Patrick Ames



 Patrick Ames 
 Oakville Ontology 
Self-Released


 ADDS 2/24/15
 DIGITAL ONLY
"The Dylan-esque Palo Alto singer-songwriter returns with a thoroughly absorbing new album. Sparse accompaniment and an earnest voice is all Ames needs to hold the listener's attention. This is a powerful, stark album." - Paul Freeman, San Jose Mercury News

 

"Singer/songwriter Patrick Ames doesn’t mince words – he’ll tell you that instrumentally, he’s a “clear-cut rhythm guitarist”. But that’s not where Ames is making his mark." - Richie Frieman, PensEyeView.com
“In the great tradition of angry, socially conscious, singer/songwriters Phil Ochs, Woody Guthrie, and Rage Against the Machine, Patrick Ames has armed himself with a guitar and pen and stepped up to the mic…” - Cathal Cart, Indie Music
"Fulfilling, intricate, and will require a number of additional spins before listeners know the full magnitude of what Ames has included here." - James McQuiston, NeuFutur Magazine
"These are songs that have been worked on many times until they were made absolutely perfect." - Beach Sloth, SKOPE Magazine
"The new nine-song release is an independent folk gem with a dash of rock flair for good measure."  - J. Pasinski, JP's Music Blog
Truly following his musical muse at his own pace in his own time, singer/songwriter Patrick Ames is fast emerging as a force in indie folk/rock/Americana at an age when many rockers contemplate packing it in. While many of them have their heyday and then buy vineyards in retirement, Ames has owned the five acre vineyard in Napa Valley where he wrote his new album Oakville Ontology for 20 years.
First hitting a nerve with his trademark infectious retro-meets-contemporary vibe on his 2013 debut Willow Glen Sessions, Ames strapped on his acoustic, walked outside and first played these songs to the lush vineyards on his Napa hillside, as if each vine was an audience member – his way of mastering each tune in a peaceful setting while  practicing singing without amplification. Living the other half of the time in Palo Alto, he has performed for live audiences and his growing fan base at street fairs, bistros and coffeehouses – with an eye towards touring such venues around the country.


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