Bio

Lee Patterson’s earthy approach to his music has won him friends and admirers far beyond his beloved Portobello home in Edinburgh.  Multi-instrumentalist Patterson has just released his third album Stella Maris.

His highly acclaimed 2004 debute release “Razum Frazum” saw him gain huge recognition throughout the folk and singer-songwriter community.  However it was when he became the first white person to receive a British Gospel Award (Birmingham 2004) for his song “Working on a Building” that music critics really started to become aware of his work.

Despite the growing interest in his music, Lee clung firmly to his beliefs that if you want something done well, you should do it yourself, refusing to sign up with a larger label.  He released his second album “The Grinder’s Monkey” in 2007 and began buidling a huge live following throughout the country with his solo live shows and supports with the likes of Chris Smither, James Yorkston, King Creasote, Dave Arcari and Jackie Leven.

2009 and Patterson has just released Stella Maris.  Trying to describe Lee’s style is like trying to catch sand in a storm.  Acoustic he is – sometimes!  But folk?  Perhaps.  Then again his acknowledgement of Gospel, Blues & Rock Influences and his use of guitar, bodhran, sticks, boxes, cello bow (though not necessarily accompanied by a cello), washboard and microphone stand as instruments provide a mesmerising backdrop to his haunted, soulful voice and gut wrenching lyrics.