PATRICK WOLF is one of those crazy talented musicians who can play everything from a ukulele to a viola to a grand piano. A mix of classical training and self-taught skills means that his music is constantly evolving and maturing, as he does.
WOLF originally hails from Central London and he released his first E.P (self-produced and written) in 2002 when he was only 19. If that’s not enough to impress you, he has also collaborated with a whole contingent of musicians including the likes of Patti Smith, Angelo Badalamenti, Florence Welch, Marrianne Faithfull, Eliza Carthy, and CocoRosie.
If you’re not 100% sure who this dude actually is, just listen to ‘The City’ below and I’m sure you’ll be all ”…oh yeah, I love that song!” WOLF now has 5 incredible albums to his name and his intimate acoustic tour (he’ll only be playing with one other musician) will no doubt be similar to a packet of every-flavour jelly beans. There’ll be roast romanticism, caramel complexity and shitake mushroom sunniness. OK, so that might not the best analogy but at least I get points for creativity, right?
Jelly beans aside, PATRICK WOLF’S luminosity, energy and flair are going to ensure that this is a performance that keeps you talking for days. Until you realise that your words will never do the show justice…you really just had to be there.
Patrick Wolf Australian Tour Dates
Fri 7 Sept: The Tivoli | Brisbane QLD
Ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849
Sat 8 Sept: Opera House (Studio) | Sydney NSW SydneyOperaHouse.com | Ph: (02) 9250 7777
Tue 11 Sept:vForum II | Melbourne VIC Ticketmaster.com.au | Ph: 1300 111 011
Wed 12 Sept:vThe Gov | Adelaide SA
TheGov.com.au | Ph: (08) 8340 0744
Fri 14 Sept: Fly By Night | Perth WA
FlyByNight.org | Ph: (08) 9430 5976
Words by Emmica Schlobohm.
