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Wheelhouse Rag

by Joel Paterson

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  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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      $10 USD

     

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    “Guitarist Paterson’s free-ranging music defies easy categorization. He addresses classic country, blues and Tin Pan Alley tunes as timeless works that reward repeated listening.”
    – Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune

    Beautifully printed and pressed on 140g vinyl by Citizen Vinyl in Asheville, NC, the 12" LP edition of "Wheelhouse Rag" feature original music, jacket art and liner notes all by Joel Paterson.

    This delightful and high fidelity album of acoustic guitar music was meant to be heard on vinyl!
    Get your copy today!

    • Purchase of vinyl includes download link •

    Includes unlimited streaming of Wheelhouse Rag via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $20 USD or more 

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    The CD edition of "Wheelhouse Rag" features original music, jacket art and liner notes all by Joel Paterson. The CD comes in a deluxe 4-panel jacket with photos and liner notes

    Get your copy today!

    • Purchase of CD includes download link •

    Includes unlimited streaming of Wheelhouse Rag via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $15 USD

     

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about

“Of all the “vintage” artists injecting new life into bygone styles with originality and a sense of humor, Joel Paterson just might top the list.”
– Dan Forte, Vintage Guitar Magazine

Wheelhouse Rag is a 14-track collection of original rags and country
blues on solo, finger picking acoustic guitar.

Joel Paterson has been a mainstay of the Chicago roots music scene for over twenty years, playing with many bands and showcasing his unique blend jazz, blues, rockabilly, country and western swing. Joel can be heard on the recordings of the Cactus Blossoms, JD McPherson, Kelly Hogan, Pokey LaFarge, and Deke Dickerson.

The all-acoustic, 1920’s-tinged Wheelhouse Rag may at first seem like
a departure in genre for the guitarist—He is predominantly known for his instrumental multitracked recordings reminiscent of Les Paul and Chet Atkins— but Joel learned to play guitar by ear from the records of acoustic legends such as Blind Blake, Robert Johnson, Reverend Gary Davis, and Big Bill Broonzy.

Joel later expanded his repertoire to include techniques of the thumb-picking giants Merle Travis and Chet Atkins. These influences can be heard throughout the album, mixed in with many more twists and turns from the mind of the artist, to bring you, Wheelhouse Rag, the original finger-style guitar instrumentals of Joel Paterson.

credits

released August 18, 2023

Produced by Joel Paterson
Photos: Annie Dolan
Design: Joel Paterson
Engineered by Joel Paterson
Mixed and Mastered by Alex Hall

Recorded in Chicago, IL
2021

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Joel Paterson Chicago, Illinois

Guitar and steel guitar wizard Joel Paterson
has been a mainstay of the Chicago roots
music scene for over twenty years, playing
with many bands and showcasing his unique
blend of jazz, blues, rockabilly, country and
western swing. In addition to solo shows, his
projects include The Joel Paterson Trio; The Western Elstons; The Joel Paterson Quartet (seen weekly at The Green Mill in Chicago).
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