SARA PETITE
Ten Time San Diego Music Award Winner | Fierce Americana Songstress
Raw, rebellious, and born to tell stories—Sara Petite is a force of nature in the Americana world. With eight powerful albums, ten San Diego Music Awards, and a voice that can whisper you into tears or set a honky-tonk on fire, she’s one of the most compelling independent artists in roots music today.
On September 3, 2026, Sara released her eighth studio album, HerStory: Snakes, Wolves and Honky Tonk Angels—a deeply personal collection of songs steeped in heartbreak, resilience, hard-earned wisdom, and the stories of women finding their voices. The album was preceded by the 2025 single “Jealous Heart,” a gritty, soul-bearing introduction to this latest chapter in Sara’s music.
From Evergreen Roots to California Fire
Sara grew up in the rural town of Sumner, Washington, where wildflowers bloomed beside backroads and classic country crackled through the speakers. Raised on Loretta Lynn, gospel hymns, and front-porch storytelling, she learned early on that music wasn’t just entertainment—it was survival, healing, and rebellion.
That small-town grit followed her to San Diego, where she planted new roots and began carving out her place in the music scene. What started as late-night gigs and DIY records quickly evolved into a dynamic, critically acclaimed career that has taken her across the U.S. and Europe, stage by stage and song by song.
A Legacy of Fire & Grit
Sara’s catalog is a masterclass in Americana fusion—blending outlaw country, rock, folk, and alt-bluegrass with poetic punch and fiery presence. Her 2023 album The Empress cemented her place as an unshakable voice in the genre, drawing praise from PopMatters, Americana UK, Glide Magazine, and more.
With 10 San Diego Music Awards under her belt—including Best Country/Americana Artist and Best Album of 2023—Sara’s music has resonated deeply with fans who crave honesty, edge, and emotional depth.
Her eighth studio album, HerStory: Snakes, Wolves and Honky Tonk Angels, pushes that storytelling even further. Across nine songs, Sara gives voice to women who have been blamed, underestimated, silenced, broken, and ultimately transformed. Drawing from her own experiences as well as the lives and stories of people she has encountered along the way, HerStory is honest, gritty, vulnerable, and unapologetically human.
“Jealous Heart” and HerStory
Released in 2025, “Jealous Heart” offered the first glimpse into the world that would become HerStory. Written in the glow of heartbreak and hard-earned wisdom, the song finds Sara at her most vulnerable—and her most powerful. With gritty guitar lines, soaring vocals, and lyrics that cut like a confession, it’s a song for anyone who’s ever loved too much, too fast, or too hard.
That emotional honesty runs throughout HerStory: Snakes, Wolves and Honky Tonk Angels. Released September 3, 2026, the album explores heartbreak, survival, rebellion, faith, self-discovery, and the complicated lives of women who refuse to be defined by what has happened to them.
The Truth Hurts. That’s Why We Sing It.
Whether she’s fronting a raucous band under festival lights or holding a theater crowd in hushed awe, Sara Petite delivers every line like it’s the last thing she’ll ever say. She’s a storyteller, a firestarter, a survivor—and eight albums into a fiercely independent career, she’s still finding new stories to tell.