Pat Beary

With the rare ability to speak to the soul with his expressive and poignant lyrics, Pat Beary is an artist you don't want to miss.

New England born and raised Pat Beary took to the guitar while recuperating from surgery to reconstruct a badly broken right arm, a condition that necessitated an unusual posture and physical approach to the instrument. He spent his formative years singing in coffeehouses across New england. His ersatz playing technique, later tempered with a performing arts school education, led to a particularly engaging style of songwriting.

Influenced early by Elvis Costello, Lemonheads and Juliana Hatfield, Beary has also more recently found great inspiration in the work of Tom Waits, Dan Bern, and M. Ward.

An unintentional, but seemingly strict policy of a “non-fiction-only” body of work has created a history of bursts of songwriting at odd intervals.

“8/roughly” focused on a period of change. Relationships beginning and ending, cross-country travel, self-doubt and reassessment are repeating themes.

“Don’t Blame the Sun/ the last of the great singing telegrams” is a story of closure. Letting go. From House’s “time hasn’t changed a thing” to Singing Telegram’s “let this be the last…that I write for you”. It was assembled to signal an end to an endless pursuit. It was also intended to be the last of his larger efforts as a working musician.
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“A New Disease” is out Feb 2020. Set the sails, find the wind, pick a new disease for an old pill.