Patrick Sweany

Patrick Sweany began his career as an acoustic bluesman, but as the years passed his sound expanded, becoming grounded in funky blues-rock that occasionally veered into spacy settings. In his early years, Sweaney stuck around his native Ohio, but in 2006 he signed a deal with Nine Mile Records. From that point forward, he recorded regularly, slowly building up a fervent following. Born on April 26, 1974 in Massillon, Ohio, a small town 20 miles south of Akron, Patrick Sweany turned professional in the late '90s. First, he became a fixture at regional blues festivals, then in ...