Listeners of Patrice Pike’s music, often describe it not as a genre, but as an experience. 

For many, music is meant to inspire, to evoke emotion, to create a shared experience of the human condition. Pike’s music and well-crafted lyrics create their own melodic solution to how we can navigate a world full of heartbreak with hope. Even in her songs that don’t shy away from hard topics such as poverty, gun control, and different forms of tragedy, Pike’s music is always about hope and finding the strength to continue. Whether she’s singing, playing the guitar, or rocking out on percussion, Pike’s music reminds us to be compassionate with ourselves and others, and to celebrate all that this life has to offer. Pike has toured with Blues Traveler, Sarah MacLachlan, Allman Brothers, Dave Matthews, John Fogerty, Sinead O’Connor and many others. 

Pike was the front woman of the seminal Austin jam band, Little Sister aka Sister Seven. They released a number of well-received studio albums, including This the Trip, which gained Billboard chart recognition for its track “Know What You Mean.” Pike also tours playing her songs in their original more folk and Americana form and has made beautiful live acoustic albums primarily in the Central Sierra Mountain Foothills in the U.S. 

In 2020 Pike released Heart Is A Compass with longtime collaborator Wayne Sutton as Pike and Sutton. The pandemic stopped all touring to support this critically acclaimed release. These events don’t stop the most dedicated artists, and Pike has re-grouped and is currently working with Hunter Hendrickson and John Bush, who collaborated together in Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians, among other projects. They are developing a new collection of music together with their band for release in 2026. She is also the co-founder of Step Onward Foundation, which has raised several millions of dollars to prevent homelessness in her community in central Texas. 

Grant funding has been provided by the Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners through a grant award from the Middlesex County Cultural and Arts Trust Fund. For information on events, go to MiddlesexCountyCulture.com