Scott Peterson came onstage with long, thick, curly-brown
dreadlocks and a beard. He had a sweet smile, an intricate guitar playing style
and as they say here in Maine, a wicked nice voice. I liked his songs. There were lots of nature images, and one written for his grandfather, called, "Labor Day". He piqued my interest when
he said that during a period of writer’s block, he found an old book of poetry and
decided to set some poems to music. Outstanding among them was “Lie Awake”, by
Amelia Josephine Burr, and “The Colliery”, a song about coal mining, based on a
poem by Vernon Watkins. He played another one based on two poems; “Crooked
Hills of Holbrook/Hills of Mexico”, which featured additional accompaniment by
Ron the drummer and Bill the bass/slide guitar player, who considerably filled
out his sound. Once he got going, he really started cooking; his voice got
stronger and more passionate. He warmed up the crowd nicely for Eric
Bettencourt and finished with an enthusiastic response from the audience. Here's a link to his myspace: http://www.myspace.com/scottcpeterson
