Patrick George Walden (b. Oct 5, 1978) is perhaps best known as the former guitarist for Babyshambles. Prior to joining Babyshambles, Walden belonged to a variety of London groups, among which were Fluid, with Manus Fraser on vocals, the Six Cold Thousand, and The White Sport. He played guitar for The White Sport alongside another future Babyshambles member, drummer Adam Ficek. Walden also worked as a live guitarist and as a session musician, playing bass and guitar for numerous recording artists. Among those acts were Whitey, James Blunt, 500 and Crave, Ed Laliq, and, very briefly, The Honeymoon. is the 278th day of the year (279th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... Jazz is a musical art form that originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States around the start of the 20th century. ... the very definition of a guitarist is cody allen and taylor hines because of there un ending guitar skills and awsomnes. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, or using a pick. ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (279th in Leap years). ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the band Babyshambles. ... Adam Ficek is the drummer for the London rock band Babyshambles. ... James Blunt (born James Hillier Blount, February 22, 1974) is a BRIT Award winning, 5 times Grammy Nominated, English singer-songwriter whose debut album, Back to Bedlam, and single releases — especially the number one hit Youre Beautiful — brought him to fame in 2005. ...

Walden co-wrote a number of Babyshambles songs with Pete Doherty. One of them, "The Man Who Came To Stay," was released as the B-side to the Killamangiro single in November 2004. Other Doherty/Walden compositions include Top-10 single "Fuck Forever" and "Loyalty Song," "352 Days," "In Love With a Feeling," "Up the Morning," "Pipe Down," "32nd of December," and "8 Dead Boys." He co-wrote six of the fourteen tracks that made it onto Down In Albion, Babyshambles' debut album. Peter Doherty (born March 12, 1979) is an English musician and poet. ... Killamangiro is a song by British Indie band, Babyshambles. ... The most recent single from Babyshambles has also been their most succesful, peaking at #4 in the UK charts. ... Down in Albion is the first album by Baby Shambles, Pete Dohertys post-Libertines band. ...

At Babyshambles' live shows, he usually performed using a Olympic White 1960 Fender Jazzmaster, with a 1985 Jazzmaster and a 90s American Stratocaster as backups. Often citing experimental guitarists like J Mascis, Thurston Moore and Jimi Hendrix as early influences, Patrick Walden's unusual playing style set Babyshambles apart from other bands in the East London music scene. It is reported that the foot pedals he used whilst in Babyshambles were; Boss CE-5, Boss GE-7, Boss DD-3, Boss TU-2, a Marshall Footswitch, an AB Switch and a Korg Tuner. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A Fender Stratocaster with rosewood fingerboard and three-tone sunburst finish. ... J Mascis (born Joseph Donald Mascis on December 10, 1965) is an American musician, best-known as the singer, guitarist and songwriter for Dinosaur Jr, though he also has been an occasional producer and film composer. ... Thurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958 in Coral Gables, Florida) is an American musician best known as a singer and guitarist for Sonic Youth. ... This article contains a trivia section. ...

In December 2005, Patrick Walden left Babyshambles. The band continued to perform under the same name, but did not replace Walden with a different guitarist immediately. In the January 10, 2006, issue of NME, Patrick Walden's departure was officially announced.[1] January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

However, on January 23, 2006, Patrick turned up to play guitar for the Babyshambles at a gig in the Junction, Cambridge.[2] He returned once more to the band in February and played several of the gigs on that tour, but has not appeared with them onstage since. January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Patrick was rumoured to have been playing at The Cheltenham Jazz Festival (27 April-2 May) as a special guest with Seb Rochford's band Fulborn Teversham, but cancelled the appearance. Seb Rochford is a British drummer, spanning many genres. ...

A message was posted on The Official Libertines Forum [3] that stated (as of 8 May 2007) he has been 'clean' of heroin for six months, 'even off the methadone', and on June 30th he appeared onstage, for the first time in London since leaving Babyshambles, with the Rebecas at the Vice Magazine run venue, The Old Blue Last.

External links

• Official Baby Shambles website
• Official White Sport website