St. Louis Native Rissi Palmer Talks About Her New Travel Channel Show

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St. Louis native and country music singer/songwriter Rissi Palmer is hitting the road with The Travel Channel to explore the music scene in cities all over the US. Her new show, Rissi Palmer's Country, premieres Saturday evening, and in the first episode she is taking on Chicago's blues scene.

Shortly after graduating high school, Palmer packed her guitar and headed to Nashville to pursue her dreams of being a country music singer. Palmer told us that after recording her first album she headed hit the road in a whirlwind musical tour that didn't leave her much time to explore the cities where she performed. When a fan in the television industry came to her with the idea for a musical travel show from a musician's perspective she thought it would be a great fit, and her Travel Channel show was born.

Palmer is currently working on her second full length album, traveling the country to perform and for her new show, but we caught up with her to discuss her new show and her journey from St. Louis to Nashville. To hear our interview with Rissi, click on the Audio tab.

You can catch the premiere of Rissi Palmer's Country on the Travel Channel Saturday, February 28 at 9pm. You can also learn more about Rissi and listen to some of her music on her website.

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