Pete Riley (born 26 February 1969 in Liverpool, England) is an English acoustic rock singer-songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer of the band Treehouse.
Riley moved from Liverpool to North Carolina in the United States in the mid-1990s, where he and his band, Treehouse, befriended Hootie & the Blowfish.Treehouse Biography, Allmusic Treehouse were the first signing to Hootie & the Blowfish's Atlantic Records subsidiary label, Breaking Records; they released the full-length album Nobody's Monkey in 1997.Nobody's Monkey review, Allmusic Treehouse were not commercially successful, and the band broke up soon afterwards. Riley then self-released a solo album, After the Parade.
In April 2001, Riley joined the band of South Carolina singer-songwriter Edwin McCainEdwin McCain Readies New Album, Tour Plans. Billboard, 20 April 2001 and spent several years touring with him.Pete Riley and Amy Wadge: A meeting of great musical minds . Hull Daily Mail, 1 May 2014. Riley appeared on McCain's albums Far From Over (2001), The Austin Sessions (2003), Scream and Whisper (2004),Edwin McCain review, Ink 19, September 2004. and Lost in America (2006). Lost in America includes McCain's rendition of "Losing Tonight", which originally appeared on Nobody's Monkey.
After his tenure with McCain, Riley moved back to England and in 2010 began writing songs with folk singer Amy Wadge. Wadge and Riley released their first album together, Rivers Apart, on 17 March 2011, and toured the UK in the months following.Amy Wadge & Pete Riley – 7 September. The Moment Magazine, August 2011.Amy Wadge and Pete Riley, The Riverfront. South Wales Argus, 5 April 2011. The duo appeared on BBC Radio Lancashire in May 2011.Amy Wadge & Peter Riley. BBC Radio Lancashire, 13 May 2011. They released a second album together, Afterglow, in 2012, and embarked on continued touring together.Guest review: Amy Wadge & Pete Riley, Old Ship Inn, Lowdham, by Mark Salter. Nottingham Post, 30 April 2012.
Discography with Treehouse Nobody's Monkey (Breaking Records/Atlantic Records, 1997)
with Edwin McCain Far From Over (2001) The Austin Sessions (2003) Scream & Whisper (2004) Lost in America (2006)
Solo Albums After the Parade (2000) Falling Over Backwards (2007)
Amy Wadge & Pete Riley Rivers Apart (2011) Afterglow (2012) Bygones (2016)
References
External links Official website