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Biography

Raised in Greenwich Village, Peter Gallway has been called “a master of free verse” in the Boston Globe and has released thirty albums on Warner/Reprise and various independent labels. A founding member of The Fifth Avenue Band, albums have spanned styles from ‘60’s rock and roll, to “jazzy folk”, to atmospheric Americana, to spoken word/electronica. Along with his solo recordings, he collaborates with Japanese guitarist Yoshiyuki Sahashi in the EN project, British keyboardist Harvey Jones as the synth-based ensemble Parker Gray, and is married to singer-songwriter Annie Gallup, with whom he collaborates in the folk/Americana duo Hat Check Girl.

Peter Gallway has produced over fifty albums and special projects, including the Grammy nominated Bleecker Street: Greenwich Village in the ‘60s, and Time and Love: The Music of Laura Nyro. He has produced projects for singer/songwriters Cliff Eberhardt, Aztec Two-Step, Johnsmith, Japan’s Bread and Butter, and Hawaii’s Kalapana, to name a few. He has had his music featured in film and theater and has had songs performed and recorded by Bette Midler, Kenny Rogers, Bread & Butter, Kalapana, Cliff Eberhardt, and others. His published books include the memoir, Hardtail Strat—Guitars, Heroin, Songs, and Stories, and the poetry collection, Big Mercy.

Performing around the world, venues include: Billboard Live, Tokyo and Osaka, Japan; Rag, Kyoto, Japan; Hanks Dirty, Cambridge UK; Hill Arts and One Longfellow Square, Portland, ME; Camden Opera House, Camden, ME; LL Bean/Bull Moose Summer Series, Freeport, ME; Chocolate Church Summer Concert Series, Bath, ME; Turning Point, Piermont, NY; Bitter End, NYC; and many others.

Peter and Annie make their home on the central coast of Maine.

Reviews

“These romantic and heartfelt songs together with Peter Gallway’s great voice remind me of Ron Sexsmith and the work of the late Warren Zevon. Let that be a great compliment.”
– Rootstime

“Gallway sees the world through seasoned eyes and delivers a gritty look at American life from unexpected angles. This album has given me hope for singer/songwriters in America. It’s that good.”
-Artie Traum

“Stylistically, it’s hard to classify singer/songwriter Peter Gallway; his music veers from sort-of-folk to sort-of-jazz-pop to sort-of-lots-of-other-things, including a blue collar observational lyrical style inspired by Raymond Carver.”
– Stereo Review