Patty Larkin

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Patty Larkin
Patty Larkin in concert, Lawrence, KS, 2005
Patty Larkin in concert, Lawrence, KS, 2005
Background information
Born June 19, 1951 (1951-06-19) (age 56)
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Origin Flag of the United States U.S.
Genre(s) Folk rock
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s) Vocals, Guitar
Years active 1980s - Present
Label(s) Vanguard Records
Associated acts Four Bitchin' Babes (former)
Website pattylarkin.com

Patty Larkin (b. June 19, 1951, Des Moines, Iowa)[1] is a Boston-based singer-songwriter.

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[edit] Biography

Patty grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in a musically-oriented family of Irish-American origin. At the age of seven, Patty began learning classical piano. In high school she began teaching herself guitar and writing songs. She began performing during college, in coffeehouses in Oregon and San Francisco. During the 1980s she moved to Boston, Massachusetts, playing music on the streets of Cambridge and training in jazz guitar at Berklee College of Music. Her recording career began during this time.[2]

Her songwriting has been praised for its wit, and her technical guitar playing has also received praise (which she made light fun of in her feminist song, Not Bad for a Broad).

In 1990, she joined Christine Lavin, Megon McDonough, and Sally Fingerett to form the Four Bitchin' Babes, with whom she toured and recorded one album.

In 2005, Larkin produced La Guitara, a compilation of songs performed by female guitarists designed to answer the question, "Why are there no great female guitar players?" with the answer being that "There are–and here they are."


[edit] Discography

Date Title Label Charted Country Catalog Number
Album
1985 Step into the Light Philo Records - - 1103
1987 I'm Fine Philo Records - - 1115
1990 Live in the Square Philo Records - - 1136
1991 Tango High Street Records - - 10312
1993 Angels Running High Street Records - - 10318
1995 Strangers World High Street Records - - 10335
1997 Perishable Fruit High Street Records - - 10354
1999 à Gogo: Live on Tour Vanguard Records - - 79547
2000 Regrooving the Dream Vanguard Records - - 79552
2003 Red=Luck Vanguard Records #38
Billboard Top Independent Albums		 US 79727
2008 Watch the Sky Vanguard Records - - 79851
Collaborations
1991 Buy Me Bring Me Take Me: Don't Mess My Hair!!!
(with Four Bitchin' Babes)		 Philo Records - - 1141
2005 La Guitara: Gender Bending Strings Vanguard Records - - 79796

[edit] References

  1. ^ Henkle, Doug, "FolkLib Index"
  2. ^ Larkin, Patty, "Biography on the artist's website"

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