- Patty Larkin
Infobox musical artist
Name = Patty Larkin
Img_capt = Patty Larkin in concert, Lawrence, KS, 2005
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Background = solo_singer
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Born = birth date and age|1951|6|19Des Moines, Iowa , U.S.
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Origin = flagicon|USA U.S.
Instrument =Vocals ,Guitar
Genre =Folk rock
Occupation =Singer-songwriter
Years_active = 1980s - Present
Label =Vanguard Records
Associated_acts =Four Bitchin' Babes (former)
URL = [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 aBoston -basedsinger-songwriter .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 toBoston, Massachusetts , playing music on the streets of Cambridge and training in jazz guitar atBerklee College of Music . Her recording career began during this time. [Larkin, Patty, [http://pattylarkin.com/bio/ "Biography on the artist's website"] ]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 , andSally 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."Discography
References
External links
* [http://www.pattylarkin.com/ Patty Larkin's official website]
* [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]
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