Diane Patterson sings the world awake with strong voice, rocking guitar, sweet ukulele, and revolutionary lyrics. Her sincere spirit and wild pirate heart joyfully plant seeds of love and light in every listener. Based in Southern Oregon, independent and supported by her community, Diane considers herself a micro magical munition of manifesting nature consciousness, nourishment for body and mind, and integrity of relations between all beings. Since 1990, wordsmith Patterson weaves spirit and unifying social commentary, now around the world, on festival stages, at folk music and conscious music gatherings, healing gatherings and in concert venues of Southern Oregon and Northern California, in Hawaii every winter for the last nine years, in Europe summers of 2008, 2011, 2013 and 2016, and December 2012 in Mexico for Synthesis Festival! We are gearing up for Teach, Inspire, Be Real:  2016 Diane Patterson Tour and Album. Master medicine musician, Al Torre, will accompany Diane on lead guitar on Teach, Inspire, Be Real spring tour from Chicago to Atlanta! They are a mighty duo. ::: Currently Diane is releasing her fourth full length fabulous CD: Teach, Inspire, Be Real, featuring the incomparable SaraTone of Cascadia, medicine musician Al Torre, one of the West Coast’s most sought-after bass players Jared May, industry producers Yuji Tojo & Roman Morykit, widely published New Age flutist Bodhi Setchko, native singers Verdell & Vernon Primeaux and, according to one Swedish magazine, one of the world’s ten best women drummers Claudia Paige. Diane’s team is planning North American and European spring, summer and fall tours. “Joni Mitchell meets Ani DiFranco. Patterson is a modern day folk goddess.” “Diane is a young Pete Seeger.” —Percussionist & Composer, Geoffrey Gordon “FANTASTIC. Diane, you are a great musician.” — Paul Emery Music, Nevada City, Ca. Oct. 2015