Patrick stefan

With entrancing folk songs that blend old with new accompanied by deft guitar playing & delivered with a delicate strength, Patrick stefan is described as the ‘voice of James Blake meets the guitar playing of Nick Drake’.

The Irish son of a Dutch songwriter, Patrick - himself an award-winning songwriter - recently released his debut album Wayfare, an alt-indie-folk document of Patrick's nautical ancestry & of his own weaving travels from Scandinavia, Brazil, to west Africa and back home, his songs voyaging through time and cultures, speaking to the intimate and profound.

In 2024 Patrick has performed at Folk Alliance USA & Your Roots are Showing showcases, and for Whelan’s ‘Ones to Watch’ and is fast becoming a must-see live act that captivates audiences.

A once-Fulbright scholar, Patrick instead opted to follow the path of his father’s folk-singing- footsteps after an array of collaborations with artists like Niwel Tsumbu, fiddler Martin Hayes (with the award-winning instrumental group Ensemble Ériu) & Eurovision winner Luisa Sobral.

After racking up over half a million streams on Superman - a star-studded soulful co-write with Uly & Rob de Boer, Patrick was tipped as by the likes of Nialler9 & BBC’s Across The Line for his unique sound.

Patrick stefan is the winner of the inaugural Night & Day festival song competition with the song Head Voices and an ISC songwriting semi-finalist. Patrick is endorsed by Tanglewood Guitars.