Description: Remember When... Whether you are driving along in the car or it's sleepy-time, these folk favorites reach back in time, cross generations, and provide fun family sing-a-longs. Featuring folk songs from the 60's & 70's that are great dittys for kids of all ages... mellow, catchy tunes that were mainstream hits...so grown-ups will enjoy this too!

Description: Traditional and contemporary folk songs presented in the spirit of the Celtic troubadour... Violin, cello, and haunting harmonies weave a touching tapestry around Pat's signature vocals. Special guests - Mary LaPlant, Pat Riley, and Marina Whight.

Description: The fourth album in the acclaimed Songwriter Series continues our nostalgic musical journey with songs that underscored our lives. Cut through the hazy marching of time and bring the past into focus with more classics from the 60's & 70's written by the iconic songwriters of that era, and... Remember when... Featuring: John Ely, Doc Rob Mattson, and Jeff Menten of the Boundary Water Boys. Special guests: Marina Whight, Pat Riley, Kenne Thomas, and Mary LaPlant.

Description: A collection of beloved Christmas hymns with a dusting of Christmas carols, this unique and beautiful album captures the true spirit of the season celebrating the birth of Christ. Showcasing Grammy Award-winning musician, John Ely, and Minnesota State Fiddle Champion, Mary LaPlant - with glorious vocal choral arrangements augmenting Pat's rich signature voice - Go Tell It On The Mountain features a fusion of styles...from nostalgic to contemporary.

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Traditional Gospel meets Contemporary Christian music in this lively, diverse, and uplifting CD. Old favorites done in surprising new ways by Pat Surface, with Doc Rob Mattson and the Boundary Water Boys.

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This peaceful, long-playing instrumental CD blends the subtle and soothing sounds of nature with mellow, reflective acoustic music (featuring flute, guitar, and violin).

Relax to sounds of the wilderness that include the wind through ancient trees, the call of the loon and other songbirds, and the haunting howling of wolves...as you are transported to The Boundary Waters Wilderness Area of Minnesota and Canada where Pat recorded this project. Pat Surface with Michael Monroe.

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Pat Surface and Paul Imholte: Pat's New gospel album featuring guitar, fiddle,mandolin, cello & hammer dulicmer & including favorites like I'll Fly Away , Will The Circle Be Unbroken, How Great Thou Art, Amazing Grace, Sunny Side Of Life. Plus many more!

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This poignant and compelling CD is a unique blend of Celtic and Eastern European sounds and rhythms, combining traditional and original compositions in fresh presentations. It features the warm resonance of Pat's vocals and LaPlant acoustic guitar, with cello and a subtle percussive thread woven by internationally known percussionist, Robin Adnan Anders...and introduces the distinctively beautiful violin artistry of Eli Bissonett.

The Long Goodbye is dedicated to Pat's father-in-law, Rocco Michael Passaretti, a victim of Alzheimer's disease. This CD supports integrative medical research on the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's.

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his Contemporary Christian Folk album combines American Roots Music and Celtic melodies with Christian lyrics and inspiring messages. Reuniting Pat with Mary LaPlant, (violin and viola) Bill LaPlant, (mandolin) and Frank Carmelitano, (classical guitar) The Wilderness Within is a compellation of Pat's original Christian compositionswith new pieces that include the title cut, The Wilderness Within, and He Is The Vine.

The Wilderness Within is the journey of an "everyday man"guided by The Word and the Holy Spirit. Joy-filled and peaceful from start to finish, this album is both thought-provoking and spiritually uplifting.

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**Please note this is still the same Holiday album as before, the cover has been revamped. A beautiful Christian Christmas Album with 7 instrumentals (incorporating violin, cello, and guitar) and 5 lightly seasoned vocals by Pat.

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This album reflects Pat's recent move to the Boundary Waters Wilderness Area between Minnesota and Canada. The "road warrior" has finally found home.

This beautiful album features a poignant song called An Eye For An Eye. Other cuts feature a jubilant re-make of his love-song to Ely, End Of The Road, and lyrical arrangements of some old favorites.

Additional songs include: Boundary Waters Sunset, Red Bird's Wing, Bear Island Waltz, Where The Rivers Run North, Makwa Manido "Spirit Bear", and many more.

Pat's original compositions were inspired by the breath-taking beauty of the wilderness area of Pat's home state-Minnesota, and inspirational friendships with wildlife champions (a portion of the proceeds from this album are dedicated to Dr. Lynn Roger's Black Bear Research and The North American Bear Center).

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This Folk album presents Pat's original compositions along with fresh arrangements of some Folk favorites A beautiful blend of vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin and flute, and combines folk, blue grass, and Celtic styles. Homeland is dedicated to family, "no matter where I go my family is with me".

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Pat's long awaited project featuring the amazing musical talents of the LaPlant family. This collection of songs brings together the traditional sounds he grew up with blue grass, gospel, and folk music, with waltzes, reels, jigs, and a beautiful rendition of Amazing Grace, plus original songs by Pat. These traditional sounds remind us of our roots and heritage.

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Everyday Man is a beautiful, mellow album that celebrates God. family, and the human spirit. It offers mostly original songs by Pat that gently flow into one another, keeping the same mood of reflective serenity, and features Mary LaPlant on violin and viola. Includes: Spiritwood, The Fisherman, Everyday Man, and Joy.

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Featuring mostly original music, with a beautiful rendition of a traditional favorite, Scarborough Fair. Lightly produced like all of Pat's albums, with harmonies and violin complimenting Pat's guitar and voice.