Anna Patton

clarinetist, composer, teacher

Anna Patton

Clarinetist, Composer, Teacher

Anna’s current projects include playing with and writing arrangements for Zara Bode’s Little Big Band, playing dance music with bands such as Elixir, Anna and the Alphabet, The Figments, Daybreak Trio, and various collaborations with pianist Karen Axelrod, and directing the Soubrette Choir.  Her solo album, Isadore’s Breakfast – featuring her work on clarinet and vocals along with many of Vermont’s finest musicians – is a mix of French-influenced swing and fiddle tunes.

Contact Anna


802-275-2142

Isadore's Breakfast

Isadore’s Breakfast, a lively, creative mix of Swing and fiddle tunes for clarinet and string band, features Franco-flavored American music including crooked Quebecois tunes, musettes, close swing harmony vocals from Housetop, and a Ben Patton original.

Anna plays clarinet and sings with these fabulous guests:

  • The Figments: Ethan Hazzard-Watkins (fiddle) and Owen Morrison, (guitar/feet)
  • Housetop: Erica Morse (bass/vocals), Naomi Morse (fiddle/vocals), Peter Siegel (guitar/vocals)
  • Will Patton (bass/mandolin/octave mandolin), Dono Schabner (guitar), Mary Lea (fiddle), Jeremiah McLane (accordion), Ben Patton (guitar/vocals), and Demse Zullo (percussion)

Buy a Copy

Isadore’s Breakfast is available at Anna’s performances for $15. You can also purchase the CD online or by mail for $18 per copy (includes shipping).

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Or send a check (with your mailing address) to:

Anna Patton
21 West St.
Brattleboro, VT 05301

Listen to Selections

The Blue Egg Waltz

An Anna Patton original, played with Dono, Will and Jeremiah

Let Yourself Go

Housetop sings this classic Irving Berlin number from “Follow the Fleet”

Reel du Love Shack

The Figments play a set of French Canadian reels

Anna's Gig Calendar

Thu Nov 8th, 20184:30 dsf 9:00 am
Fri Nov 9th, 2018 to Sun Nov 11th, 2018English weekend, Ottawa 9:00 am
Fri Nov 16th, 2018DSF record at mac's 9:00 am
Sat Nov 17th, 2018Brattleboro Ball 8:00 pm
Sun Nov 18th, 2018whately waltz? 9:00 am
Sun Nov 25th, 2018Harvard waltz Mia 4:00 pm
Mon Nov 26th, 2018dsf record at mac's 9:00 am
Sun Dec 2nd, 2018dsf daves 2-6 9:00 am
Wed Dec 5th, 2018JG rehearsal 9:00 am
Fri Dec 7th, 2018dsf at mac's? 9:00 am
Fri Dec 7th, 2018concord challenging, bruce and emily 9:00 am
Sat Dec 8th, 2018vjc open house 1 pm
Sat Dec 8th, 2018DSF benefit 9:00 am
Sun Dec 9th, 2018Maybe Glenn Velez Brattleboro 10:00 pm
Tue Dec 11th, 2018soubrette gig? 9:00 am
Wed Dec 12th, 2018JG rehearsal 9:00 am
Sat Dec 15th, 2018 to Sun Dec 16th, 2018SANDGLASS CRANKIES 9:00 am
Sun Dec 16th, 2018JG 6 at wendy's 9:00 am
Mon Dec 17th, 2018Soubrette's lucy's 9:00 am
Mon Dec 31st, 2018 to Tue Jan 1st, 2019Anna at Ashokan 9:00 am
Fri Jan 4th, 2019greenfield waltz Mary 9:00 am
Sun Jan 6th, 2019Anna and Andrew house concert Ithica 9:00 am
Thu Jan 10th, 2019Dsf sofar 6:00 pm
Mon Jan 14th, 2019Amherst Karen Eleanor 9:00 am
Fri Jan 18th, 2019 to Sun Jan 20th, 2019Contra CarnivaleSan Luis Obispo, CAwith Nils Fredland calling and playing trombone!
Wed Jan 23rd, 2019JG rehearsal 9:00 am
Fri Jan 25th, 2019Greenfield Contra Dance401 Chapman St, Greenfield, MA 8:00 pm
Sat Jan 26th, 2019Snow BallPeterborough, NH 3:00 pm
Sun Jan 27th, 2019waltzdays julie 9:00 am
Wed Jan 30th, 2019JG rehearsal 9:00 am
Fri Feb 1st, 2019House concert ruth H's 9:00 am
Sat Feb 2nd, 2019julian 6 wunderbar 9:00 am
Sun Feb 3rd, 2019monadnock concert 9:00 am
Mon Feb 4th, 2019Amherst ECD Karen Rachel 9:00 am
Fri Feb 8th, 2019syracuse house concert? 9:00 am
Sat Feb 9th, 2019cornell w andrew? 9:00 am
Sun Feb 10th, 2019bound for glory 9:00 am
Wed Feb 20th, 2019Arlington ECD 9:00 am
Sun Feb 24th, 2019Rani Arbo parlor room 12:00 pm
Mon Feb 25th, 2019DSF Passim 9:00 am
Fri Mar 1st, 2019 to Sun Mar 3rd, 2019Anna in boston and ME
Wed Mar 13th, 2019Arlington ECD 9:00 am
Sat Mar 16th, 2019memorial service walpole 10:30 9:00 am
Fri Mar 22nd, 2019Daisy mayhem passim 9:00 am