Rissi Palmer

Via examples like country star Rissi Palmer, it's a misnomer to still call Nashville a "10-year town." Suppose we're to believe that the movement for women's, Black, brown and LGBTQ equity is slowly working in Music City. In that case, simply because the talent pool is more diverse and ultra-gifted than ever, the country music industry must...

The Blue Ridge Music Center is presenting Rissi Palmer and Joe Troop & Friends for an evening of Southern country soul and Latingrass at 7 p.m., Saturday, July 23, in the outdoor amphitheater. The Music Center is located at milepost 213 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, just south of Galax.

You know a festival is special when everyone you speak to in attendance has been coming for 10 years or more. Such was the case this past weekend at MerleFest, which has celebrated the life and legacy of Doc Watson’s son, Eddy Merle Watson, annually since 1988 with old-time, classic country, bluegrass, folk and gospel, blues and other “traditional plus” music.

Portland-based, award-winning talents Aaron Nigel Smith and Andy Furgeson have teamed up for a unique, family friendly new project. Under the moniker of Smith & Yarn, the pair are set to release their first collaborative album on April 29, which includes an array of special guests. Their anthemic, heartfelt track "Never Be Alone," which The Boot is excited to exclusively premiere today, features stunning guest vocals from Rissi Palmer.

“Deep Roots, Many Voices” is a project by the Blue Ridge Music Center exploring diversity and inclusion in roots-based music. In these videos, we pair two musicians in each episode to talk about issues related to race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation; how these issues have been part of their personal stories; and the importance of celebrating diversity in the music world. These discussions highlight contributions to American roots-based music from the many voices that make up our nation, and give us hope for a rich and diverse musical future.

GALAX, VA. — The Blue Ridge Music Center will celebrate 20 years of summer concerts at its hillside outdoor amphitheater on the Blue Ridge Parkway with its Summer 2022 Concert Series. Taking the stage are fan favorites, including North Carolina-based acts such as the Steep Canyon Rangers, Kruger Brothers...

Emmylou Harris, Greensky Bluegrass, and Rissi Palmer are among the first round of artists announced for MerleFest 2022. The acts will join a full roster of "traditional plus" performers from April 28 to May 1 at the Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, N.C. Founded in memory of renowned roots guitarist Eddy Merle Watson, the son of Doc Watson, MerleFest combines performers across the genres of old-time, classic country, bluegrass, folk, gospel, blues, Americana, and classic rock. 2022 marks Greensky Bluegrass's first appearance at the festival and Emmylou Harris's twelfth, a duality the organizers believe emphasizes "the importance MerleFest places on both discovery and community."

2021 has been a year when music seemed to burst from the seams. Albums postponed in the heyday of the pandemic saw summer and fall releases, even as tours stuttered cautiously back, and anticipating and celebrating albums felt good again. Nominations for the 64th annual Grammy Awards felt the buzz,...

On Monday, Nov. 8, two days prior to the annual CMA Awards, a collective of BIPOC country artists and speakers will come together for an event held simultaneously in Nashville and Los Angeles that will celebrate the impact of BIPOC artists on country music’s past, present and future. Beginning at...

“This is the oldest trick in the white supremacist, patriarchal, homophobic, everything phobic playbook -- to divide and conquer,” said Allison Russell at Oct. 5's “Once & Future Sounds: Black Women’s Voices in Music" panel. The panel, hosted by BMI Nashville executive director/creative and Nashville Music Equality president Shannon Sanders...

This is A Day in the Country with Paul Koffy – August 19th. On this day in 2017, Billy Currington was at number-1 with “Do I Make You Wanna.”. In 2014, Sam Hunt made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry. In 2003, Dierks Bentley released his self-titled debut album...