10 Facts About Patrick Sweany

Patrick Sweany was born on April 26,1974 and is an American blues rock musician from Massillon, Ohio, United States.

Patrick Sweany first gained prominence in the late 1990s as an acoustic blues guitarist and singer at many Blues Festivals around the US His first CD I Wanna Tell You was released in 1999 and drew critical acclaim from prominent musicians such as Roy Book Binder and Jimmy Thackery.

Similarly, Sweany has used many drummers, including Nick Fritsch, Brad Porter, Jon Radford, Jimmy Lester, Adam Abrashoff and Jason Edwards.

In 2006, Patrick Sweany signed with Nine Mile Records to release C'Mon C'Mere.

In June 2007, Patrick Sweany released another full-length CD, Every Hour Is A Dollar Gone, again recorded by Dan Auerbach, this time in his newly fashioned Akron Analog studios.

Patrick Sweany toured throughout the US in support of this release, both headlining and supporting artists such as Sonny Landreth, The Black Keys, Los Straitjackets, The Gourds and Paul Thorn.

In February 2011, Patrick Sweany released That Old Southern Drag again on Nine Mile Records.

The record did well within Americana circles and Patrick Sweany was again invited to showcase at the Americana Music Association's conference in 2011.

In June 2013, Patrick Sweany released Close To The Floor on Nine Mile Records.

On Close To The Floor, Sweany continues his association with Joe V McMahan, with MacMahan acting as engineer and producer and adding some guitar parts.