Published: November, 2007

PATTY LARKIN TRIUMPHANTLY RETURNS WITH WATCH THE SKY
JANUARY 22ND ON VANGUARD RECORDS

Musical troubadour Patty Larkin has been redefining folk-pop music for more than 20 years with her inventive guitar wizardry and uncompromising lyrics. Larkin triumphantly returns with Watch The Sky January 22, 2008 on Vanguard Records. Her most ambitious album to date, Larkin wrote, produced, engineered and edited it all herself. The result is an album of an artist in full stride, pushing the boundaries of what we have come to know as “folk” music.
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Published: October, 2004

LARKIN'S "LA GUITARA" IN SIGHT

In a ground breaking performance of women guitarists La Guitara explores the contribution of women to the evolution of modern guitar. Brain-child of Patty Larkin, this highly anticipated tour will coincide with a compilation CD featuring 12-14 female guitarists of varied genres (Vanguard Records). Partial proceeds will benefit music education.

According to Patty's manager, CD Artists Confirmed (to date) include Patty Larkin; Sharon Isbin; Kaki King; Badi Assad; Rory Block; Ellen McIlwaine. Tour Artists Confirmed (to date): Patty Larkin; Kaki King; Sharon Isbin (tentative); and others to be determined.

Published: August, 2004

PATTY LARKIN'S BUZZ BIN

"Mary Magdalene" an original song by 11-time Boston Music Award Winner, Patty Larkin, was featured on ABC Prime Time Special "Jesus, Mary and Davinci." Patty continues to tour in support of critically acclaimed Red=Luck ("Evocative" Rolling Stone, "Beautiful" Vanity Fair, "Absolutely stunning" Billboard). Current projects include La Guitara, a compilation of some of the great women guitarists of our time.  CD release and accompanying tour 2005. Also on the horizon, management reports Patty is writing for a musical and next studio release 2006.

Published January 2003

RED=LUCK the new record

Patty Larkin has turned her 10th album, RED=LUCK into a compelling tour-de-force of tightly woven songs. Kaleidoscopic colors reflect her signature sounds- the "slapsteel" (lapsteel as played by percussionist Ben Wittman), "Gideonics" (cello as conceived by Gideon Freudmann), Middle Eastern bazouki, Celtic strains, R&B flirtations. What makes RED=LUCK a standout is that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. This collection of short stories and soundscapes has a vibe about it -mixed by Mike Denneen (Aimee Mann & Jen Trynin)- and the feel of the familiar. With RED=LUCK Larkin has created an intimate portrait of artist in full stride.

A follow-up to her critically acclaimed Regrooving The Dream (Top 10 New York Times) and Perishable Fruit (Top 10 Wall Street Journal), Larkin's RED was recorded in her home studio on the tip of Cape Cod. Once again Larkin donned the cap of multi-instrumentalist, conjuring up sounds on electric and acoustic guitars, (slide, 12-string, baritone and six string), bazouki, accordion, lapsteel and piano. Calling on the support of friends, Larkin invited guest vocalists- Jonatha Brooke, Willy Porter, Merrie Amsterberg and Jennifer Kimball. Back-up musicians included drummer Ben Wittman, bassists Richard Gates (Paula Cole) and Mike Rivard, guitarists Duke Levine (Mary Chapin Carpenter), Marc Shulman (Suzanne Vega & Jewel), Australian wizard Jeff Lang, and nephew John Hickey. Seamus Egan, Mick McCauley and Winifred Horan of Solas added their Celtic traditions. RED=LUCK was produced with long-time collaborators Ben Wittman (The Story, Laurie Anderson) and Bette Warner (Larkin's Perishable Fruit, Regrooving the Dream and à gogo).

Published: September, 2002

DR. LARKIN

Singer/songwriter and Berklee alumna Patty Larkin this month received an honorary doctor of music degree from Berklee College of Music. Larkin is recognized (alongside synthesizer pioneer Dr. Robert Moog) for her outstanding contributions to contemporary music.

Berkelee notes Larkin as an "innovative singer, songwriter, and guitarist, much admired by critics and fans for her insightful lyrics and lovely melodies." The two honorees helped welcome Berklee's entering Class of 2006 of approximately 950 students from over 75 countries.

Published: June, 2002

FILMS AND COVERS

Larkin's work continues to gain prevalence in films. In 2002, Larkin's breathtaking instrumental, "Handful of Water" appeared in The First Twenty Million, a Twentieth Century Fox production. This was Larkin's fifth song to appear in film. Larkin's title cut from Regrooving the Dream was featured - as the end title - in Ivan Reitman's Evolution (DreamWorks) starring Julianne Moore and David Duchovny. Additional credits include two Sydney Pollack films - Random Hearts (Columbia Pictures, starring Harrison Ford and Kristen Scott Thomas) which used Larkin's oft-requested "Good Thing" (Angels Running) as end title, and Sliding Doors, the Miramax film starring Gwyneth Paltrow and featuring "Coming Up For Air" (Perishable Fruit) and "Tenderness on the Block" (Zevon/Brown).

Recent covers include: "I Told Him That My Dog Wouldn't Run" by modern-day chanteuse Holly Cole and "Good Thing (Angels Running)" by the diva herself - Cher.