AN entertaining evening is in store at Burnett's Hill Chapel, Martletwy, next Friday, with the appearance of Amy Wadge and Pete Riley. Amy is widely regarded as one of the country's most successful female singer-songwriters. Originally from Bristol, she is now based in Cardiff. Over the course of five solo albums, two collaborations, numerous compositions for other artists and hundreds of live performances all over the globe, she has established an outstanding body of work. Her voice is simply amazing, with a breathtaking range and emotional impact, while her songwriting continues to surpass most of her contemporaries. Amy collaborated with Ed Sherran on his 2010 chart topping album 'Songs I wrote with Amy'. Pete was born and raised in Liverpool and has been playing music ever since he can remember. In late '96 his band, Treehouse, decided to try their luck in the USA, They were strongly advised against this and told it would be a costly mistake, but they went ahead regardless with the backing of their then manager Dan Priest and set off across the Atlantic. After grinding it out in the venues of Los Angeles (Whiskey Ago Go, The Troubadour etc.) word spread about the band from Liverpool. Then, out of the blue, on a scheduled day off, they were invited to play an impromptu gig at Borders Book Store on Sunset Strip. It was from this gig that the boys amazingly landed themselves a record deal with Atlantic records. Pete toured the USA through 1997 with Treehouse who went on to release their debut album 'Nobody's Monkey' to critical acclaim. They continued touring America until 2000, opening for many major US artistes (too many to mention!) Sadly, at the end of 2001, Treehouse split up and went their separate ways after one last final tour opening for The Cranberries in the UK. Pete then embarked on a solo career touring solo acoustic in the UK and Ireland. On release of his first solo album 'After The Parade', Pete was invited back over to the USA to open for the American, multi-platinum selling artist Edwin McCain, whom he had struck up a solid friendship with during his previous stints in the US. After opening for a couple of months, he was asked by Edwin to join his band as a permanent member. Pete went on to forge a writing partnership with Edwin McCain and co-wrote three successful albums as well as the single release 'Say Anything', which was co-written by Pete with Edwin and Maia Sharp. Pete and Amy started to collaborate in 2010 after playing a bunch of shows and writing together they soon realised there was a special chemistry between them both and this led to the decision to record an Amy Wadge/Pete Riley duo album, 'Rivers Apart'. This was followed by their second album, 'Afterglow'. This is their first concert at the iconic Burnett's Hill Chapel venue in Martletwy. Tickets can be bought from Main Street Music, Pembroke, or by contacting Rhian 07776 228 333 or [email protected]">[email protected]