Intimate devotional lyrics over a blend of modern acoustic folk and electric americana.

12 MP3 Songs
FOLK: Modern Folk, ROCK: Americana



Details:
Michelle and Barry met through mutual friends in Fort Worth in 1992 and quickly began writing music together. Two years later, they were married and Michelle was soon miraculously healed of fibromyalgia. The singer/songwriter team launched into full time music in the autumn of 1996. Their first recording, "Birth", was released in early 1997 and included Michelle's song, "You are the Reason." Their sophmore recording, "So High," was released in 1999. In 2001, they began serving as arts missionaries with the Blue Renaissance Creative Group and released a collection of intimate songs written for family and live worship apty titled "Odds and Ends." In 2003 they released a side project under the name "Juniper Loop" entitled "Ascend." Barry and Michelle live in Florissant, CO and have three children (expecting the fourth in September of 2004).

""Birth' continues the Patterson's trademark fusion of highly literate, passionate worship and creative acoustic music. Using the occasional rhythm section, mandolin, accordian, tin whistle, saxophone, and exotic percussion, Michelle and Barry's warm, beautiful vocals alternate and intertwine above atmospheric folk-rock musical beds. The depth of these songs, and the sensitive, intelligent structure of the lyrics are as striking as any I've ever heard. Equally as impressive as the lyrics and musicianship is the heart-felt and earnest sincerity here displayed. Would that all recordings have a mere quarter of the musical, lyrical, and spirtual quality that 'Birth' manifests. The world, both musically and spiritually, would be a much finer place." -- Kemper Crabb