Gig Review - Shadows Of The Night - Pete Kosanovich

Gig Review - Shadows Of The Night – Pete Kosanovich

Pete Kosanovich survived the terrible war which divided Yugoslavia, and came to Britain at a young age with his mother, so to say he has a strong anti war message in quite a few of his songs is perhaps not surprising.

He is a prolific singer songwriter and multi instrumentalist who fell in love with the British folk and folk rock scene of the 60’s and 70’s, and like all great artists has immersed himself in this genre, tracing it back to it’s roots, and trawling charity shops for folk gems such as David McWilliams, Days Of Pearly Spencer right through to the Seekers. This is apparent in his music, particularly on this album which is his voice , an acoustic guitar and a harmonica.

The album, which is his fourth, was recorded live at Paper Dress Vintagein Hackney in 2024 and released in December 2024 to great critical acclaim, and listening to it you can see why.

On Children Of War, he takes his own war experiences as a child and turns them into a

poignant anti war message. With Shadows Of The Night, the title track, he deals with

depression and mental illness. Other songs deal with love, unrequited, lost, and gained, in his own 21 st century way of delivering very English folk songs. You can hear Bert Jansch in there and an early Dylan inflection on the harmonica, but he takes all his influences and moulds them into his own.

This seven track live album is a perfect starter to a three course Kosanovich meal,and you

will be joining people like Ray Davies, Grahm Nash and Liam Gallagher who already

endorse this young troubadour.