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

Wed Jun 11th, 2008Dancing on the air 11:00 pm
Sat Jun 14th, 2008Whatley Ball 11:00 pm
Tue Jun 17th, 2008Americano 11:00 pm
Sat Jun 21st, 2008Walpole 11:00 pm
Sat Jun 21st, 2008Paradiso FM 11:00 pm
Sun Jun 29th, 2008Wedding, stonewall farm 11:00 pm
Mon Jun 30th, 2008English 11:00 pm
Tue Jul 1st, 2008metrop 11:00 am
Thu Jul 3rd, 2008 to Mon Jul 7th, 2008Pinewoods 4th of July
Wed Jul 9th, 2008Maritsa Strafford 11:00 pm
Sat Jul 12th, 2008Farmer's Market 11:00 pm
Sun Jul 13th, 2008Maritsa Hebron NH 11:00 pm
Mon Jul 14th, 2008English 11:00 pm
Tue Jul 15th, 2008Americano 11:00 pm
Wed Jul 16th, 2008ECD 11:00 am
Sat Jul 19th, 2008 to Sat Jul 26th, 2008Folk Music
Sat Jul 26th, 2008Xopo Montague 11:00 pm
Sun Jul 27th, 2008Brattleboro 11:00 pm
Mon Jul 28th, 2008YI concord 11:00 am
Sat Aug 2nd, 2008wedding, emily mason 11:00 pm
Sat Aug 9th, 2008hand binding RI 11:00 am
Sun Aug 10th, 2008 to Sat Aug 16th, 2008Timber Ridge
Sun Aug 17th, 2008Contra GE 11:00 pm
Sun Aug 17th, 2008waltz GE 11:00 pm
Tue Aug 19th, 2008Americano 11:00 pm
Thu Aug 21st, 2008CSA harvest dinner 11:00 am
Fri Aug 22nd, 2008wedding, millstone 11:00 pm
Sat Aug 23rd, 2008 to Sat Aug 30th, 2008E&A pinewoods
Sat Aug 30th, 2008wedding marlboro 11:00 pm
Sun Aug 31st, 2008Dawn dance english 11:00 pm
Fri Sep 5th, 2008 to Sun Sep 7th, 2008footfall
Fri Sep 12th, 2008 to Sun Sep 14th, 2008YDW
Sun Sep 14th, 2008brattleboro 11:00 pm
Mon Sep 15th, 2008ame elixir 12:00 pm
Tue Sep 16th, 2008metrop 12:00 pm
Thu Sep 18th, 2008Elixir concord 11:00 pm
Fri Sep 19th, 2008 to Sun Sep 21st, 2008Swallowtail weekend
Wed Sep 24th, 2008housetop watermellon wednesdays 12:00 pm
Sun Oct 5th, 2008xopo 1:00 pm
Sat Oct 11th, 2008wpq hooker dunham 7:00 pm
Sun Oct 12th, 2008brattleboro 11:00 pm
Tue Oct 14th, 2008metrop 11:00 am
Fri Oct 17th, 2008 to Sun Oct 19th, 2008Syracuse
Sun Oct 19th, 2008Experienced English 11:00 pm
Fri Oct 24th, 2008 to Mon Oct 27th, 2008WPE NYC
Fri Nov 14th, 2008rehobeth 11:00 pm
Sat Nov 15th, 2008pleasures of the town 11:00 pm
Sun Nov 16th, 2008livelysexy english 1:00 pm
Fri Nov 21st, 2008WPE vergennes 11:00 pm
Sat Nov 22nd, 2008Xopo whately 11:00 pm
Sat Dec 6th, 20083:30 swing harmony singing 4:00 pm
Sun Dec 7th, 2008xopo 1:00 pm
Sun Dec 14th, 2008Xopo hartford 7:00 pm
Sun Dec 14th, 2008Hartford waltz 11:00 pm
Sat Dec 20th, 2008Ben at the Flynn 1:00 pm
Fri Dec 26th, 2008 to Thu Jan 1st, 2009Christmas School
Fri Jan 2nd, 2009concord Experienced 4:00 pm
Sat Jan 3rd, 2009Montpelier 4:00 pm
Sun Jan 4th, 2009xopo 1:00 pm
Sat Jan 10th, 2009Concord, Lydia, Bruce 12:00 pm
Sun Jan 11th, 2009Adagio 11:15 am
Sun Jan 11th, 2009Brattleboro Firetruck 4:00 pm
Sun Jan 25th, 2009Adagio 1:00 pm
Mon Jan 26th, 2009AME ethan karen 4:00 pm
Fri Jan 30th, 2009Wesleyan 4:00 pm
Sat Jan 31st, 2009hot dance cold night 4:00 pm
Sun Feb 1st, 2009Xopo 4:00 pm
Thu Feb 5th, 2009Concord 1:00 pm
Sat Feb 7th, 2009AME Mary Jean 4:00 pm
Sun Feb 8th, 2009Adagio 1:00 pm
Sun Feb 8th, 2009house concert will, dono peacham 2:00 pm
Mon Feb 9th, 2009AME Mary Pat 4:00 pm
Thu Feb 12th, 2009vjc class 1:00 pm
Fri Feb 13th, 2009 to Sun Feb 15th, 2009Flurry
Thu Feb 19th, 2009vjc class 1:00 pm
Fri Feb 20th, 2009Brown DAnce 4:00 pm
Sat Feb 21st, 2009gfield 12:00 pm
Sun Feb 22nd, 2009brattleboro 12:00 pm
Mon Feb 23rd, 2009concord 5:00 pm
Thu Feb 26th, 2009vjc class 1:00 pm
Fri Feb 27th, 2009 to Sun Mar 1st, 2009Becky's weekend
Sun Mar 1st, 2009Xopo brat 5:00 pm
Thu Mar 5th, 2009vjc class 1:00 pm
Sat Mar 7th, 2009AME ethan 6:00 pm
Sun Mar 8th, 2009adagio 12:00 pm
Sun Mar 8th, 2009xopo norwich 1:00 pm
Mon Mar 9th, 2009AME karen doug rebecca 12:00 pm
Wed Mar 11th, 2009ECD Karen 11:00 pm
Thu Mar 12th, 2009vjc class 1:00 pm
Fri Mar 13th, 2009Housetop NYC 6:00 pm
Mon Mar 16th, 2009AME ethan joyce 10:00 pm
Thu Mar 19th, 2009vjc class 1:00 pm
Fri Mar 20th, 2009J n M's at the jazz center 3:00 pm
Sat Mar 21st, 200911 - 1 coop steve 11:15 am
Sun Mar 22nd, 2009adagio 1:00 pm
Thu Mar 26th, 2009vjc class 1:00 pm
Sat Mar 28th, 2009vjc concert Sing 8:00 9:00 pm
Fri Apr 3rd, 2009 to Sun Apr 5th, 2009queer camp
Sun Apr 5th, 2009aromas 5:00 pm
Mon Apr 6th, 2009 to Thu Apr 9th, 2009california
Wed Apr 8th, 2009stanford 5:00 pm
Thu Apr 9th, 2009steinburg house concert 5:00 pm
Fri Apr 10th, 2009 to Sun Apr 12th, 2009hot springs
Sun Apr 12th, 2009San Rafel 5:00 pm
Sat Apr 18th, 2009greenfield 8:00 pm
Sun Apr 19th, 2009Brattleboro English Dance 11:00 am
Wed Apr 22nd, 2009ECD boston 6:00 pm
Fri Apr 24th, 2009 to Sun Apr 26th, 2009spring dance romance
Sun Apr 26th, 2009greenwood 12:00 pm
Wed Apr 29th, 2009waltz charlottesville 12:00 pm
Thu Apr 30th, 2009philly 12:00 pm
Fri May 1st, 2009dc 12:00 pm
Sat May 2nd, 2009shepherdstown 12:00 pm
Sun May 3rd, 2009DC contra 12:00 pm
Thu May 7th, 2009Farmer's Ball 5:00 pm
Fri May 8th, 2009 to Sun May 10th, 2009LEAF
Mon May 11th, 2009Grey Eagle 5:00 pm
Fri May 15th, 2009housetop rendezvous 9:00 pm
Sun May 24th, 2009Dawn Dance Figments 5:00 pm
Mon May 25th, 2009AME figs, karen 12:00 pm