Written by Rachel Laven
Recorded live at Fitting Room Studio (Madison, TN)
Directed by Sarah Peacock, Peacock Media

The TEXPATS are what happens when three seasoned Texas songwriters–Grace Pettis, Natalie Price, and Rachel Laven–carry their musical roots across state lines and accidentally build a home together in Nashville.

Individually, they’ve spent years honing their craft on the road and in the studio. Pettis is a critically acclaimed, award-winning songwriter known for her “little novellas that dig deep” (Americana Highways), blending folk, country, and soul with a bold feminist perspective. Price, a Fort Worth native, has emerged as a compelling new voice with her cinematic, emotionally resonant “Ameri-kinda” sound. Laven, raised in the rich tradition of Texas roots music, is revered for her clear, unencumbered songwriting, delivering complex truths with striking simplicity and warmth.

But The Texpats aren’t just a musical collaboration; they’re a story.

After a series of life upheavals (divorce, breakups, and big moves) each artist landed in Nashville at a turning point. Laven, recently established there, opened her home to fellow Texans in transition. Pettis moved to town in 2022 following a divorce and moved in with Laven a few years later; Price arrived soon after, at the end of a long-term relationship. What began as shared living space quickly became something more: a modern-day songwriter haven inspired by the legacy of homes like Guy and Susanna Clark’s, where writers gathered to trade songs, stories, and survival strategies.
They called it the “Texpat Haus.”

On any given night, you’d find them on the back porch, passing guitars, harmonizing, writing, laughing, and slowly stitching themselves back together. It didn’t take them long to realize that what was happening in that house was too special to keep to themselves.

 

Now, The Texpats bring that living-room intimacy to the stage.

Their shows are built around three-part harmonies, shared lead vocals, and a deep respect for each other’s songwriting. They perform originals from all three catalogs, reimagine each other’s songs, and weave in Texas themed covers, creating a set that feels like stepping into a circle of friends where everyone is invited.

The connection runs deep. Pettis and Laven met during Pettis’s time with Texas trio Nobody’s Girl and ended up touring through England, the Netherlands, and Ireland together in 2019. Pettis and Price, longtime best friends and collaborators, have toured extensively together as recently as 2025 and have co-written many songs. All three cut their teeth in the Texas songwriting scene. What unites them now is not just geography, but a shared musical lineage and a commitment to honest, story-driven songwriting.

With shows across the Southeast and midwest this spring and summer, The Texpats are taking their back porch on the road, offering audiences a rare glimpse into the kind of musical community that shaped them, and the kind of friendship that sustains them.