Diane Patterson

“Diane is an amazing songwriter

and a world healer.”

 -- Bill Brickey, Chicago musician and producer

 “...a voice of extraordinary strength,

colors and passions...

an uncommon originality

...a musician of great quality.” 

--Remo Ricaldone, DJ, Italy

“She is a fantastic artist. . .

celebrated performance.”

-- Lucas Scheffold, Swedish musician, producer

Latest Album, Satchel of Songs!

Diane Patterson sings the world awake with her powerful voice, rocking guitar and revolutionary lyrics. Fueled by music-as-activism, her sincere spirit and roots storytelling plant seeds of love and realness.

On Diane Patterson’s seventh solo recording, Satchel of Songs (March 2022), Patterson’s trademark mystic-acoustic-Americana, music-as-activism, and love-as-revolution are ever-present, buoyed and inspired by years of touring in the US, Europe, and her beloved Scandinavia, where she has spent extensive heartfelt time. The embrace of Patterson’s musical path by the Swedes and Danes led her to write the title track in Sweden in 2019. That was the catalyst that sparked and flavored the collection of songs that comprise the album.

All tracks were produced by Mike Napolitano (Ani DiFranco, Squirrel Nut Zippers) in New Orleans, except for two songs: One Part Corn, by Pedro Vadhar in Mexico; and Turn Toward the Sun, produced by Roman Morykit (Gypsy Soul). Musicians include Diane Patterson vocals, guitar, bass, drum Terence Higgins (Ani DiFranco, Dirty Dozen Brass Band) drums, Joe Craven (Jerry Garcia and David Grisman) percussion and mandolin, Barbara Higbie (Bonnie Raitt) fiddle, Al Torre (Tina Malia) guitar, Rick Nelson (Rickie Lee Jones) upright bass, violin, viola and cello, Todd Sickafoose bass, keys, Janelle Burdell percussion, Mia Pixley cello, Robert Comeaux pedal steel, Alex Smith bass, Elin Telius yoik vocals, Ani DiFranco vocals, Alice DiMicele vocals, and Gordon Hellegers (Simrit Kaur) Kora.