Pat has been a pro musician most of his life, played in various bands, and as a solo artist, has opened for some major acts, but has recently been concentrating on writing. Pat has written over 400 songs in different genres, including country, pop, rock, blues, children's music, and holiday music. He writes, sings, produces, and plays all the instruments on 99% of all his recordings. He plays guitar, bass, mandolin, banjo, drums, and a little piano and fiddle. One of his songs was slated for a CD by a new artist, but it has yet to be released. Another of his songs is prominently featured in the critically acclaimed film "Van Vorst Park" starring Frank Vincent. His children's CD "In The Land Of Make Believe" is a CD Baby favorite, and they state they like it so much that if the customer doesn't like it, they will refund their money. Often compared to James Taylor, Pat is a consummate singer songwriter in his own right.
Latest News
2/14/14 Downhill Rush a winner in the In Game Song Contest.
12/10/13 Always The Last To Know & I Wanna Go Back To You and I (country vers.) being played on online radio stn. & soon FM radio stn. in Livingston, TX
12/5/13 The Magical Music Box placed as runner up in the 2nd half 2013 Song Of The Year Contest
6/17/13 Always The Last To Know placed as runner up in the Song Of The Year Contest
March 2013 - Downhill Rush used in the indie film Maintenance Man
Pat Flanakin Bio
Born in Dallas, TX, Pat has been a pro musician most of his life, played in various bands, and as a solo artist, has opened for major acts, but is now concentrating on writing. Pat has written over 400 songs in different genres, including country, pop, rock, blues, children's, & holiday music. He writes, sings, produces, and plays all the instruments on most of his recordings. He plays guitar, bass, mandolin, banjo, drums, and a little piano and fiddle. One of his songs was slated for a CD by a new artist, but it has yet to be released. Another song is featured in the film "Van Vorst Park" starring Frank Vincent. His children's CD "In The Land Of Make Believe" is a CD Baby favorite & they have offered a money-back guarantee on it! Pat has placed in in the 2010, 2011, 2012, & 2013 Song Of The Year contests, and was one of the winners in the 2013 In Game Song Contest. He was a semi-finalist in the 2011 Acoustic Roundtable contest and made the Top 10 in the 2012 and Top 20 in the 2015 Broadjam 6-Pack contest, and received a honorable mention in the 2016 International Songwriting Competition. A number of Pat's songs have been accepted into numerous licensing houses & several online radio stations. Often compared to James Taylor, Pat is a consummate singer songwriter in his own right.