"When not playing solo, her group Kalafka features Ron Keller (percussion) and Tom Jenkins (bass).
Influences
Rush, Donal Lunny, prog rock, world music of all sorts (recent faves include Balkan music, Scandinavian fiddling, and Tuvan throat singing).
Sounds Like
.."A musical misfit who crawled out of a Louisiana swamp, embarked on a journey paved by progressive rock, headed for Ireland, and took a wrong turn at Damascus."..
"Patterson displays true fierceness in her singing and continues her mastery of dozens of instruments, most notably the Irish bouzouki."
-Dirty Linen Magazine
Known for her razor wit and musical versatility, her performances are chock-full of drive, savage energy, and passion, laced with humor and rapport with her listeners, dishing out an eclectic repertoire of original and traditional songs. Whether solo or with her trio Kalafka, she integrates her progressive sound with Irish music and other ethnic styles, resulting in her own sound she deems
SWAP (Songwriter/World/Acoustic/Progressive).
Described by viewers as a cross between a cobra and a puppy, multi-instrumentalist Beth Patterson is foremost a player of the eight- and ten-stringed Irish bouzoukis (adaptations of a traditional Greek instrument).
Beth has appeared on over seventy recordings, including her three solo albums, Hybrid Vigor, Take Some Fire, and Caught in the Act, and the soundtracks to The One - Eyed King (featuring William Baldwin and Armand Assante) and the independent motion picture Lucindas Spell. A prolific songwriter, over two dozen of her compositions have appeared on recordings by various artists.
Wow!! What a schedule!!!! But, we need you back in New Orleans!!!! Any local gigs coming up any time soon? I hate you not being at Yo Mama's! I had to settle for a hamburger. Thankfully they are the best!
It was great running into you at Cafe Negril a few nights ago....I'm gonna have to get your new CD! I didn't know it was out already!
Hey we miss you too! I am leaving for 2 weeks tomorrow, going to Italy to play some shows - when are you back? I don't know any dead baby jokes, but I bet you could remedy that! ha :-)
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...
Poem 162 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): TEES TO TYNE: FIRST IMPRESSIONS - SUMMER 2001
Where traditions are not so rare; Sea, country and works scent the air; A multitude of monuments, Planted tubs and patterned pavements.
The longish pedestrian malls; The remnants of defensive walls; Historic buildings are a gauge Of the respect for heritage.
Wheat, rape and pines in the fields; Estuaries guarded by shields; Long sandy beaches and wide scenes; Romantic-ruin go-betweens.
Rivers in parts licked by trees, Or fringed by boat clubs, wharfs, gantries, And crossed by practical delights - Varied spans, forming pleasing sights.
Fine churches headed at Durham; Football kits ad infinitum; Kept castles - one for study; Masonry behind masonry.
And, with moulding-works out that way, It’s somewhere for a longer stay..?
I won't be able to come see you tomorrow but I will be there for your performance at the Deutches House on Jan. 22nd. Jan. 25 is my birthday. What a great way to celebrate!
,.....come hell or high water hits home,im loveing all your new tunes,im only sorry i never got a chance to see you live or meet you in person,i thank you for your help awhile back on the irish bouzouki,its not my main instrument but love its sound and if i never saw you on the abita springs opry on cable id have still been unaware there was such an insrument at all, me and afew beuguinner folks got a group together recently and are haveing a go at an irish jam group band, we at this time arent pro quality but are awsome for being together so short a time,we play mostly dubliner type pub tunes for now but im trying to work a few trad tunes in,we are going by the irish bayou band if you wanna stop by and say hi,they are on my top friends or can do a search, we do have a few rough recordings up that were done with a tiny digital feild recorder but are updateing them as we learn how to use the recorder better,none of us are tech wizzes,wishing you continued success and once again loving all your work old and new,best wishes !
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