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| Patricia Shih wrote her first
song at age 12 and hasn't stopped since. At
the age of 15, she signed a recording and
management contract with Unicorn Records of
Washington, D.C. as half of a duo. This
marked the start of her professional career.
A 45 RPM record was released a year later,
and numerous, T.V., radio, concert and club
performances followed. Included are an
international radio broadcast on the Voice of
America and appearances at the legendary Cellar Door,
where the duo was runner-up to Emmy Lou
Harris in the competitive "Best of the
Hoots." Several years later, Ms. Shih began
her solo career in California, notably on her
own PBS special Patty Shih -
Music from the Gallery. Soon
after, she returned to the east coast and
settled in Huntington, N.Y.
In 2004 Patricia was honored with a Woman of Distinction Award in New York. A multi-instrumentalist, Ms. Shih plays 6 and 12 string guitars, piano, Marxophone, Chinese flower drum, and soprano recorder. She has six albums to her credit: two for adults, "Woman With One Closed Eye" (Glass Records) and "Leap of Faith" (Flying Fish Records); and four family/children's albums, "Your ImaginEngine!," "The Power of One" (NAPPA Gold Award & Parents' Choice Approved Award), "Big Ideas!" and "Making Fun!" (1997 Parents Choice Approval Award) on Glass Records. Her work is also included on three anthology albums: "Sharing Thoughts," "Early Ears" (Zoom Express, BMG), and "Rainbow Sign" (Rounder Records), which was honored by the American Library Association Notable Children's Recording Award, Parents' Choice Award, Parents' Prize, NAAPA Gold Medal, and the L.A. Times "Best of 1993" list. She is the author of two books about music: Gigging: A Practical Guide for Musicians (Allworth Press, NYC) and Truly Rotten Gigs from Hell: The Funny, The Sad, The Unbelievably Bad True Tales from the Music Trenches (Uncommon Publishing, Xlibris) |
