For the past three decades, Diane Patterson has been singing the world awake with her powerful voice, rocking guitar, sweet ukulele, and revolutionary lyrics. On her fifth solo recording “Open Road” (Release date: Feb. 23rd, 2018), her sincere spirit and wild heart joyfully plants seeds of love and revolution in every listener. Based in Southern Oregon, Patterson lovingly weaves together an earthy folk, rhythmic funk infused sound all her own. Her passionate guitar and ukulele drive the songs and lyrics, with unifying stories that praise the beauty in life, grieve the losses, and reflect and inspire on how we can rise up and heal amid life’s many challenges. A serendipitous visit with Ani DiFranco and her husband, producer Mike “Nappy” Napolitano (Peter Mulvey, James McMurtry), led to Napolitano recording and producing Open Road in their New Orleans studio. Patterson (vocals, guitar, ukulele) was joined by Todd Sickafose (bass), Al Torre (guitar), Terrence Higgins (drums), Janelle Burdell (drums, percussion), Max Ribner, Ben Ellman, Charlie Halloran (horns), Cagil Cokan (flute), Julian Waterfall Pollack (piano), Alice DiMicele (backing vocals), and Ani DiFranco (guitar, backing vocals).