Thank you to Pynkbeard, Anzie Blue Records, and Ole Smoky Distillery for bringing Color Me Country Foundation in on this historical tour featuring our friends Pynkbeard, Steve Ray Ladson, Elsie (CMC Class of 2024 member!!!), and Stella Prince!!!

"Pynk Beard, Steve Ray Ladson, Elsie and Stella Prince will team up for next month’s “Moonshine & Music” tour, which brings the music of By Any Means: The Album to seven U.S. cities. Built around reinterpretations of classic soul, R&B and pop songs from the 1960s, the tour, which is presented by Ole Smoky Roadshow, gets underway on Nov. 6 at Delmar Hall in St. Louis.

Admission to shows at the Nashville and Myrtle Beach Ole Smoky Distillery locations will be free, while tickets for concerts in St. Louis, New Orleans, Atlanta, Jacksonville and Los Angeles will only cost $10. The lineup spotlights Pynk Beard’s take on Southern soul, Ladson’s self-described “Blackgrass Brothercana” style, Elsie’s blend of country, gospel and blues, and Prince’s indie-folk sound.

The tour will also feature guest appearances by Tone Stith, Reyna Roberts, 2’Live Bre and Tatiana Marie Clark that vary by date. Rissi Palmer, host of Apple Music’s Color Me Country Radio — which celebrates diversity in the genre — selected a local opening act for each show."

Read all about it HERE. 

Now in her second decade of making and recording music, Palmer is one of those artists who brings tremendous excitement and energy to any stage she is a part of. Her Sunday set on the big stage was all about the Southern Soul sound with the country lyricism she famously cut her teeth on. Her song “Country Girl” is a mainstay of her sets and perhaps sums it up best. Her latest EP Perspectives brings a very bluegrass-inspired sound to the forefront. But her performance on this day was maximally focused on her up-tempo, high-energy music. This wasn’t her first Earl Scruggs Festival appearance and likely won’t be her last. - Kevin Smith

Thank you so much to Shannon Dawson and Madame Noire for adding me to this list. You can read what they had to say about me and all the ladies HERE. 

Thank you to the BBC for including me in this beautiful tribute. You can hear it HERE. 

I had an opportunity to share my feelings about the life and legacy of Dolly Parton with Leoneda Inge on Due South. My segment starts at 13 minutes. Click HERE to listen. 

Thank you to Delux Magazine for this piece, check it out HERE. 

I had the honor of telling the story of when the LEGENDARY Terry Lewis and Jimmy Jam offered me my first record deal… and the decision I ultimately made for The Moth Story Hour and you can hear it all this week on your local NPR station (go to this link to find it locally: themoth.org/radio-hour#listenOnAir) or on The Moth podcast, the 4/21 episode entitled “The Soundtrack of your life”. 

Thank you to Cillea Houghton and American Songwriter Magazine for the feature on my new ep, Perspectives. You can read all about it HERE.