Biography
Tammy Patrick's sweet, clear voice has drawn comparisons to Nanci Griffith. In June 2001 she issued her first solo album, The White Album.
Raised on the South Dakota prairies, she absorbed her earliest musical ideas from her grandfather, whose banjo accompaniments brought Depression-era ballads to life. While still in college she started the politically charged rock group the Icemakers of the Revolution, which produced three albums; later she toured and recorded with the New York-based folk-rock ensemble the Dorkestra. Following that band's 1996 dissolution, Patrick joined several former members to create the Bathtub Virgins. Their debut, Summertime, appeared soon afterward, accompanied by a film of seven music videos screened at the New York Film Festival in 1997. The group next released an album of blues covers titled Underground.
In 1998 Patrick and her partner, bassist, and producer Jeff Farias relocated to Phoenix and opened the studio Gecko Park, where work on The White Album began. The project drew inspiration from tales of her family's South Dakota farm.
Raised on the South Dakota prairies, she absorbed her earliest musical ideas from her grandfather, whose banjo accompaniments brought Depression-era ballads to life. While still in college she started the politically charged rock group the Icemakers of the Revolution, which produced three albums; later she toured and recorded with the New York-based folk-rock ensemble the Dorkestra. Following that band's 1996 dissolution, Patrick joined several former members to create the Bathtub Virgins. Their debut, Summertime, appeared soon afterward, accompanied by a film of seven music videos screened at the New York Film Festival in 1997. The group next released an album of blues covers titled Underground.
In 1998 Patrick and her partner, bassist, and producer Jeff Farias relocated to Phoenix and opened the studio Gecko Park, where work on The White Album began. The project drew inspiration from tales of her family's South Dakota farm.
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