AMY WADGE & PETE RILEY Tickets and Dates

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Amy Wadge and Pete Riley first came together a little over two years ago to do some writing. They immediately clicked and after many years as solo artists or as members of various bands, they decided to collaborate and have been touring, writing and recording together ever since. Together they penned an album's worth of material and have now decided to release it. The new album, "Rivers Apart", which they have also co-produced, was released on March 17, 2011.

Maverick Magazine 5 Star Review

Amy Wadge and Pete Riley
RIVERS APART 
Self-released AWCD004PR
*****
They gel together incredibly well with this collaboration nothing short of remarkable.
Over the past few years, Cardiff-based artist Amy Wadge has released some excellent records. ACOUSTIG was enthralling and BUMP can be found on many people’s Top Album lists but here we find that Amy has teamed up with Pete Riley for this eleven song record. Having toured America during the past ten years with Edwin McCain and his own band Treehouse, Pete has returned home to his native Liverpool and the UK is a better place for him being here. Having first joined forces two years ago to write material, Amy and Pete found that they clicked and decided to collaborate on further tracks with this album the product of that initial idea.
Over the course of the record, Amy and Pete take turns in providing lead vocals on many of these tunes which can all be described as being excellent. With Easy On Me, Amy’s minimally played acoustic guitar allows for her distinctive vocals to prove themselves once more. Her vocals efforts are that good that they instantly grab you and stay with you long after the song has ended.  On Dance With Me, Pete is the one singing his heart out with Amy more than amply providing backing vocals. The vocal combination of these two is sublime and makes the feet tingle as it is that good especially when the mandolin is tenderly played.
This is a simply marvellous album by Amy and Pete. Future collaborations? I urge for this suggestion to come true with every inch of my soul. Russell Hill

Amy returns to the road after a year out to have a second baby. She is widely regarded as one of the country’s most successful female singer/songwriters. Over the course of five solo albums, two collaborations, numerous compositions for other artists and hundreds of live performances all over the globe, she has established an outstanding body of work. Her voice is simply amazing with a breathtaking range and emotional impact while her song writing continues to surpass most of her contemporaries.  ‘An irresistible, riveting performer' - Bob Harris, BBC Radio2

Amy Wadge, (pronounced ‘Woj’), is an established singer-songwriter with five album releases to her name as well as a number of singles, EPs and cuts with other artists. This is her third collaborative project, her previous ones being “Tougher than Love”, (with “Hummingbird” 2007) and “Songs I Wrote with Amy”, (Ed Sheeran 2010).
In the past, Amy twice won the Best Solo Female Artist title at the Welsh Music Awards, ahead of Charlotte Church in 2002 and Cerys Matthews in 2003. Amy was also chosen by the BBC to launch, “6Music”, along with Lenny Kravitz, Pete Yorne, The Sterophonics and Embrace.
A gutsy performer with a voice that is “tough but tender”[Venue Magazine], Amy has supported some of the world’s great artists, Van Morrison, Damien Rice, Eric Bibb and was Jeff Beck’s chosen support for the whole of his first UK tour for 15 years in 2004. Amy has also toured extensively in Europe, Asia and Australia and the USA,
Amy is published by Bdi Music Publishing and writes both for and with other artists including Ed Sheeran, Ruth Lorenzo, Dannii Minougeue, Marti Pellow, Chris Difford, Henry Priestman, Guy Batson, Amy Nuttel, Jade Gallagher, Yaana Gupta and Lucinda Belle and a raft of other developing artists and rising stars.
Pete Riley, recently returned to his native Liverpool, after spending some ten years touring the States after signing a major record deal with Atlantic records and EMI publishing.

Pete later joined forces with the iconic Platinum American artist, Edwin McCain with whom he co-wrote his last three albums. Pete also toured the USA with his own band, 'Treehouse' before that, Opening for R.E.M, Hootie and the Blowfish and the Cranberries.  Recently he has been writing, recording and producing with a number of international artists, including Edwin McCain, Narada Michael Walden, Maia Sharp, Angie Aparo, Kevin Kinney, Henry Priestman,(The Christians), Deadmono (Sweden) and most recently, with Amy.
Pete is published by Softdog Publishing  and writes both for and with other artists including Edwin McCain, Maia Sharp, Angie Aparo, Henry Priestman, Garry Christian,  Jade Gallagher, Kevn Kinney, Alyssa Bonagura and Tia McGraff.
Pete has numerous TV appearances to his credit including VH1, BBC and CBS Good Morning America and his songs also feature in the Warner Bros T.V. drama "Jack and Bobby" and internationally released 2010, Miley Cyrus, Disney movie, "The Last Song".