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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…

In all this crazy, the one thing that has kept me centered is music. I had the opportunity to collaborate with amazing musicians from all over the world for this fun arrangement of the classic "Islands in the…

DUE TO COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY, THE MARCH 15TH EDITION OF COUNTRY SOUL IS NOW A LIVE-STREAM ONLY EVENT! You can find the livestream feed at: countrysoulsongbook.com (I will also have the show on Facebook live on…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Spencer and Rachel are so much fun and I had a BALL talking with them about my favorite Dixie Chicks song, as well as my adventures in Nashville on These Neon Boots . You can hear our conversation (it's…

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…

Thank you so much to Frank Stacio, Grant and everyone at The State of Things for having us...we had a ball!!! You can read the article and hear the interview by clicking HERE. 

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…

Thank you to Kyesha Jennings and Indy Week for the awesome interview... check it out HERE!!!

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…

Presented in collaboration with Come Hear NC, a campaign of the NC Department of Natural & Cultural Resources 

A blend of artists from North Carolina playing originals and artists from around the country paying tribute to NC musicians-…

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…

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…

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!!!

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…

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...

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…