Y'all...I have been DYING to tell you but was sworn to secrecy. I am proud to announce that my show, Color Me Country Radio w/ Rissi Palmer, will now be heard on the Apple Music Country platform on…
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Aug 12 2020
Rissi Palmer, Delta Rae, and many more perform for Band Together's Call for Change
Tune in on Wednesday, August 12 at 7pm est to WRAL and Facebook Live to see Call for Change: Band Together Against Racism, with performances from some of NC’s favorite musicians. Profits from this event will be invested…
Read moreJul 10 2020
Rissi's Hangin' & Sangin' with Kelly McCartney
A HUGE thank you to Kelly McCartney for the interview. We discuss race, music, my new podcast, and so much more. Check out the interview HERE.
Jul 8 2020
The Digital Fix and Rissi Palmer discuss the making of Revival
"I’ve just learned to stay focused on my mission and my passion. Anything that takes away from that is a distraction. I know who I am and what I bring to the table."
A HUGE thank you to…
Read moreJun 23 2020
Southern Cultures collects artists' ideas of Comfort
In the early days of quarantine, I was invited by Skylar Gudasz and Southern Cultures to record a song that brings me comfort. Comfort is a commodity these days...Anyway, I performed a song that has meant a lot to…
Read moreJun 17 2020
Duke Performances presents Music in Your Garden
We’re proud to present Rissi Palmer as a part of Music in Your Gardens, a free eight-week online concert series showcasing nationally renowned artists who call Durham and the surrounding area home. The series shifts Duke Performances’…
Read moreMay 6 2020
The Digital Fix in the UK presents Campfire Tales Livestream with Rissi Palmer on May 7
I’m going live in the UK this Thursday, May 7!!! I’ll be performing for The Digital Fix for Campfire Tales live from indoors show.
Tune in at 8:15pm BST (3:15pm est) to catch my exclusive UK set. You can…
Apr 30 2020
NPR says that "Seeds" will help you cure the Quarantine blues!!!
This was a really nice surprise!!! Although I no longer call Nashville home, it's an honor to be included in a list of such fantastic homegrown talent. Thank you to World Cafe and Jewly Hight for including me!!! Check it…
Read moreApr 9 2020
Rissi Palmer & Mickey Guyton speak with Zora Magazine about Black Women in Country Music
A HUGE thank you to Andrea Williams, Mickey Guyton, and Zora Magazine for speaking with me about my past experiences in Country Music.
"... I just want people to know that we, as Black people, have a stake in…
Read moreJan 10 2020
The new play, Orange Light, features the music of Rissi Palmer
ORANGE LIGHT, written by Howard L. Craft and directed by Joseph Megel, is inspired by the 1991 Imperial Foods Plant fire in Hamlet, NC. This play, with music by Rissi Palmer and movement, tells the story of one North…
Read moreNov 13 2019
Rissi sings from the Country Soul Songbook
Country Soul Songbook is a high-energy community celebration that spotlights alternative voices in country-soul-Americana music-- a quarterly, seasonal, Durham-centric concert series (and Potluck!) featuring local musicians, AND an online episodic documentary series highlighting artists, Durham culture, and the…
Read moreNov 13 2019
Indy Week gives Revival a 4 1/2 Star review!
A HUGE thank you to Kyesha Jennings and Indy Week for this review of Revival:
"At its core, Revival is eight tracks of pure inspiration for navigating love, racial tensions, self-acceptance, and, above all, perseverance."
You…
Read moreNov 6 2019
Rock and Blues Muse reviews Revival
Thank you to Mike O'Cull and Martine Ehrenclou for this awesome review of Revival!!!
"Rissi Palmer is as multifaceted as an artist can be and carries many different songs in her heart. Her brand of Southern Soul is…
Read moreNov 4 2019
BlackGrooves.com reviews Revival
A HUGE thank you to Black Grooves for this stellar review of Revival:
"Revival is a major leap forward for Rissi Palmer, offering hope in the midst of a world that seems to be spiraling out of control, faith…
Read moreOct 30 2019
Rissi nominated for WRAL.com Voter's Choice Award...vote NOW!!!
So...I was shocked to receive an email today from WRAL saying that I was nominated for Best Local Artist for their Voters' Choice Awards. I'm EXTREMELY honored by this and invite you to VOTE for me to win…
Read moreOct 22 2019
Rissi talks Motherhood, Revival, and Mental Health with Black Pepper Magazine
A HUGE thank you to Amina at Black Pepper Magazine for this wonderful interview and for the wonderful work she does. You hear our conversation by click HERE
Oct 14 2019
Rolling Stone chooses "Soul Message" as one of the 10 Best Songs of the Week!!!
Aaaaaayyyyyy!!! Thank you to Rolling Stone Country, Robert Crawford, and Schatzi Hageman for including “Soul Message” in your 10 Best Country & Americana songs of the week list!!!!!!! Also, thank you to Peter Kimosh for the awesome behind…
Read moreOct 2 2019
SoulTracks.com gives a first listen to "Soul Message"
Thank you so much to SoulTracks.com for the wonderful write up on "Soul Message", from my upcoming album, Revival. Check out what they had to say HERE and listen to "Soul Message" HERE.
Sep 6 2019
Airdates and times for In Studio with Rissi Palmer
It was a tremendous honor to be included in this series of intimate concerts with Tift Merritt and The Kruger Brothers and I'm really excited for you all to see the finished product!!! In Studio with Rissi Palmer will…
Read moreAug 27 2019
Rissi Palmer featured in Our State Magazine's September issue
Thank you to Mark Kemp, Eddie Huffman, Eric Waters, Dean Driver, and the beautiful Doodad Farm for having me and including me. If you haven't been there to see a show, you're really missing out. You can read about…
Read moreAug 21 2019
Indy Week interviews Rissi Palmer
Thank you to Kyesha Jennings and Indy Week for the awesome interview... check it out HERE!!!
Aug 12 2019
Rissi Palmer performing her new album, Revival, at the ArtsCenter on August 22
I will be playing my new album, Revival, in it's entirety at The ArtsCenter at Carrboro on Thursday, August 22. There will be special appearances by Al Strong, Shana Tucker, Gordon Hartin, Omar Ruiz-Lopez & Lizzy Ross from…
Read moreJul 10 2019
In studio with Rissi Palmer & UNC-TV
You and your guests are invited to an exclusive, intimate In Studio concert by Rissi Palmer!
As a local complement to the next Ken Burns’ blockbuster documentary, Country Music, UNC-TV Public Media North Carolina presents In Studio, a…
Read moreMay 10 2019
MELODIES OF MOTHERHOOD: STORIES OF NORTH CAROLINA’S WORKING MUSICIAN MOTHERS WITH RISSI PALMER
Confession: The night I found out I was pregnant with Grace, I was terrified. B and I had only been married 4 months, I had just gotten out of my record deal and was preparing to go to LA…
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