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Short Biography
PATRICK WOLF
ANNOUNCES INTIMATE ACOUSTIC SHOWS

This September will see the return of charismatic performer Patrick Wolf to our fine shores for a series of very special acoustic performances.
The Frontier Touring Company is delighted to be bringing the incredibly talented Brit to Australia for a run of national shows which will see Wolf taking the stage accompanied by only a cellist.
This year Wolf celebrates an impressive decade in the industry. Over his illustrious career Wolf has ventured into a number of diverse fields and exhibited countless talents, but it is as a performer and songwriter that he truly shines.
Throughout his songwriting process, Wolf picks up everything from the ukulele to the viola to create the lush and beautifully orchestrated compositions evident in ‘The City' and ‘Accident & Emergency' which have earned him fans from all corners of the globe.
Wolf's latest offering is his fifth studio album Lupercalia (out now through Inertia). The album is inspired by Wolf's recent engagement and highlights the distinctive avant-garde pop sound that the visceral performer has become celebrated for.
 "Lupercalia is a pretty irresistible album... there's little doubt that the touching exuberance of the songs shines through more clearly than before... Wolf, it turns out, is spectacularly good at big, stirring, major-key melodies." - The Guardian
"... It's therefore fitting that ‘Lupercalia' the album is a celebration too. For the first time, Wolf is celebrating not what he wants - but what he has. And, more importantly, he's celebrating not what he's found in himself - but what he has found in someone else." - NME
Wolf's masterpieces translate beautifully onto the live stage. His powerful voice and emotive songwriting captivate audiences as they witness the dynamic energy of his performance.
Don't miss the sheer brilliance of Wolf's impeccable musicianship when he visits Australia this September.

In-depth Biography
Violinist/singer/songwriter Patrick Wolf began experimenting with sound at the age of 11. While his peers were exploring the frivolity of youth, the precocious preteen was dabbling in four-track recording, eventually building an arsenal of instruments that included junk-shop organs and a home-built theremin. At the age of 14 he joined the pop-art collective Minty, a venture that caught the eyes and ears of Fat Cat Records, which went on to supply the youth with a computer and mixing tools for aid in his newfound audio experimentation. He left home at the age of 16 and formed Maison Crimineaux, which eventually found its way to France, where the noisy duo played a show attended by electronic maestro Kristian Robinson (aka Capitol K), who went on to release Wolf's lauded 2003 debut. With Lycanthropy reaching number 39 in NME's top LPs of the year, as well as receiving critical acclaim throughout Europe and America, Wolf decided to study composition at the Trinity College Music Conservatoire. The results of that endeavor can be heard on his 2005 release, Wind in the Wires, a dark collection of moody British folk and chamber pop with a chilly laptop sheen. Wolf returned in 2007 with the colorful and eclectic Magic Position, and again in 2009 with the similarly themed Bachelor, both of which brought the artist near universal critical acclaim. ~ James Christopher Monger, Rovi