Pete Riley (born 26 February 1969 in

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, England) is an English acoustic rock singer-songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer of the band Treehouse. Riley moved from Liverpool to

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in the United States in the mid-1990s, where he and his band, Treehouse, befriended

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.Treehouse Biography

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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. 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

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singer-songwriter

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and spent several years touring with him.Pete Riley and Amy Wadge: A meeting of great musical minds
. ''Hull Daily Mail'', May 1, 2014. Riley appeared on McCain's albums ''Far From Over'' (2001), ''The Austin Sessions'' (2003), ''Scream and Whisper'' (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

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. Wadge and Riley released their first album together, ''Rivers Apart'', on March 17, 2011, and toured the UK in the months following. The duo appeared on

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in May 2011. They released a second album together, ''Afterglow'', in 2012, and embarked on continued touring together.Review: Amy Wadge & Pete Riley at St David's Hall, Cardiff
''Wales Online'', March 19, 2014.

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) *''

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'' (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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Riley, Pete 1969 births Living people English rock musicians Musicians from Liverpool English male singer-songwriters