Brian Patricks

"Cats In The Cradle"

Harry Chapin  Cover

  "Brian is highly skilled, as a musician and as a performer.  Every performance is different, because he's experienced enough to know how to tailor his delivery to the whims of our eclectic guests.  Our diners love him, our staff enjoy working when he's in the house, and his style extends the welcoming ambiance we try so hard to offer consistently here at Andy's. He's one of the few artists I've ever worked with who understands the need to provide an outstanding performance, while at the same time, taking an interest in the success of our business and the comfort of our guests. We're fortunate to have him on board."   

Jennifer Fox, Owner, Andy's Old Port Pub, Portland Maine

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"Singer/Songwriter Brian Patricks is a great local songwriter"

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Brian  intertwines finger style rhythmic guitar with a hint of harmonica into his sets of originals and covers of folk, blues roots and rock. Also at times using live looping technology, Brian may add a musical loop or a rhythm loop he creates live on the fly to help augment his live solo performances.

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Brian Patricks or The "Mike & Brian Duo" deliver a mix of, roots rock and blues along with a bit of classic country, folk and a little modern rock. Their sound consists of guitar styling's reminiscent of James Taylor's & Knopfler's handy guitar work coupled with gritty vocals compared to those such as; John Hiatt, Cale and Dylan. In a performance Brian solo or "The Mike & Brian Duo" lay out a mix of acoustically arranged covers by the likes of James Taylor, Hiatt, Prine  and many other fine artists from yesterday to today.

The Brian & Mike Duo combines musicians Brian Patricks and Mike Giasson.

Over the years Brian Patricks has built a fine reputation as a finger-style guitarist with Cale like vocals and backlist of hundreds of gigs in various venues and concert settings throughout the State Of Maine. Mike Giasson is a Maine musical legacy now playing as a solo performer, after playing with countless bands over the years. Mike has musical genes. His dad, Marcel “Little Mike”

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Brian is right at home in a venue playing a multi-genre mix of  lyrical and instrumental music perfect for a restaurant or lounge setting when you don't want the live entertainment to over take and over power the atmosphere.

Brian is also right at home in a coffee shop or concert setting when the focus of the evening is on the entertainer. Brian has a way of connecting with his audience through storys and dialogue along with delivering a well thought-out mix of of his own original songs coupled with some very tasty covers. He may also add some instrumentals into the mix, whether they be contemporary, or classical guitar pieces to augment the live performance. 

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 "Brian Patricks is a passionate and lively singer/songwriter you won't soon forget. Audiences warm up to him like a campfire on a cool autumn night. Patricks just has that certain ability to connect with his listeners."

  Barry P. Martin, The Local Buzz, Cape Elizabeth  Maine

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Brian, I've heard only good comments from many of the folks who saw you at the coffeehouse.  Your playing and singing complemented by your easy going narrative remarks made for an extremely enjoyable evening, I'll look forward to having you back in the future.

  Don Peterson, Union Coffee House, Belgrade Lakes Maine,

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Brian is a talented guitarist and songwriter and a great interpreter of cover tunes, I’m sure your audience would enjoy him.

Bob McKillop, Past Maine Songwriters Association President & Portland Musician

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One minute Brian may be jammin' an ol' toe tappin' folk or rock tune then throw at you a fine classical or flamenco piece breaking out into a smokey blues finger pickin' number.

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