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Infobox musical artist | name = Patty Larkin| image = PattyLarkin4Oct08A.jpg| caption = Patty Larkin| image_size = | landscape =| background = solo_singer| birth_name =| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1951|6|19|birth_place = Des Moines, Iowa , United States|U.S. | death_date =| origin = United States|U.S. | instrument = Vocals , Guitar | genre = Folk rock | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 1980s–present| label = Signature Sounds Recordings|Signature Sounds | website = http://www.pattylarkin.com pattylarkin.com| notable_instruments = Patty Larkin (b. June 19, 1951, Des Moines, Iowa )Henkle, Doug, http://www.folklib.net/index/discog/birth2days.shtml "FolkLib Index" is a Boston -based singer-songwriter .
http://www.pattylarkin.com Patty Larkin redefines the boundaries of folk-urban pop music with her inventive guitar wizardry and uncompromising vocals and lyrics. Acoustic Guitar (magazine)|Acoustic Guitar hails her “soundscape experiments” while Rolling Stone praises her “evocative and subtle sonic shading.” She has been described as “riveting” ( Chicago Tribune ), “hypnotic” ( Entertainment Weekly ) and a “drop-dead brilliant” performer ( Performing Songwriter ).
Biography
Patty Larkin grew up in a musical and artistic family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin . Descended from a long line of Irish American singers and taletellers, her mother was a painter, her sisters both musicians. She learned at a young age to appreciate the beauty and magic of the arts. She began classical piano studies at age 7, and became swept up in the sounds of pop and folk in the 60s, teaching herself the guitar and experimenting with songwriting in high school. An English major, Larkin sang throughout her high school and college career, starting out in coffeehouses in Oregon and San Francisco. Upon graduation from the University of Oregon , she moved to Boston, Massachusetts and devoted herself to music, busking on the streets of Cambridge and studying jazz guitar at Berklee College of Music and with Boston area jazz guitarists.
Her recording career began in 1985 with Philo/ Rounder Records where she recorded Step Into The Light , I’m Fine , and Live In The Square . In 1990, she signed to Windham Hill ’s new High Street Records|High Street label and delivered 4 highly praised releases: Tango , Angels Running , Strangers World and Perishable Fruit . After Windham Hill was sold to BMG, Patty moved to Vanguard Records and released Agogo Live , Regrooving The Dream , Red=Luck and Watch The Sky . The latter was a NY Times Critic Choice. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/21/arts/music/21choi.html In 2010, Patty celebrates her 25th year of recording with 25 , a stripped down retrospective of 25 love songs with 25 featured guests (Road Narrows Records/ Signature Sounds ).
Patty Larkin produced La Guitara , a compilation of international women guitarists challenging the notion that there are no great women guitarists. She has also performed on numerous compilations and her songs have been featured in the following films: “Anyway The Main Thing Is” in Evolution (film)|Evolution ( Dreamworks ); “Good Thing” in Random Hearts (film)|Random Hearts ( Columbia Pictures ); and “Coming Up For Air” and “Tenderness on the Block” in Sliding Doors ( Miramax ). Cher recorded "Good Thing" on one of her albums.
Patty Larkin is the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Music degree from Berklee College of Music. She has also been honored by Boston’s Mayor Thomas Menino with “Patty Larkin Appreciation Day” for her career in music and philanthropic contributions.
Personal life
Patty currently lives with her partner and two adopted children in Truro, Massachusetts , a resort town on Cape Cod .
Discography
Date
Title
Label
Charted
Country
Catalog Number
Album
1985
Step into the Light
Philo Records (folk)
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1103
1987
'' I'm Fine
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1115
1990
Live in the Square
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1136
1991
Tango
High Street Records
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10312
1993
Angels Running
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10318
1995
Strangers World
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10335
1997
Perishable Fruit
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10354
1999
à Gogo: Live on Tour
Vanguard Records
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79547
2000
Regrooving the Dream
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79552
2003
Red=Luck
38 Billboard (magazine)
US
79727
2008
Watch the Sky
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79851
2010
25
Signature Sounds Recordings
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2028
Collaborations
1991
'' Buy Me Bring Me Take Me: Don't Mess My Hair!!! '' (with Four Bitchin' Babes )
Philo Records
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1141
2005
La Guitara: Gender Bending Strings
Vanguard Records
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79796
References
External links
Commons category|Patty Larkin
http://www.pattylarkin.com/ Patty Larkin's official website
http://www.facebook.com/PattyLarkinMusic Patty Larkin's official Facebook Fan Page
http://www.twitter.com/PattyLarkin Patty Larkin on Twitter
http://www.folklib.net/index/l/larkin_patty.shtml FolkLib entry for Patty Larkin
http://www.out.com/musicreviews2.asp? id=2581 Review of "Red=Luck" on Out.com
http://www.chicagofreepress.com/node/1211 Review of "Watch the Skies" and interview on Chicago Free Press
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php? storyId=124497148 Patty Larkin: 25 Songs, 25 Friends, 25 Years - interview by NPR
Persondata | NAME =Larkin, Patty | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =June 19, 1951 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Des Moines, Iowa , United States|U.S. | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Larkin, Patty Category:1951 births Category:American female guitarists Category:American female singers Category:American folk guitarists Category:American folk singers Category:American singer-songwriters Category:Lesbian musicians Category:LGBT musicians from the United States Category:Musicians from Boston, Massachusetts Category:People from Des Moines, Iowa Category:Living people
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