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Aug 18 2020
Color Me Country Radio with Rissi Palmer launches on Apple Music Country
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…
Read moreJun 16 2020
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…
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 moreDec 13 2019
Rissi speaks with Heart & Soul Magazine
Thank you so much to Heart & Soul Magazine and George Littlejohn for this interview/feature article!!! I'm discussing life, therapy, working on my fitness, and Revival....check it out HERE!!!
Nov 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 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 22 2019
Rissi discusses The Dixie Chicks on These Neon Boots Podcast
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…
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
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 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
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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Read moreFeb 7 2019
Everything Music Magazine makes Rissi Palmer their February/March cover story!!!
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…
Read moreFeb 7 2019
Come celebrate the opening of the NorthStar Church with the "Four Women" show
"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…
Read moreApr 5 2018
TriangleToday.com gives 3 Reasons to see Rissi live!!!
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…
Read moreFeb 22 2018
Black Girls Allowed features Rissi Palmer for Black History Month!!!
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.