Patrick Sky was born on October 2, 1940. Sky was the lone Southerner in the Greenwich Village folk music revival of the late 1950s and the 1960s. He was an enigmatic performer and a master of many traditional instruments. Born in Liveoak Gardens, Georgia. Even as a kid, Sky was musically inclined and learned to play guitar, banjo, and harmonica. He was always influenced by his Creek Indian and Irish. Sky’s self-titled debut, released in 1965, included several original tunes such as “Many a Mile". In his music, Sky was equally influenced by the satirical writing of Will Rogers and the topical songs of Woody Guthrie. Beginning with his recordings of the late ’60s, Sky’s songs became increasingly political and outspoken. His most confrontational album, “Songs That Made America Famous,” was rejected by several record labels before being released on Adelphi Records two years later. Disgruntled by a music industry that had fleeced him repeatedly, Patrick Sky stopped recording and performing for a time. But his passion did not diminish, and Sky continuously expanded his repertoire of musical instruments. He became known as a builder of the Irish uilleann pipes. More recently, Sky began playing and performing with his wife Cathy. In 2009 the duo released “Down to Us,” an album of traditional Irish music featuring Pat on uilleann pipes and Cathy on fiddle. Sky passed away from Parkinson’s disease, prostate cancer, and bone cancer in May 2021.