14 Facts About Patrick Pentland

John Patrick Thomas Pentland was born on 20 September 1969 and is an Irish-born rock guitarist and a member of the Canadian rock band Sloan.

All four members of Sloan write, produce, and sing their own songs, but Pentland primarily plays lead guitar for most songs.

Patrick Pentland occasionally plays rhythm guitar, bass, keyboards in the studio, and occasionally plays drums live.

In high school, Patrick Pentland became serious about playing music, guitar in particular.

Patrick Pentland's father had played in show bands in Northern Ireland throughout the 1960s and early 1970s.

Patrick Pentland had learned recorder in grade school, and played saxophone in his junior high school band, but he eventually settled on guitar as his main instrument.

Patrick Pentland's first group was a hard rock band, Prosecutor, which came together in the fall of 1984.

In January 1991, Patrick Pentland was approached by Chris Murphy to join a new band he had started with Jay Ferguson called Sloan.

Patrick Pentland has written for several music publications and dabbled in blogging, with revealing entries about the band's performances and tours.

Patrick Pentland has contributed a song to the children's show Role Play, and performed music for several television commercials.

Patrick Pentland has been a resident DJ in several prominent Toronto clubs.

Patrick Pentland said that he was asked to join the Doughboys in the mid-1990's, but passed on the opportunity.

Patrick Pentland emigrated to Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia in 1975 with his father, mother and sister.

Patrick Pentland left the program in his second year, and eventually graduated with a BA in history, of which he claims to have retained very little knowledge.