Artist description Solo Acoustic singer/songwriter who uses FX guitars to make a massive sound.

Music Style Acoustic Rock

Musical Influences Nick Drake, Pink Floyd, Joni Mitchell, Cat Stevens, John Martyn, Talk Talk, Beatles

Similar Artists Nick Drake, Pink Floyd, Joni Mitchell, Cat Stevens, John Martyn, Talk Talk, Beatles

Artist History Has played all the major festivals both in UK and Europe. Has recorded for MTV. Releases CD's on his own label.

Group Members Pat Orchard

Instruments Guitars/Keyboards/Programming/Vocals

Albums Sirens Call(EP), 10 Flags, Clearwater Days, Southern Skies, Shabby Road

Press Reviews He has a sound like no other. Gifted with a quite stunning technical ability, this solo artist extends his repertoire with exotic sounds which only he can create. Pat Orchard is out there on his own writing a new page in contemporary music. LA LIBERTY - FRANCEA voice, a sound, a presence - Pat Orchard proceeded to sculpture a moment of intense emotion, coming first of all from a deep and committed vocal and blinding finger work which finds inspiration in the very soul of the English artist. JOURNAL DE SIERRE - SWISSFinely crafted songs - this man should be cherished as one of the few true spirits still abroad in this land. Q and HI-FI NEWS - UKFinely crafted songs played and sung with the kind of delicacy and honesty we've rarely heard since the first wave of singer-songwriters in the early 1970s. ROCK 'N' REEL - UKOne of England's premier acoustic guitarists and singer/songwriters - incantatory voice and incandescent guitar picking Simply brilliant. PTOLEMAIC TERRASCOPE - UKMelancholic, touchingly simple, honest., elegant and captivating - essential! HEARSAY - UKBeautifully delivered, wonderfully atmospheric. It is a pleasure to be confronted with music that invites you in and where the term 'singer-songwriter/guitarist' are in balance with integrity and intimacy intact. CENTRAAL - BELGIUMStirring, earnest and campaigning singer/songwriter Orchard. Crashing guitars, great lyrics and some top ideas..TIME OUT - UKGuitarist Pat Orchard employs similar aids (echoes) on his melodically sturdy songs. The result was, at points, jaw-droppingly brilliant. On Night Train you looked for backing musicians, but heard only dervishes whirling. MOJO - UKPat is a very talented guitarist who usually plays solo with his acoustic guitar, which he did last night. The sound he produced was amazing, with a little echo and some well timed finger tapping on the side of the guitar it sounded like he had someone playing percussion with him. The lyrics to the songs have real meaning too…if ever you have the chance to see him play I would strongly recommend it. FM - INTERNETPat Orchard is one of the rising stars of the new acoustic scene. There is, about his music, a hint of John Martyn. Pat's trademarks are strong, relevant, meaningful lyrics, excellent guitar playing and a voice blessed with a gentle sensuality…Pat Orchard is a performer whose work really should be heard.NETWORKING -UKLive at 12 Bar London….Pat is a very talented guitarist who usually plays solo with his acoustic guitar, which he did last night. The sound he produced was amazing, with a little echo and some well timed finger tapping on the side of the guitar it sounded like he had someone playing percussion with him. The lyrics to the songs have real meaning too…if ever you have the chance to see him play I would strongly recommend it.INTRNET REVIEWThere was an intimate atmosphere for the Englishman Pat Orchard last Friday at the old Lux de Bulle. A voice, a sound, a presence; a hundred or so listeners were virtually enraptured by the folk concert. Reviewed by Jean-Philippe NaselIn the confident tone of the evening, Pat Orchard proceeded to sculpt a moment of intense emotion, coming first of all from a deep and committed vocal. And above all some blinding finger-work which finds inspiration and vigor in the very soul of the English artist. Every string vibration produced a new feeling, both elusive and captivating. Pats guitar let out long, spacial sounds, at other moments it emits glacial, crystalline sounds which sends shivers down the necks of the audience.Clearly Pat Orchard knows skillfully how to explore new sonic territories, thanks to an echo unit and other original effects, ('Praying To The Wrong One', Indian Giver). But basically he is a folk artist, as shown in songs like 'What A Way To Go' and 'Wild West End'. Supported by an able percussionist - whose trademark is playing on his knees - Pat Orchard has proven that even with simple means, a concert can have a magical flavour.GRUYÈRE - SWITZERLANDKREUZLINGEN - Powerful, professional and convincing was the entrance of London singer/songwriter Pat Orchard on Sunday at the Z club in Kreuzlingen.Pat Orchard stood alone on the stage with his guitar and what came from this one instrument was very impressive. Gentle, soft tone almost a far Eastern in texture changing into load and powerful cords, which with his voice drew the audience into his stories. These were of life's real hardships whose messages seeped deep below the skin. The audience was enthusiastic about Orchard who searched for contact with his audience....on stage and after the concert. Proof of the sweeping success came in the sale of CDs to a mainly teenage audience. But even people who could be the parents queued up with star struck eyes for autographs: 'Yes, we are sure this man will be soon famous'.THURGAUER VOLKSFREUND - GERMANYThe English guitarist Pat OrchardRevealed himself to be a genuine talentThe third Moudon festival really lived up to all the expectations. An inventive English artist stood out on a bill of exiting new talent. The venue too was impressive...he has a sound like no other. Billed as one of the discoveries of the third Ancient Prisons Festival, guitarist Pat Orchard captivated his audience on Friday at the cellar, a sonic new space opened especially for the occasion.With his long curly hair, and a sharp roguish glance, this Englishman not only comes across as a benevolent angel out to break all the young girls hearts, from the moment hat the six strings of his instrument begin to vibrate, his music too is clearly blessed with grace. He uses strings like brushes, to paint stories of watercoloured love, etchings of tenderness and passion which have an arresting beauty.Gifted with a quite stunning technical ability, this solo artist extents his repertoire with exotic sounds which only he can create. The notes and chords which come out of his guitar - occasionally take on, through an echo chamber, and utterly original depth and tonality, by exploring sound-scapes whose contours bear a certain resemblance to stripped down folk music, Pat Orchard is out there on his own writing a new page in contemporary music. His infectious humour, his need for contact with his audience and the formidable talent which he's been quietly touting around for four years, should all eventually combine to earn him wide recognition.We should salute the taste of the Ancient Prisons organizers, who have enabled music lovers to share this rare moment of excellence.A LIBERTÉ - FRANCEPAT ORCHARDNEW CROSS Goldsmiths CollegePat Orchard shines, not least because he's as good a guitarist as you can hope to see this side of someone exhuming Jimi Hendrix. But unlike most great guitarists, Pat lives in the real world, aware that lyrics matter too. Songs touch the inner city realities of housing shortages, like the harrowing 'Wild West End', about homelessness. When he asks everyone to move forward towards the stage, they do! SOUNDS - UK--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Additional Info If You've Just Tuned In (Compilation), Songs From the Smoke (Compilation), Evensong (Compilation).

Location London, London - United Kingdom

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