PUTNEY — Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present contemporary folk singer/songwriter Patty Larkin at Next Stage on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Larkin is a phenomenon among singer/songwriters in today's American folk music scene. She has been described as “riveting” by the Chicago Tribune, “hypnotic” by Entertainment Weekly, and a “drop-dead brilliant performer” by Performing Songwriter.
Larkin is part of the urban-folk/pop music phenomenon that spun off of the singer/songwriter explosion of the Seventies, reinterpreting traditional folk melodies, rock, pop, and bossa nova, drawing on anything from Dylan (Bob) to Dylan (Thomas).
A self-described guitar-driven songwriter, Larkin has wound her way through soundscapes of evocative vocals, inventive guitar wizardry, and imaginative lyrics. Her songs run from impressionistic poetry to witty wordplay.
Larkin has earned 11 Boston Music Awards, and an honorary doctorate of music from Berklee College of Music, where she is an artist in residence.