Riffin' On Griffin...

Patty Griffin has legions of fans that appreciate her stark & honest vocals and her stripped down acoustic gems that allow her voice to soar. As a matter of fact, she was just awarded "Album of the Year" at the Americana Music Awards for Children Running Through. The awards honor what is described as American roots music, with influences including country, blues, rock, bluegrass and folk. She was also recently featured on The Craft, an interview/performance that seeks to understand how some of the finest songwriters and musicians create their work.

View her feature on The Craft.
*And while you are there, check out Paul Westerberg's interview too.

Patty just released her first Live DVD called, Live From the Artist's Den, which can be found at ATO Records. The performance celebrated her most recent release, Children Running Through:
"In celebration of this release, ATO Records and the Artists Den held a special, invite-only concert at the Angel Orensanz Foundation for the Arts, a converted synagogue on the Lower East Side. The magical night, captured in High Definition, featured Griffin being backed by a magnificent band including, on some songs, a 5-piece string arrangement in addition to legendary pianist Ian McLagan (Faces, Rolling Stones). After numerous inquiries from fans, the evening of music, in which Griffin performed several songs for the first time as well as long-time favorites"
The DVD Tracklist:
1. You Never Get What You Want
2. Stay on the Ride
3. Trapeze
4. Get Yourself Another Fool
5. Burgundy Shoes
6. Heavenly Day
7. Moon Song
8. No Bad News
9. When It Don't Come Easy
10. Love Throw a Line
11. Crying Over
12. Up to the Mountain (MLK Song)
13. Sweet Lorraine
14. Top of the World

And if that isn't enough good news about Patty Griffin.....she will also be coming to Ann Arbor for the 31st Ann Arbor Folk Festival. Here is the lineup:
Friday, January 25, 2008
Ben Folds
Toad The Wet Sprocket
Shemekia Copeland
Trina Hamlin
Natalia Zukerman
Down The Line
Brian Vander Ark
Jonathan Edwards, MC
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Emmylou Harris
Patty Griffin
Shawn Colvin
Otis Taylor
Kenny White
Jill Jack
Glen Phillips
Jonathan Edwards, MC