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A very big thank you to the very gracious and wonderful Terry Rader and Stephen at Everything Music Magazine for making me their cover story for the February/March edition. Thank you to Pink Diamonds by Tiwa Lawrence and @Bill Club…

"Four Women" will be an evening of storytelling and song sharing of both original material from each of the singers, as well as covers of songs that are sacred to them and features Four of the Triangle's most powerful…

Hey Florida Friends, 
 I am excited to be taking part in the Livingroom Concert Festival this year. During the week of March 26-30, I will be playing 90+min. intimate shows in Sarasota, Tarpon Springs, St. Pete, and Clearwater. Here…

On Monday, October 15, my new single and video "Seeds" was made public. I want to thank BlackGirlsAllowed.net, TheUrbanMusicScene.com, and GuitarGirlMag.com for being early supporters of the video. The video is available on Youtube and all…

The Living Room Festival announced their 2019 lineup and Rissi Palmer was chosen as one of six artists to headline!!! This one of a kind festival takes place in the Tampa Bay area March 26-31 and hosts 30 concerts during…

Attention San Jose friends: I will be in town shooting a video for my song Seeds with film maker Emil Gallardo on Saturday, August 18. As you may or may not know, Seeds was written to empower us to…

Join Families Moving Forward, a wonderful organization helping families in the Durham area, for their Inaugural Kids for Change End of Summer Celebration from 3-5 pm on Sunday, August 26th, 2018 at the Durham Central Park! This is event…

On July 16, the boys and I are coming to Asheville!!!  Read more about the series HERE  and I hope to see you there!!!

Thank you so much to Evie Fordham and TriangleToday.com for this awesome write up for my show this weekend (April 8), at 3pm at The North Carolina Museum of History in Downtown Raleigh for the Pinecone Music of the Carolinas…

A HUGE thank you to SRW and Black Girls Allowed for featuring me and WeAreSeeds.net on their site for Black History Month!!! You can see the full piece HERE.

You can purchase tickets HERE!!!

For the 2nd year is a row I’ll be playing Circa1888 in Raleigh with a dope band and the fabulous Al Strong for New Year's Eve!!! Playing everything from Jazz to original music and classic soul. Show starts at…

A very big thank you to Yitzi Weiner, SRW, and ThriveGlobal.com for this interview regarding my work with Walltown Children's Theater, my blog WeAreSeeds.net, and The Relative Pitch Youth Open Mic. Please check it out HERE!!!

I have had the distinct pleasure of working with the amazing talent at Walltown Children's Theatre for three years now. Each Christmas, they put on "The Durham Nutcracker" (Tchaikovsky with a Durham twist) and I'm super excited because this year…

It's hard to believe that it has been 10 YEARS since my debut album, Rissi Palmer, was released!!!  Monday (Oct. 23) is the 10th anniversary and to commemorate, we live streamed the performance of the entire…

"Thanks to his passionate delivery and gift for interpretation, Owens successfully proves that the songs of Johnny Cash belong every bit in the soul canon as they do in country." - Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone Magazine

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I'm excited to be opening for the fabulous Charley Crockett on September 27 at Motorco in Durham, NC. Tickets are going fast so get them HERE. Tickets are $12 in advance, $14 at the door...

I'll be playing the Main Stage at Musicians Corner at Centennial Park on Saturday, August 26 at 1:30pm. I hope to see you there!!! Click HERE for more details...

Over the last year, I've been racking my brain, trying to figure out what I could do to add to the discourse that is happening in this country right now and do it in a positive way. A…

Country Living Magazine let me to contribute to a conversation on a subject near and dear to me...the music of Patsy Cline (thanks SRW and Perri Blumberg)!!! Check out the interview HERE...

ST LOUIS!!! I'm coming home. I'm SO excited to come back and be a part of this amazing show with Brian Owens The Vaughans, Dylan McDonald, and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra!!!  Put it on your calendars now: Sunday, May…

I am excited to be a part of the statewide kickoff to Black History Month at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh. Named a Top 20 Event by the Southeast Tourism Society, the 16th annual African American Cultural…

I'd like to invite you to be a part of an event benefitting Hurricane Matthew survivors in North Carolina this Friday in collaboration with Durham Share to take action for those who cannot.  Please join me this Friday night at…

Today I am proud and excited to present to you all the video for my song "Summerville" from my EP The Back Porch Sessions. This video is special because it was filmed in Summerville, GA, birthplace of my…