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Patrick Ginnaty

bluesy melodic rock guitar

About Me

I was born on Halloween, in Stillwater, Minnesota (a double Scorpio).My mother was an artist, and my father was also very artistic, so it seemed natural that I was brought up expecting to be an artist. Music was a natural part of my young life-the radio was exciting back then. But, I never connected what I was hearing with my first guitar, a Mickey Mouse guitar.Music was just there, then gone... magic.Some time later, after my parents had died, I heard Eric Clapton. WBZ, in Boston, played "Disraeli Gears" the first night that it was released, all the way through. The TONE captured me, like "sirens sweetly singing..." I got my first "real" guitar (an Epiphone Melody Maker) and found someone to help me start to learn.In my high school yearbook my senior year, under "aspirations," I said that I wanted to be a "wandering minstrel"... as a joke, kind of...?Many years later, here I am... a new age rock 'n' roll wandering minstrel, pied piper of the electric guitar.Take what I offer you on whatever level you choose... as an avid student of life, I draw from many levels as I express myself.
all photos by Laurie Knowlton
copyright Laurie Knowlton 2008

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/16/2006
Band Website: lincoln.midcoast.com/~pginnaty
Band Members: Patrick Ginnaty
Influences: BB King, Freddy King,Eric Clapton, Mike Bloomfield, Mick Taylor, Jimi Hendrix, Wes Montgomery, Charlie Christian, and George Barnes.
Sounds Like: People tell me that I sound unique. Bluesy and melodic at the same time.
Record Label: Beyond the Sunset Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

the ride

well, I've been Blessed with good health all my life   sometimes it's better bein' smaller framed less wear and tear   I was at training a couple of weeks ago we were testing hoses near the ...
Posted by Patrick Ginnaty on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:35:00 PST

I brought home a guitar last night

I'm talking with my daughter last night at her boyfriend's,  in the stereo/party room, when I see a guitar headstock in the closet, a Kay headstock. "What's that?" I say, and they pull out an...
Posted by Patrick Ginnaty on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:08:00 PST

life sure does go by quick

I just heardthat a womanwho the band played a benefit forpassed away SundayShe was roughly the same ageas my first wifeaka much youngerthan meonce in a whileit's usefulto look atthe Blessings in our l...
Posted by Patrick Ginnaty on Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:13:00 PST

well, I feel... better

of course I was tired last night and the duo thing is hard I'm not suited to playing in a duo   but I said some things that were wrong because I was tired and angry at Lisa   we had one of t...
Posted by Patrick Ginnaty on Mon, 04 Aug 2008 05:32:00 PST

what a sucky pair of gigs today

The first one was at a picnic for a woman who's dying of cancer, and recently discontinued her kidney dialysis. First I realized I had forgotten the extension cords AND the speaker cords... so I went ...
Posted by Patrick Ginnaty on Sun, 03 Aug 2008 03:02:00 PST

we played at the North Atlantic Blues Festival club crawl

Oh my. It was SMOKIN'. The band came into their own and Lisa sounded INCREDIBLE. We came out of the gate fill bore.   I played my ES-335, for the second time in 20 years. Everything I worked for...
Posted by Patrick Ginnaty on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:43:00 PST

the turning of the Wheel, the Circle of Life

Well, I was posting about the anniversary of our first date last weekend.   That very night, one of the dogs died as I cradled her in my lap. Mary's girl Cassidy who I adopted as a companion for ...
Posted by Patrick Ginnaty on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:31:00 PST

it’s been a year

it's been a year since my first "date" with Lisa   Well, she lives here that night on the beach led here   we did a gig last night at the Thompson Center sparsely attended but we played well...
Posted by Patrick Ginnaty on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 11:54:00 PST

it’s Beltane, come on baby light my fire

"I have only one burning desire let me stand next to your fire"   well, the Beltane bonfire was near perfect seven friends equally balanced between Pagan and non plus myself   I had constru...
Posted by Patrick Ginnaty on Fri, 02 May 2008 10:13:00 PST

well, we all need

"Well we all need some one we can lean on..." (Let it Bleed... the Rolling Stones)   My grandson Liam has this saying "I NEED SOMETHING"   WHAT do you need Liam?   "I don't know... SO...
Posted by Patrick Ginnaty on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:06:00 PST