[2][3][4] Guitarist/songwriter Matt Slocum met Leigh Nash in the early 1990s and recorded a demo, circulated as "The Original Demos", with bassist T.J. Behling at Verge Music Works recording studio in Dallas, and eventually an album, The Fatherless and the Widow, for the independent label R.E.X.

In 1997, the group signed to Steve Taylor's label Squint Entertainment and released a self-titled album, which slowly began garnering attention from a wider audience in the mainstream industry.

Sixpence signed to Credential Recordings and played a headline slot at the 2009 Greenbelt Festival in the UK.

[6][better source needed] In September 2023, Leigh Nash released a single, The Tide, that additionally credited Sixpence None the Richer, making it their first new song in 11 years.

[8][9] In January 2024, it was announced that drummer Dale Baker was returning to the band and that they had signed a management deal with Deep South Entertainment with plans to re-release their self-titled album on vinyl.