Patrick Ballantyne

Patrick Ballantyne

Biography

Patrick is a Toronto-based songwriter by night. Since he first picked up a guitar at the age of 14, he has been writing. You can hear echoes of the motor cities in his music, which was greatly influenced by the sounds of his hometown Windsor station CKLW. The numerous songs he has co-written with musicians as diverse as Big Sugar, Tim Chaisson, The Trews, Wide Mouth Mason, Shane Chisholm, and Meredith Shaw demonstrate his wide range of stylistic influences.

Patrick enjoys performing, mentoring, running, and spending quality time with his wife and daughter when he is not practicing law or writing songs.