Revival

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 premier on UNC-TV on Thursday, September 12th at 9:30 pm.  It will also air, Friday, Sept. 13th at 10:30pm and Thursday, October 3rd at 9:30pm. Click HERE to see the whole performance.

Thank you to Mark Kemp, Eddie Huffman, Eric Waters, Dean Driver, and the beautiful Doodad Farm for having me and including me. If you haven't been there to see a show, you're really missing out. You can read about the Doodad Farm and see what I looked like 10 days before having a baby lol HERE... 

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

I will be playing my new album, Revival, in it's entirety at The ArtsCenter at Carrboro on Thursday, August 22. There will be special appearances by Al Strong, Shana Tucker, Gordon Hartin, Omar Ruiz-Lopez & Lizzy Ross from Violet Bell, Branden Williams, and an opening set by XOXOK. Here are the details:

Where: The ArtsCenter,300-G East Main St. Carrboro NC 27510

When: Thursday, August 22 at 8pm

How Much: $15 , TICKETS

You can pre-order your copy of Revival 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 series of in-studio concerts featuring some of our state’s best artists from the musical melting pot that is country music. 

These hourlong concerts will air statewide on UNC-TV and the North Carolina Channel, as well as available online. Ken Burns’ Country Music, an in-depth, eight-part, 16.5-hour film, premieres Sunday, September 15, at 8 PM, and rolls out across two weeks. 

Space is extremely limited, and reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Reserve your spot now by registering via Eventbrite. For questions, please contact the In Studio producer, Will Mikes, at 919-549-7018 or wmikes@unctv.org. 

Who: You & Your Guests! 

What: In Studio with Rissi Palmer 

When: Wednesday, July 24 

Doors open: 6:30 PM 
Doors close: 6:50 PM 
Show starts: 7 PM 
Show ends: 8-8:30 PM 

Where: UNC-TV Studios, 10 UNC-TV Drive, Research Triangle Park, in Durham County (Conveniently located just minutes from I-40 and the Durham Freeway/Hwy 147, with plenty of free, accessible parking.) 

Notes: Because we are filming this concert for broadcast, we need all guests seated by 6:45 PM; doors will close at 6:50 PM. No photography or recording during the performance taping. 

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 to meet some new producers and planning my next career path. How was this pregnancy going to affect my dreams? Clearly nothing was ever going to be the same... Luckily for me, it wasn't. 

Motherhood has changed me in ways that I am so grateful for. It's not everyone's journey but I am so thankful that it has been mine... 

You can read the full interview HERE.

Thank you so much Carly P. Jones and Come Hear NC for including me in this :-)

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

When: 7:30-9:30pm

Tickets: $15, https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/3966928/rissi-palmer-wake-forest-wake-forest-renaissance-centre

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- Saturday night marquis event - in partnership with the NC Arts Council at the Orange Peel at 10:30pm. 

Featured artists include Amanda Anne Platt, Christopher Paul Stelling, Brie Capone, Julia Christgau, Rissi Palmer, Johnny Irion, Lonnie Holley, Josh Blake, Ryan O’Keefe and Daniel Shearin (River Whyless), Jamar Woods, Marisa Blake and an All-Star Asheville backing band.

Weekend and day passes are available HERE. 

Women have historically been few and far between in positions producing music, conducting orchestras or engineering audio. But recently, this paradigm has begun to shift. In this panel discussion, attendees will examine this sea change with music industry trailblazers including recording engineer Susan Rogers, musician Rissi Palmer, conductor Melisse Brunet, and musician and scientist Sally Sparks. Here are the details:

                       When: Thursday, March 21 at 6:30pm

Where: Ambrose West, 312 Haywood Road, Asheville, North Carolina 28806

How Much: Free!!!

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 for making me look pretty ;-) You can check out the story below...