Libby Kirkpatrick

HELLO! all of the below info is still true. what is true now, however, is that i am rewritten. i have been rebirthed through the arrival of my son, charlie, my beloved, chris, and my found home on jewell street. ive neglected my fans horribly for over a year or more so that i could rewrite myself to continue a sustainable career, and i am now coming to you fresh, raw and unedited. i will be playing and possibly touring some in this new year, 2008. it is to be that a new recording shall somehow surface in some form and i will discover how to manifest myself in the phoenix of the industry. thanks for listening for me, and i hope to see you soon out there somewhere. happy new year! love libbyAwarded Finalist, Runner-Up, and Honorable Mention in the 2002 John Lennon Songwriting Competition, Most Recently, Libby won the 2003 Lady Sixstring songwriting competition. Libby was a finalist in the 2003 Rocky Mountain Folks Festival,. finalist in the Fall 2002 Lady Sixstring songwriting competition and Winner of the 1999 Telluride “Troubadour” songwriting and performance competition, Libby Kirkpatrick is an extremely powerful and refreshingly original singer-songwriter and acoustic guitarist, stunning audiences with her wide vocal range, serious command of dynamics, award-winning lyrics and sailing voice.

Growing up in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Libby Kirkpatrick began playing classical piano at age 3. At age 14, deeply moved by the musical era of singer-songwriters in the 1970's, she switched to acoustic guitar while immersing herself in the artistry of Joni Mitchell, Joan Armatrading, Neil Young and Rickie Lee Jones. Drawn by her adventure-seeking desires as a nomadic youth, Libby left home to live minimalistically overseas in India and in Thailand, and then busking in Ireland where she began writing her first original songs. She then returned to the States to live in Boulder, CO where she began performing professionally for the first time in 1995.

Spending her next several years touring folk venues, befriending and commingling with the jamband circuit, and honing her musical crafts, she began developing solid regional followings along the west coast, southwest, and northeast. In 2001, Libby took root in Austin, Texas where she now resides in between tours.

Libby's other interests include: astrology, nutrition, cooking, yoga, mind-body connection, dance, travel, visual & performance art, language and metaphysics. Recently found in Libby's CD Player: Beck, Cat Power, Radiohead, Gilberto Gil, Jeff Buckley, Nickel Creek, Patty Griffin, and Bjork.

Libby Kirkpatrick is releasing her third album (first national release) “Goodnight Venus” in October 2003, featuring drummer Jerry Marotta (Peter Gabriel, Indigo Girls, Sara McLaughlan), bassist Sara Lee (Indigo Girls, Ani DiFranco) and guitarist Mitch Watkins (Lyle Lovett, Abra Moore) and more.