Patrick Ferris

Singer-songwriter Patrick Ferris founded and fronted the acclaimed Los Angeles rock band The Americans, appearing on "The Late Show" and releasing two indie/Americana-charting albums—Stand True (2022), and I'll Be Yours (2017). His songs are modern, original, and personal, but are notably influenced by early field recordings from the last century. Anthony Wall (BBC 6) calls them "Absolutely brilliant." Greil Marcus (Pitchfork) writes, "From the first rolling guitar notes, carrying sadness and defiance like dust, this sweeps me up: I want to know everything about where that feeling came from, and where it's going." Captivated by rural blues and string band music from the 1920s and '30s, Ferris performed on city streets across the United States for many years, playing slide guitar, banjo, fiddle, and harmonica. In 2016 he began performing and lecturing on the history of American music at universities throughout Europe and Asia, in tours sponsored by the U.S. State Department. He appears in Jack White's television series "American Epic," which he associate produced, performing with Taj Mahal and Ashley Monroe.