About Pat.
Pat Wiley is a seasoned songwriter and performer with a “rural, down home” flavor. He flows from guitar to fiddle to clawhammer banjo as he sings his songs and tells his stories, playfully inviting his audience to pull up a chair and give a listen.
SUMMER 2025
Saturday August 2nd Noon-2:30 pm The Pat & Joe (Cronick ) Show Fergfest Armstrong Creek Wi
Tuesday August 5th 5-6:30 pm Appleton Public Library
Saturday/Sunday August 9th & 10th Shawano Folk Festival Mielke Park Shawano Wi
Saturday evening August 9th calling a Barndance with Frogwater (private)
*Thursday August 14th-Main stage LarryFest LaFarge Wi Workshops Fri.15th & Sat 16th
Sunday August 24rd Great River Folk Festival Songwriter Contest 11 am Lacrosse Wi
Get in touch.
Stay in touch with any upcoming shows or albums!
Bookings
Contact Pat for any type of family-friendly event! He can perform solo or with a band.
festivals
house concerts
libraries
coffee houses
live music clubs
special events
barn dances
historical reenactmets
acting and original music for films
educational workshops on American folk music, instruments, songwriting
custom written original music/jingles
Past Festival Performances
Summerfest
University of Chicago Folk Festival
Hodag Country Music Festival
Bluegrass in the Pines
LarryFest
Shawano Folk Festival
Littlestock Bluegrass Festival
Mountain View Arkansas Folk Festival
Hiawatha Music Festival
White Pine Jamboree
Project North Festival
Porcupine Mountain Music Festival
Green Apple Folk Festival
Art Street
Wabeno Art and Music Fest
Discography
Fiddle Under Grandpa’s Bed | 2025
CD $20 includes shipping
17 original songs by Pat Wiley
Mus:icians:- Art Stevenson-harmonica, Danny Jerabek-button accordion, Pam Setser-vocals Mountain View Night, Tim Crouch- all instruments and production Mountain View Night, John Wilson-guitar /Little Walter’s Lament fiddle-Chew the Fat, Jolie Heggeseth/Wiley-harmony Childhood Kitchens & Dearest Mother, Eric Bestul-sound engineer, bass guitar, dobro, mandolin, Pat-vocals, guitar, banjo, fiddle
Cover art-Mike Duebler
Back in the Day | 2021
CD $15 includes shipping
15 original songs by Pat Wiley
Musicians: Art Stevenson- harmonica, Joe and Sue Cronick- fiddle/mandolin, Gabe Dettinger-5 string banjo, Eric Bestul- electric/ pedal steel guitars, Amanda Bestul- bass, Jolie Heggeseth- harmony vocals Pat- guitar/clawhammer banjo/ vocals
Woodstove Sessions | 202o
CD $15 includes shipping
16 original songs by Pat Wiley
Musicians: Greg Kautz- 5 string banjo, Pat guitar/ clawhammer banjo/fiddle, Vocals
Heart & Home | 2019
CD $15 includes shipping
15 original songs by Pat Wiley
Musicians: Shawn Sargent- bass/harmony vocals, Susan Nicholson-fiddle, Jack Nicholson- mandolin/guitar, Greg Kautz 5 string banjo, Joel Kroenke-harmonica, Scott Hieptas-cajon, Pat-guitar/clawhammer banjo/fiddle/vocals