Brief Bio...
Raised in Iowa, Patrick had a strong connection to music beginning early in his life. His family home was a gathering place for musicians from the time he was born. His father was a musician and played with many of the areas finest musicians. Some of Patrick's father's guitar arrangements are still in use by professional guitar players today. This early exposure led Patrick to experiment with piano and clarinet before settling on guitar as his primary voice of expression.
Highlights:
- Studied piano at age 7, guitar at age 9
- Studied guitar under Chicago studio guitarist Ronnie McDonald at age 11
- Taught guitar at the Renier School of Music in Dubuque at age 13
- Played professionally by age 15
- Guitarist for Grand Ole Opry and session violinist/fiddle player Harold Burts
- Guitarist for original Sons of the Pioneer member and session violinist/fiddle player Bid Vesley
- Founder and director of Performing Arts Center in Portage, Wisconsin
- Opening act work for Greg Allman, the New Riders of the Purple Sage as guitarist for Free Flyte
- Guitarist with various jazz groups out of North Hampton, Massachusetts
- Director of the Community Music School in Binghamton, New York
- Worked with Al Hamme, jazz saxophonist and head of Music Department at SUNY in Binghamton, New York
- Recorded with Winslow Grey, Free Flyte and Chaos, as well as session guitar work for jingles and commercials
- Is a founding member of The North American Lyre Association as well as Rose Harmony
- Is the first and only American Lyre Builder to receive endorsement of LANA through extensive blind testing
Patrick has settled in the Mid Hudson Valley in upstate New York with his wife and four cats, to develop and build custom lyres, which are utilized for music therapy, primarily in Europe and Japan, as well as educatonal instruments in Waldorf Schools within the United States.
His most recent effort combines his knowledge of the therapeutic aspects of music with his extensive training in many guitar genres, including classical, to create solo acoustic guitar instrumentals, consisting of old standards, classics, and originals. These are especially suited for contemplative listening.
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