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 21!!! Check the article out HERE and purchase tickets HERE. 

In addition to this show, I will be performing solo on the 19th and 20th:

Friday, May 19: 
Dark Room at The Grandel 
3610 Grandel Sq. , St. Louis, MO 63103 
5-7pm 
Tickets: FREE!!! 

Saturday, May 20: 
Wood House Concerts
Clayton, MO 
7-10pm 
Tickets: This is a house concert that is open to the public, but there are only a limited number of seats. You MUST RSVP to reserve a seat by emailing Rick Wood at rickwood8141@gmail.com (please include number in your party). The host will provide the address and other important information. Suggested donation for this show is $18 adv/$20 DOS per person. As always, all this donated money goes to the artist.
 

I can't wait for this weekend of music, I hope I'll see you out!!!
 

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 Celebration will feature more than 75 musicians, storytellers, dancers, chefs, historians, playwrights, authors, artists, reenactors, and more. Click HERE for more info on this event. I take the stage at 4pm. 

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. Go to the STORE page, pick your package, choose from six different albums, and save!!! 10% of all my cd and merch sales this holiday season will go to the Flint Water Fund (http://www.unitedwaygenesee.org/flintwaterfund).  
 

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 mother, Poopoo, and my great grandmother, during my show there on June 25. Several members of my family make cameos in this beautiful piece. A huge thank you to the city of Summerville, my family, and to Caleb Childers at Malachi Films for capturing the magic of this place and its people. If you like it, share it. Check it out by clicking the video above...

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 visit HERE. 

It's hard to believe that a year ago this week The Back Porch Sessions was released...thanks to all of you!!!  It's been an incredible ride since then. I got to work with some of the best in the business and life. I found my voice and place in this industry as an executive producer, artist, singer, and a woman. I overcame the fear of releasing independently. The project has been featured in such publications as Rolling Stone, People Magazine, and Rolling Out Magazine. I was interviewed by Tavis Smiley and even Perez Hilton sang its praises!!!  Not too shabby for Team Little Engine that Could aka God is my Agent!!!   

I can't say thank you enough for making this all possible for me. Your contributions and faith sustained me then and keep me going today. I will be shooting a video for "Summerville" in the next couple weeks and I am excited to say that I am in the process of creating two new projects, a follow up to The Back Porch Sessions called Revival and a children's lullaby project called Seeds. I'll keep you posted on their progress and eventual release.  

Thank you all again, so very much!!!  Happy Anniversary!!! 

Rissi 

P.S. In honor of our anniversary, I am selling copies of The Back Porch Sessions for 30% off from today (May 23) until Saturday, May 28. If you or someone you know would like a copy, click the following link (https://rissipalmer.bandcamp.com/album/the-back-porch-sessions) and type "Anniversary" in as the discount code. 

I had the honor of singing a duet with Grammis Award winner & Swedish recording artist Sulo Karlson on his new album, Sulo's Brilliant Outsiders and it is now available in the United States. You can purchase or learn more about the album at http://www.brilliantoutsiders.com/. You can also check it out on Spotify: http://lnk.to/SulosBrilliantOutsiders

I'm excited and honored to be the SoulTracks.com artist of the month...check it out HERE!!!

Alright friends, it's all set! If you've ever visited my Facebook page, chances are you may have seen my "Ask Rissi" thread. I love the relationship and dialogue that my friends and I have, and this is an extension of that. Get your questions ready and tune your computer in at 7pm eastern on Wednesday, January 20. You type your question and I'll answer in real time. It'll be fun, I'm excited you guys want to do it!!! We can talk about anything (within reason)...I may even sing a song! Go ahead and set a reminder by clicking HERE.

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!!!

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

A HUGE thank you to Tavis Smiley, Sasheen, and Schatzi Hageman for making this happen...check it out HERE!!!

I'm excited to say that I'll be playing on Sunday, Oct. 18 at 12:45pm at the American Roots Music Festival in Raleigh, NC at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre. I'll be joining Willie Nelson, Chris Stapleton, Grace Potter, and many others on stage!!! Thank you so much to everyone who voted for me, you made this possible!!! Get more details HERE