There's a story that there was music vibrating through Pete's body even before he was born. His mother takes pride and some credit for his musical talents and abilities today as it was her learning to play guitar when she   was pregnant with Pete that sent such sounds.

Maybe it was her way of bringing in her sixth addition to the Bourke clan or maybe it was something more fateful then that, but in any case a foundation had been set.

Music became a staple part of Pete's diet throughout his childhood and teenage years and the guitar quickly moved to the forefront.

Playing music slowed down in his early 20's largely due to global travel then refocused itself in the year 2000.

In March of 2002 Pete hooked up with his good friend Michael McCann from Behavior Music and officially recorded his first all original album.

"For You To See" consists of 12 songs including three instrumentals and was made in the barest of form with only acoustic guitar and vocals. The songs came from a ten-year span so there are quite a few different styles throughout the CD. The idea was to use it as a "feeler" kind of CD to see how the songs held up and to get a feel for the direction to follow in the future.

The feedback was very positive and the ideas for how things could be built up and where other instruments could be added have set the ball in motion for the next recording.

These days you can catch Pete playing in and around Calgary about 2 - 4 times a month.

Plans are in place for recording to start towards the end of 2003 for what will essentially be the debut full-length album for Peter Bourke.

You can look forward to some of the favorites from "For You To See", some great new creations since then, and some more trademark "Pete Instrumentals".

Until then look for his name listed in and around Calgary for one of his ever-changing live performances.