Patrick Woods

Patrick Woods is a "fingerstyle" acoustic guitarist, churning out instrumental compositions that rock out and grab you by the heartstrings. His music runs the gamut, so you never know what to expect. His progressive rock - jazz infused-fingerstyle-acoustic tunes have captivated audiances all across the midwest, from ages 5 and 6 to senior citizens. Patrick's latest CD, POWER FIELDS displays a variety of acoustic - driven tracks. In addition, to his acoustic chops, he also plays the Santucci Treblebass - a ten string electric guitar where one can play both bass and guitar at the same time. His recorded offerings feature this instrument as well. He has opened for and shared the stage with regional and national acts such as: Michael Kelsey, Guy Davis, Katie Reider, Jim Volk, Eric Loy, Brian Henke, Bill Dutcher, Andy McKee and many more. He has been in guitar competitions like the Winfield acoustic fingerpicking championships, and the Candian fingerstyle contest. In September of 2006, Patrick won 2nd place in Guitar Player magazine's "Guitar Hero" competition in San Francisco, with Joe Satriani and Steve Lukather being two of the judges. He is currently gearing up to record his third album due out by early 2008.Watch Patrick Woods in this video playing his song "Oceans" on his acoustic WECHTER PATHMAKER.A video of Patrick playing "urban Underground" on his ten string TREBLEBASS guitar./para