Artist: Patty Griffin

Bio

Patty Griffin, born Patricia Jean Griffin, March 16th, 1964 in Old Town, Maine, is an American folk singer. She brought out her debut album Living With Ghosts--a set of demos featuring only Ms. Griffin and her guitar--to critical acclaim in 1996. Her sophomore album, Flaming Red, demonstrated a more rocking, full-band sound. The ill-fated Silver Bell album was never released by her record label. After switching to ATO Records, the label of Dave Matthews, Ms. Griffin brought out 1000 Kisses and Impossible Dream, which were both nominated for Grammy awards. In March 2007, she released Children Running Through to great critical acclaim. A fabulous live album A Kiss In Time recorded at the Ryman is an undiscoverd classic and if you are lucky you can get a copy which includes a DVD which has videos for Rain and Chief plus interviews with Patty. She has penned a wide variety of songs - Long Ride Home, Top of the World, Tony, Forgiveness, Chief, Mad Mission--that touch her listeners deeply. A number of high profile artists have covered Patty's songs, including the Dixie Chicks, Bette Midler, Emmylou Harris, The Wreckers, Solomon Burke and pop star Kelly Clarkson.
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Concert Dates

Date	City	Venue	Tickets
Oct 01	San Francisco CA	Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival
Jan 21	Meridian MS	MSU Riley Center

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Patty Griffin - Downtown Church - bbc (Reviews)

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Griffin and her cohorts deliver a collection of astonishing songs.

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Patty Griffin - Getting Ready

Patty Griffin - Forgiveness

Patty Griffin's Song "Forgiveness" (Album "Living with Ghosts", 1996) Lyrics: We are swimming with the snakes At the bottom of the well So silent and peaceful in the darkness where we fell But we are not snakes and whats more We never will be And if we stay swimming here forever we will Never be free I heard them ringing the bells In heaven and hell They got a secret Theyre getting ready to tell Its falling from the sky Calling from the graves Open your eyes, boy, I think we are saved Open your eyes, boy, I think we are saved Lets take a walk on the bridge Right over this mess Dont need to tell me a thing, baby Weve already confessed And I raised my voice to the air And we were blessed Everybody needs a little forgiveness Everybody needs a little forgiveness We are calling for him tonight on this Thin phone line As usual were having ourselves one Hell of a time And the planes keep flying right over our heads No matter how lond we shout Hey, hey, hey ! And we keep waving and waving Our arms in the air But were all tired out I heard somebody say Todays the day A big old hurricaine Is blowing our way Knocking over the buildings Killing all the light Open your eyes, boy, we made it through the night Open your eyes, boy, we made it through the night Lets take a walk on the bridge Right over this mess Dont need to tell me a thing, baby Weve already confessed And I raised my voice to the air And we were blessed Everybody needs a little forgiveness Everybody needs a little ...