FAYE PATTON

Hi! I’m Faye, I am a ‘Nu-Jazz’ singer/songwriter/guitarist. Based in London, UK. (Please click on this link to go straight to my website, Faye Patton…where you can find out more about my work.)

I originally created this blog specifically, and I thought,temporarily,to highlight the trip that I made to Japan, October 2010. I intended to go to Amami Oshima and spend time with the Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers – to pray and to be of any assistance I could. I knew that this would feed into my work as a musician, but it was mainly a spiritual/philosophical pilgrimage. In fact, none of us ever got to Amami, as we were derailed by a violent typhoon, which meant we all had to meet on the Southern mainland. It was a transformative, emotional experience, which holds even more meaning considering recent devastating events in Japan, with the earthquake and Tsunami and ongoing worries for friends and connections in Tokyo and the Eastern coast. Really challenging times both micro and macrocosmically.

What with the recent resulting ongoing daily/nightly prayer, my own work, music and recording commitments, domestic concerns and the increasing, almost insane pace of life generally – this blog has been a bit out of date. It’s taken a long time for me to adapt it into something bigger and change the title from ‘My trip to Amami.’ Apologies to anyone who’s confused as to the timescale. I went already ! It was amazing. And I’m now in the habit of blogging, so will continue. I have my work as a musician, and a new album to promote and much to say about music, society, the cosmos, and these accelerated times of change. Which I view from one of the best seats in the house, slap-bang in the middle of London, UK.

My latest CD Dangerous Loving, is trickling it’s way onto the internet, ahead of official album launch. Free single download and pre-order (digital and physical) available through Bandcamp here. The album can now also be bought through CD Baby, here. and Jazz CDs, here.

All other official info/biog type music credentials, gig listings, CD sales can all be found at  fayepatton.com