Ridgefield Folk Presents Pat Wictor

Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Pat Wictor makes his home in many worlds.  An American citizen born in Venezuela, an expatriate through his teens, and a traveler all his life, he is used to mixing unusual combinations of ideas and experiences into a seamless whole.  Grounded in rural blues and gospel traditions, Wictor’s lean, poetic songs and expressive guitar playing are seasoned with jazz, pop, improvisational surprise, philosophy and social commentary. 

He first gained attention as an innovative lap slide guitarist, making him a sought-after collaborator and session musician.  For seven years he toured internationally as one third of Brother Sun, the powerful harmonizing trio with Joe Jencks and Greg Greenway.  Wictor’s newest CD, FLARE, a concept album examining political division in America, was called “brilliant” by WFUV’s John Platt.  FLARE climbed to #1 on the Folk-DJ charts in 2022, with “How Will They Tell It” as the #1 song.  His previous release is a duo CD titled Counterpoise,  a collaboration with jazz vocalist Deborah Latz.  The two first sang together at a vocal improvisation workshop led by Bobby McFerrin.  Wictor’s CD This is Absolutely Real:  Visions and Versions of Phil Ochs, reached #2 on the Folk-DJ charts and was nominated for Best Tribute Album by the Independent Music Awards.   Wictor currently tours solo and in a variety of duos, and is a music educator of note, teaching workshops on guitar, songwriting, body percussion, and vocal and instrumental improvisation.

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