Over the years, Pete has been a regular visitor to Speyfest. He cut his guitar-playing teeth at the Aberdeen Folk Club and at the fabulous Aberdeen Alternative Festival, now sadly extinct. His playing was strongly influenced by the Shetland swing jazz style of guitarist Dave Jackson, who could add bounce to the most mundane of 'traddy' tunes.

As a founder member and lead tutor of Scottish Culture and Traditions Association, Pete has considerable experience in teaching guitar and demonstrating different ways to influence the mood of music with good accompaniment. "If you play a tune half a dozen times, you should be able to make it sound like half a dozen tunes"