JOEL PATERSON

FROM CHICAGO, WITH SWING

From the blues records that taught him to play to Chicago’s late-night clubs and a call-up from Bob Dylan, Joel Paterson has followed the threads of American guitar music wherever they lead. On Wednesday 17th February 2027, they lead to Barnoldswick Music & Arts Centre, where he joins forces with Jack Amblin and Adam Richards for an evening of six-string adventure.

There is a particular pleasure in discovering a guitarist who makes you want to follow every note. A player whose touch draws you closer, whose sense of rhythm gets into your shoulders, whose musical imagination turns a familiar melody into something you hadn’t realised it could become.

Joel Paterson belongs in that company.

Across jazz, blues, country, rockabilly and western swing, the Chicago-based guitarist has built a musical world where elegance and mischief happily share the same amplifier. His recordings suggest a man…