[1] Their mother, Noelene Rich, was a country music artist during the early 1960s;[1] she had appeared on radio and television and toured supporting Reg Lindsay.

Whilst attending high school, Rich played bass guitar in a band, Obscure Alternatives – named after an album by United Kingdom pop outfit, Japan.

[3][4] After leaving Girl Monstar, Rich focused on her solo career and formed a backing band, the Grievous Angels, in 1994 with Steve Connolly on lead guitar (ex-Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls/Messengers), Matt Heydon on keyboards (ex-Nick Barker and the Reptiles), Steve Morrison on drums and Douglas Robertson on bass guitar (ex-Ice Cream Hands).

"[7] He observed while "Bar-hopping with the band [in Nashville] and in Chicago between rehearsals and recording sessions, she cemented a landmark collaboration on a par with that of Linda Ronstadt and the fledgling Eagles.

Song writing collaborators include Paul Kelly, Michael Thomas, Walt Wilkins, Gwil Owen, Bob DiPiero, Bennett, Dan Brodie, Tim Carroll, Tammy Rogers, Amy Rigby, Will Kimbrough, Jim Lauderdale and Garth Porter.

Rich teamed up with Ashley Naylor on guitar from Melbourne band, Even, to form a psych folk pop duo, the Grapes, and they released a self-titled album in 1999.

[8] In 2000 she released an album of country cover versions with her husband, Rick Plant, her mother, Noelene, and her brother, Rusty Berther, of Scared Weird Little Guys under the name 'The Rich Family'.