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Welcome to Patterson Barrett.com, the official website of singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/wiseguy Patterson Barrett

What folks are saying about Patterson's new CD "I Must Be Dreaming":

"if you haven't heard of Patterson Barrett you'll wonder why. He's great at everything and he's got a lot of heart. That's what comes through."---Buddy Miller

"Hooray! The ever talented Patterson Barrett (longtime friend and mentor) has, at last, got these beautiful songs down for us to hear this "art & heart" ---Julie Miller

"Patterson has been a friend and musical inspiration for more than 30 years. Cool songs and great playing." ---Gurf Morlix

A nice review - July 21, 2008

I recently received a link for a very nice review written for the Folk and Acoustic Music Exchange by Frank Gutch Jr.—

“…All good. All really good…He can write—exceptionally well. He can sing—pretty well. He can play-—man, he can play. Add the guests, the sound, the production, a big plus for the lyrics…Damn fine stuff, this. Well worth checking out.”

I’m not sure about that singing pretty well part—I mean, singing pretty well is not bad, I guess. Check out the whole review at <http://www.acousticmusic.com/fame/p04408.htm>

Check out this podcast of "The Austin Connection" - July 10, 2008

I recently spent a morning visiting Jeffrey Tveraas at his Chesire Moon Studios. Jeff has put together a great series of podcasts called The Austin Connection, and I was happy to be the subject of his most recent show. You can hear some of my morning singing and me & Jeff yakking it up by visiting http://www.austinconnection.net/MP3/67_AC_PBarrett.mp3. There are also many other fine singer/songwriters featured, so check it out! http://www.austinconnection.net

The Beltway Freedom Tour - July 8, 2008

I'm home in Austin again after a short tour of the Washington DC/Baltimore area which included Independence Day weekend--"The Beltway Freedom Tour". If you've read my bio, you may recall that I was born in DC, and any time I go back, it feels like home. Needless to say I had a great time (don't tell my wife!) Some shows were full, some were empty--it's all good. My long-time friend Jonathan "Doc" Simons accompanied me on mandolin, guitar and harmonica, and my son Emerson joined me on bass for some shows. We got to see Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble in Woodstock one night. He's an inspiration for all of us, and his performance was fantastic. I also had a blast visiting on air with Fred Boenig at WXLV--thanks Fred!
I had so much fun, I'm thinking about going back--The Halloween Terror Tour!? We'll see.