesn’t belong to me

Half moon street

Pete dog puts his hand to the keys

come to the bar

Also included in this post is a radio show that we were invited to record while hanging out at the lovely Lakeside Acoustic festival earlier this year. We aren’t born radio DJs but we had a lot fun presenting this show. The theme of the show is ‘the surreal’ in music. Jonny, little Pete and Tommy choose 10 songs containing various unusual elements from various musical genres. Enjoy!

Pete and the Pirates take over FM4 – ‘GUEST ROOM’

Radio Friendly

A guitar like this doesn’t come cheaply and obviously not everyone is a famous rock star but we think it’s worth looking for a guitar that’s unique, or at least a bit different from what everyone else is playing. (and one which obviously sounds fantastic) Anyway, this is the new member of our band

The thing about Northern Europe is that people give you a lot of cheese and ham. Soft pre sliced gouda or edam, and neatly rolled up pieces of salami. Its nice but it gets a bit overwhelming sometimes. Nice brown beers we’ve been drinking in holland – some kind of ‘bock’. Apparently Holland has no traditional cuisine. If anyone can shed any light on this it would be great.

“Breaking Bad”, “The Killing” and “Tim and Eric’s Awesome Show, Great Job!” are the TV shows that are keeping us entertained on tour.  Check them out if, like us,  you have a lot of time to kill.

Utrecht is home of ‘village cafe’ where David and Tommy had the best espresso they have ever had. Had nuances of apricot.  Pete C opted for a Cortado, which was nice.  Afterwards, we went back to our apartment, where we cooked ourselves a lovely meal and played games til the wee hours.  Basically, we’re on holiday!

We’d like to thank Richard Branson (and Buzz Aldrin) for the nice mention here, Great Job!

PETE AND THE PIRATES UK TOUR 2011
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SEPTEMBER
22 Manchester – Deaf Institute
23 Leeds – Cockpit
24 Liverpool – Mojo
25 Edinburgh – Cabaret Voltaire
26 Glasgow – Captain’s Rest
28 Birmingham – Hare & Hounds
29 Milton Keynes – Sno! Bar
30 Sheffield – Leadmill
OCTOBER
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3 Brighton, Komedia
4 London, Scala
7 Dublin, Academy
8 Belfast, The Stiff Kitten

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