Live Reviews

"a one man folk industry"

BBC Radio 2

"one of our most versatile and impressive performers".

Alan Bearman, Sidmouth International Festival

"positively ebullient on stage, step-dancing whilst playing and singing."

Lawrence Heath, fROOTS

"Nowhere do you find all the threads of song, dance, musician, caller & organiser woven together in such a rich tapestry."

David Herron, The Living Tradition

"Every aspiring young performer needs to watch this man whose driving, footstomping delivery on a variety of instruments and outstanding voice is an object lesson in regard-for-your-audience basics."

Paul Davenport, EDS Magazine

"He's still one of the most committed, most versatile, most important folk artists in Britain."

BBC Folk & Acoustic Website Artists database

"Pete Coe is dry of wit, strong of voice and his instrumental versatility is of vaudevillian impressiveness."

The Glasgow Herald

"Uniquely gifted as a terrific singer, accomplished multi-instrumentalist and thrilling step-dancer, sometimes all at once! An evening with Pete Coe is an exhilarating experience."

Electric Theatre, Guildford

"He is simply the most entertaining & exciting performer about, giving so much value with sparkling enthusiasm for the music he purveys".

Andy Leith, "Traditions at the Tiger" , Long Eaton

"He informs all he does with passion, love, and humour. This intelligent man is thought-provoking, entertaining, rewarding, and he lives his life in music."

Chris Ridley, Bodmin Folk Song Club

"The headliner was Pete Coe, from the UK, a tall, lanky "one-man Folk Show" with a predominantly traditional repertoire, a huge and wonderful voice, and a multi-instrumentalist and master of his craft. Add to all that his ability to dance in the clogging style whilst playing, he was a knock-out, and left his audiences gob-smacked."

Auckland Festival New Zealand review

"A prolific performer with ability beyond bounds."

Chippenham Folk Festival

"An industry? More a multi-national."

Dave Tuxford, City Life, Manchester