PAT WICTOR: Heaven Is So High...And I'm So Far Down

Pat Wictor

Heaven Is So High...And I'm So Far Down

© 2006 RiskyDisc Records (661679200629)

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Dust bowl lap slide guitar and clearwater vocals. The companionship of questions in a world much too full of answers.

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“…Pat Wictor walks onstage and sits down. He places a Guild DV-52 flat across his lap and begins playing slide guitar. The sounds are snaky and sizzling. He sings in a steady and clear voice, sometimes displaying a riveting falsetto. Soft-spoken and articulate, in the 1930’s he could have been a dust bowl preacher. The sermons, accompanied by the choir of his slide guitar, would have brought comfort to many a soul…”
--Richard Cuccaro, Acoustic Live

Pat Wictor plays “heart-felt blues-based roots music like the only begotten son of Bonnie Raitt and Chris Smither,” says Jim Motavalli of WPKN radio. Blues Revue magazine calls him “daring and unusual.” With flowing red hair and zen-like calm, he brings a hush over an audience, weaving several parts on his guitar and reaching into each listener’s heart.

In the past two years Pat has garnered increasing attention on the acoustic music circuit, with bookings at the Philadelphia Folk Festival, New Bedford Summerfest, Susquehanna Music & Arts Festival, Forksville Folk Festival, Folk Project (NJ) Spring Festival, Avalon Music & Arts Festival, Long Island Fiddle & Folk Festival, and numerous festivals and fairs in CT, NY, and PA. He is one of the selected Emerging Artists at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival this year, and he has recently opened for Richie Havens, Chris Smither, Ellis Paul, Eliza Gilkyson, Steve Forbert, and Tracy Grammer.

Pat’s fifth CD, "Heaven Is So High…And I’m So Far Down," was released in July ’06. The disc features standout originals like “I Will Walk With You,” “Rejoice in My Troubles,” and the title track. The CD also includes distinctive versions of Bob Dylan’s “Oxford Town,” Dave Carter’s “When I Go,” and a rousing version of “You Got To Move,” featuring Abbie Gardner of Red Molly. His last CD, Waiting for the Water, has received wide radio play, reaching #4 on the FolkDJ charts in February 2005, and remaining on the charts for months afterward.

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  • Love it!
    author: Rhonda

    What can I say about Pat Wictor? He is great, the CD is fabulous.

  • author: Anthony Kimball

    Another great album! Pat is in rare form. "Raise my voice" is ethereal, and his guitar on the whole album is striking. I Would not hesitate to recommend this cd whole-heartedly!

  • Heaven Is So High...And I'm So Far Down
    author: Brad

    Great!

  • Outstanding CD, great material and a great voice
    author: Steve Sykes

    I bought this CD after hearing one cut on XM Radio. I am very impressed. It has not left my CD player since I got it. Outstanding job on cover of Dave Carter's "When I Go" I'm ready for his next CD.

  • You wanted the best - you got it...
    author: Matthew Cutillo

    This is wonderful music. It is played and sung by a master craftsman. Mind-blowing songwriting and plenty of footnoting from those who came before - still possessing a sensiblity all its own. This CD is excellent from start to finish, and like its cover art with all the beautiful gnarled tree bark - you'll notice more and more with each listen. Very beautifully woven guitar parts and haunting yet consoling vocals line the unbeaten path of this work nicely. Thanks Pat. Thanks for good music.

  • I'm really enjoying Pat Wictor's beautiful, clear voice.
    author: Mary Moon

    I'm enjoying Pat Wictor's latest CD, great, clear voice and nice mix of folksy, bluesy songs. Looking forward to what he does next!

  • Great album!! Exceeds my expectations!!
    author: Tom Collins

    I first hear Pat on the XM Radio folk channel15, and I loved the singing. This cd is great and I am playing it every day. I would not hesitate to buy the next one when he produces it.

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