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Patty Griffin
Guest Artist
The youngest of seven children, Patty Griffin grew up hearing her mother sing while doing housework and her grandmother's family singing on the front porch at night. Griffin was fascinated by the music of the Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, and Rickie Lee Jones.
Although she acquired a $50 guitar and began writing songs at the age of 16, Griffin found herself living in Boston and performing in Boston-area coffeehouses. She quickly attracted attention to her well-crafted songs and gutsy vocals. Within six months after Patty's over-produced demo tape reached the ears of a talent scout, she was offered a recording contract with A&M. The re-recorded demo was later released as Griffin's debut Living With Ghosts.
Griffin's second album, Flaming Red, was released in 1998. Both records showcased the poetic lyricism, bluesy alto vocals, and melodic guitar picking that defined her style and brought her admiration. Four years later, Patty appeared with a modest acoustic effort entitled 1,000 Kisses. While touring in support of the album in 2002, Griffin released a DVD A Kiss in Time that included coverage of the tour, interviews, and two full-length videos. A separate disc capturing Griffin's live stint at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium accompanied the package. Artists such as Lisa Germano, Emmylou Harris and Buddy and Julie Miller joined Patty for the recording of her fourth album Impossible Dream, which appeared in 2004. Almost three years later, Children Running Through was released.
Latest CD
Downtown Church