Singer, songwriter and sometimes yodeler, Patience Moore is an artist who embraces country music's classic past while keeping one cowgirl-booted foot in the present. That combination shines brightest in her most recent release, Buckaroos Sleep Too!, a 2-CD collection of music for families, country in nature (from "western swing and boogies" to "acoustic ballads and lullabies") with G-rated lyrics, A-list Nashville musicians, and fresh arrangements, all highlighting Patience's many musical talents.
Patience was chosen to be the featured yodeler at the annual Patsy Montana Birthday Celebration at the Cowgirl Hall of Fame and played festivals with Johnny Cash and Rider's in the Sky. After hearing Patience sing the Patsy Montana classic, "I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart," Montana's grandson, Michael, confessed that Patience's rendition reminded him so much of his grandma; he thought she sang it the best of anyone he had ever heard. (And he's heard 'em all!)
After earning a music degree from Yale University (where she roomed with Jodie Foster), Patience moved to New York City. Her band, Patience and the Cowboy Angels, became a top draw at local clubs, which inspired her move to Nashville in 1998. Once in Nashville, she and producer/multi-instrumentalist Van Manakas teamed up to create her self-titled album, released on Rab Records.
Patience, the CD, contains 13 tracks, 7 penned by Patience. Stylistically ranging from western swing and traditional country to a more contemporary sound, they're all served up by Patience's velvety voice and emotional delivery. Selected songs have received airplay on Power Country 102.9 FM, Nashville, and her song " My Own Boyfriend" is included on the soundtrack to "Keeping Sound," an independent documentary film.
The timing of releasing Buckaroos Sleep Too! could not have been any better. Married in 2000, Patience and husband, Van Manakas, welcomed their son Theo into the world in 2001. Their newest baby boy, August, was born in October 2003. Now the entire family enjoys the music inspired by Patience's love of cowboy life, which began with childhood-summers spent under Rocky Mountain skies.
Patience has also enjoyed expressing her talent as an actress. She has been directed by Woody Allen in "Alice"; appeared in the cult classic, "Homeboy" opposite Mickey Rourke, Christopher Walken, and Mink Deville, as well as alongside Michael Caine in "Shock to the System". She starred in "Sweet Nothings", a movie written and directed by Amanda Silver, who went on to write the hit "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle".
As the youngest of nine children (with seventeen years between Patience and her oldest sister), Patience feels a close bond with her family, even though they've all spread out and started their own families. She enjoys late-summer family gatherings in the Adirondacks, spending time with her 18 nieces and nephews at an old hunting and fishing camp, purchased by her grandfather way back when.
Patience grew up in the shadow of Washington, DC's National Cathedral and, later, on the grounds of New York City's famous Cathedral of St. John the Divine, where her father was Episcopal Bishop. After her mother's death, when Patience was only eleven, she discovered cozy times by stopping by St. John's library after school, where renowned author Madeline L'Engle ("Wrinkle in Time") served her hot Tang and read her stories.
Raised in a politically progressive family, her parents threw many fundraising parties. Patience spent time with a diverse group of visitors, including John Lennon, Warren Beatty, Shirley Mclain, Paul Stookey (of Peter, Paul & Mary), Kurt Vonnegut, Desmond Tutu and the Archbishop of Canterbury. James Taylor and his wife spent many Christmases with her family. Patience's only regret is that she didn't take him up on his offer back then to give her guitar lessons!
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