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CREDITS

Patricia Shih has been performing for audiences of all ages since 1968. During this time she has appeared solo and with others in thousands of venues all over North America.

DISCOGRAPHY
"...one of those independent albums that you long for, hope for, and eventually pray for in the course of a year...great lasting music...refreshingly and a realistic simple treasure...experience a future star of the finest magnitude. Patricia Shih is a wonder."
Zeke Griffin, "Good Times"
Your ImaginEngine!
(Glass Records)
The Power Of One
(Glass Records)
Leap of Faith
(Flying Fish Records)
Anthologies - Rainbow Sign
(Rounder Records)
Woman with One Closed Eye
(Glass Records)
Early Ears
(BMG)
Big Ideas
(Glass Records)
Sharing Thoughts
(Stone Productions)
Making Fun!
(Glass Records)

Patricia Shih Has Appeared With...
"Your singing was gorgeous! I love your songs"
Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Raitt

Odetta

Pete Seeger

Emmy Lou Harris

Livingston Taylor

Jonathan Edwards

Patty Larkin

Richie Havens

Billy Bragg

Tom Paxton

Tom Chapin

Peter Yarrow

FESTIVALS

"...your song, 'Two Good Legs' got (a standing) ovation after it was sung by the Disabled in Action Singers at the Lincoln Center Outdoor Festival...6000 people, SRO...Great song!"
Pete Seeger

The Huntington Summer Arts Festival

Hudson Clearwater Revival

Asian/Pacific Heritage Festival at Lincoln Center

National Women's Music Festival

Earth Day, LI, NY and first National

Winnipeg Folk Festival

The South's Largest Children's Festival

Kerrville Folk Festival

The Peace Ribbon, LI, NY and National

Musikfest

Woodstock '99

.. and many more...

TV, Film & Theatre

"...you are clear and beautiful...we are deeply moved by the beauty of your songs and the clarity of your commitment."

Dick Roberts Film Co.

ABC Eyewitness News

Tell Me A Story, Cablevision

Panorama

The Joe Franklin Show

The Toymaker

Roberto Tirado's Lively Arts

Here's Barbara

Patty Shih - Music from the Gallery

Channel 2 News

War, Women and Song, First Strike Theatre

News 12 Long Island

Arts Scene on Long Island

...and many more..

AWARDS AND HONORS

"...in a songwriting contest...more than 350 tunes from the NY metropolitian region were entered... some (winners) were exceptional writers like Patricia Shih..."
Diane Ketcham, The New York Times

NAPPA Gold Award 2007

2007 Fortune 52 Woman of Achievement Making a Difference

Parents' Choice Approved Award (twice)

2004 Woman of Distinction Award

American Songwriting Festival

BACCA Songwriting Competition

NY Songwriter's Showcase

Cellar Door's Best of the Hoots

Parents' Choice Gold Award*

LA Times Best of 1993 list*

NAPPA Gold Medal*

ALA Notable Children's Recording*

Parent's Prize*

*for Rainbow Sign anthology album

RADIO

"Of all the requests for information that we've gotten about this particular program, your song has generated the most queries."

Eva-Sands Flynn, Folk Sampler, NPR

Voice of America

Dick Cerri's Music Americana

Woody's Children, WQXR

The Oscar Brand Show, WNYC

WUSB, WFUV, WNYE, WFDU, WBAI, CFUV, KTOO, KPFA, KWNK ...and many more...

MUSEUMS AND ART CENTERS

"...out of all of our children's programming this season, the majority of first choice booking requests were for your show. I was also very impressed with your ability to work with the special education members of our audience...the audience was absolutely enchanted..."
Maxine Maxwell, Jamaica Arts Center

Children's Museum of Manhattan

The Inter Media Arts Center

The Cultural History Museum

The Ohana Cultural Center

Brooklyn Children's Museum

Walters Art Gallery

Nassau Museum of Fine Art

John Drew Theatre

Heckscher Museum

The Erpf Center

Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts

Harmony Hall Regional Arts Center

The NY Aquarium

...and many more...

PUBLICATIONS

"There are lots socially conscious folk singers in New York, but very few of them have the voice Patricia Shih has."
Eve Zibart, The Washington Post

The New York Times

The Big Apple Parents Paper

Newsday

The Washington Post

Acoustic Guitar Magazine

Sing Out

Broadside

Oakland Tribune

Good Times

The World Journal

The International Examiner

Victory Music Review

Long Island Parenting

Rise Up Singing Songbook

Songs for Earthlings

...and many more...

BIBLIOGRAPHY

 

"Truly Rotten Gigs from Hell: The Funny, The Sad, The Unbelievably Bad True Tales from the Music Trenches"

"Gigging: A Practical Guide for Musicians"

"Voices of Vietnam"

"Hearing Everyone's Voice"

"Rise Up Singing Songbook"

"Songs for Earthlings"

CLUBS AND CONCERTS

"...a great success...'The best entertainer we've ever had!' 'Great for the mind and great for the soul!' 'Where did you find her!' These were some of the enthusiastic responses I received."

Nancy Suden, American Society for Training and Development
"Monster songwriter! Your half hour was more entertaining than (the headliner's) two hours combined."
Dr. Joe Waldbaun, singer/songwriter

Madison Square Garden

Washington Monument Mall

Johns Hopkins University

United Nations

Chinese Embassy

Ocean County College

Freight and Salvage

The Turning Point

Godfrey Daniels

The Bitter End

Bucks County College

Cellar Door

Folk City

Stanford University

The Village Gate

Tammany Hall

University of Maryland

Bald Eagle Folk Collective

Holy City Zoo

Oberlin College

Weathervane Concert series

Arts in the Park

Baltimore Folk Music Society

The Folk Music Society of Greater Washington

...and many more...

...SCHOOLS ... LIBRARIES ... SENIOR CENTERS ... PARKS ... MALLS ... HOSPITALS ... CAMPS ... STORES ... DAY CARE CENTERS ... RALLIES ... HOUSE CONCERTS ... CONFERENCES ... CHURCHES ... FUNDRAISERS ... FAIRS ... and anywhere people gather...

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