Scott Peterson, Poetic Opener for Eric Bettencourt

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