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Rissi Palmer among 2022 Grammy Nominees!!!

"Rissi Palmer (also) received nominations in the Best Children's Music Album category for her contributions on two of the category's five nominated albums: the 1 Tribe Collective album All One Tribe, on which she performed her song “Little Black…

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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. 

Pierce Freelon releases the family album D.a.D , including collaboration with Rissi Palmer!

I am honored that Pierce Freelon asked me to be a part of this beautiful family album. Children’s music has been a love of mine since I became a mommy; the messages that our children get are…

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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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Rissi Palmer performs songs from new album at Wake Forest Renaissance Centre on May 11!!!

I am excited to be playing the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre in Wake Forest, NC this Saturday, May 11. Here are the details:

Where: Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 Brooks St, Wake Forest, NC 27587

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Rissi headlines Kids for Change: End of Summer Celebration!!!

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…

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A new original Rissi Palmer song included in The Durham Nutcracker!!!

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…

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Rissi Palmer Songwriting and Vocal Performance Camp, July 10-14!!!


July 10-14, I will be teaching a Songwriting/Vocal Performance camp for kids ages 8-16 at Walltown Children's Theatre in Durham. We'll be composing, learning a little theory, as well as exploring movement and using our voices. It will be a… Read more

Give the gift of music this year!!! 




Just for the holidays, get a Rissi Palmer music/merch package for the music lover on your list, to expand your musical library, or add to your existing RP collection. There are packages just for kids music, that include tshirts, etc.…

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Lincoln Center Kids Presents Rissi Palmer!!!

I have had to keep this to myself for the last few months and it was KILLING me!!! I am excited and proud to say that I will be playing Best Day Ever at David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center…

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Rissi on NPR's The State of Things


A HUGE thank you to Anita, Frank Stasio, and NPR's The State of Things for having me on the show. If you missed it, check out this video of the interview HERE as well as their write up of my…

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Rissi's "Dear to Me" from Best Day Ever included on Mighty Mo/Hallmark compilation!!!

Today marks the release of Heart Beats, a family music compilation of sweet love anthems for your favorite little ones...including my song "Dear to Me" from my album Best Day Ever. Thank you to Mighty Mo Productions and Hallmark for…

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Rissi's Christmas EP 3 makes year-end Christmas music lists!!!

Thank you so much to both SoulTracks.com and FullVanFun for choosing my Christmas ep 3 for your Christmas countdowns!!! I am in some fabulous company. Check out the articles HERE and HERE and get you copy of 3 HERE!!!

Last Show of 2015!!!

TRIANGLE FRIENDS!!! We are now 4 days away from my last show of 2015/Christmas show. Join me on Friday, December 18 at 7pm at The Shed in Durham for a night of Christmas music. I'll be joined on stage by…Read more

Full Van Fun asks Rissi the "8 is Enough" questions...

Thank you so much to the family blog FullVanFun for this fun interview!!!  You can check it out HERE. 

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Check out this live performance of "Christmas Through Your Eyes" from my Christmas EP, 3!!!


Please enjoy this live performance from Charles Newkirk and I  of ''Christmas Through Your Eyes", from my new Christmas EP, 3. If you like what you hear, purchase the project HERE.

Order your copy of 3 (Christmas EP), TODAY!!! 






I am extremely excited to announce that my Christmas EP, simply entitled 3, is available TODAY digitally (iTunes, Amazon.com, etc)!!!  The project features three songs: the original "Christmas Through Your Eyes" (co-written by yours truly) , the gospel tinged "Children…Read more
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Get your copy of Smiles Ahead today!!!


It's here! It's here! Today is the release of Smiles Ahead, a compilation of "cool music for cool families" that my song "Best Day Ever" is a part of. I am in the company of several Grammy award winning…Read more