Patricia Manion has been playing guitar since the age of 12. She has performed professionally in a variety of bands across the U.S., and as well as in Europe and the Caribbean. She has played on albums for Kid Rock and Hi Five, and has opened for diverse acts such as A Flock of Seagulls, Living Colour, and Black Oak Arkansas. Her influences include guitar greats Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Johnson. Patricia's vocal style has been compared to Bonnie Raitt and Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)
Patricia is also an accomplished songwriter, and has taken the next steps in becoming an independent artist. Along with bass player (and husband) Tom Manion, she founded an original project - The Patricia Manion Band, specializing in blues and blues/rock