LATEST NEWS!
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"Come With Me" receives Honorable Mention in
American Songwriter Magazine July/August 2020 issue
Lyric Writing Contest
More American Songwriter
So thrilled to be included in these issues!
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It was such a pleasure being a guest on Dr. Jean Farish's "Love Light" show on Voice America.
Below you will find both the February 2020 and July 2021 shows. On each show, Jean highlights three of my original songs, with the exception of "Mississippi in Me" which is written by Sheila Hutcherson and Linda Way. On that song, I do lead and backup vocals and guitar. Amy Lott does the beautiful flute work.
rough recording of "Come With Me"
Women of Substance Radio featured Richelle's songs "Take the Long Way Home for Love," "Grierson's Raid" and "Only You," a song written for my husband. WOS also featured "Mississippi in Me" performed by Richelle and written by Sheila Hutcherson and Linda Wey.
UK International Showcase accepted three songs: "My Side of Bad," "Take the Long Way Home for Love," and "Like I Never Was Gone." UK International also featured six songs in a Christmas Special, which included personal stories about each song and my journey as an artist.
American Songwriter Magazine awarded the following songs in their Lyric Writing Competitions: "All About Need" (2nd Place), "Walk With Me (Take the Long Way Home for Love)," "Baby on My Knee, Soldier in My Heart," and "Ridin' A Railroad Car," and recently in the July/August 2020 issue Lyric Writing Contest for "Come With Me."
Music To go, Songwriters Network, Live 365, features "My Side of Bad."
Pongid Radio selects Richelle as featured artist and debuts "My Side of Bad."
Acoustic Fuel Radio - Specializing in Positive Music a•cous•tic(e-koo stik): Of or relating to sound, the sense of hearing fu•el(fyoo'el): Something consumed to produce energy. Acoustic Fuel promotes a healthy mindset by way of positive audio. * Stimulation Station - Music for Feeling Up Beat (Feel Good Music). * Creative Commons - Music for creativity. * A Calm Place - Music for Relaxation. * On Top of the World -Music for Motivation and Empowerment. * Utopia - Music for Peace and Unity. Acoustic Fuel featured Take the Long Way Home for Love
Lulu's, Orange Beach, AL
Change My Mind and Grierson's Raid featured on BandRadio, an innovative 24-hour streaming radio station.
Radio Crystal Blue is a freeform internet radio program, created, produced and hosted by Dan Herman, on the Live365 network. This program is a live show where spinning music of leading indie/underground artists of several genres currently
performing and recording worldwide. Radio Crystal Blue featured See The Boy, All About Need, and High Strung Woman.
Radio Crystal Blue is a freeform internet radio program, created, produced and hosted by Dan Herman, on the Live365 network. This program is a live show where spinning music of leading indie/underground artists of several genres currently
performing and recording worldwide. Radio Crystal Blue featured See The Boy, All About Need, and High Strung Woman.
Ballad of Meridian" finishes at #12 out of 283 in the City Love Music's "Song About a City" songwriting competition. THANK YOU for your support!! Top songs in this competition , including Ballad of Meridian, have been released in a soundtrack which is available through ITunes. Special thanks to Sheila Hutcherson and June Davidson.
Museum Preservation Society Band
High Strung Woman and Change My Mind featured songs on Dr. Lou and the House of Blues Hour WNJC 1360 and Midnight Special Blues Internet Radio Live 365. See The Boy a featured song on Skope Radio.
Banana Peel Radio, Vancouver, Canada chooses Richelle's songs for play in Canada and worldwide.
The performers and staff at the Hwy 80 Songwriters Fest, Demopolis, AL.
Co-writer and friend, Ralph Gordon and I perform songs from our soundtrack and play "Women of Potta Chitto" at the Sucarnochee Revue, Livingston, AL
Terry Cherry, John Marshall and me performing at "The Way We Work" exhibit at Soule Steamworks, Meridian, MS
Performing at Backstage Pass, Mississippi Main Street Conference, Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Performing originals at the Picayune Writers symposium. Love being around like-minded writers who understand that we all have imaginary characters running around in our heads!
When The Gap celebrated its 25 anniversary, I was a selected artist to play at the Gap in Hattiesburg, MS.
Performing at the Mississippi Songwriters Festival in Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Songwriters Night at Hal & Mal's! Man, the original work was incredible. Lots of gems found throughout Mississippi.
I also love performing with Amy Lott and Joey Ethridge. Joey and I go back to the 70s and the Magnatones. He's an incredible musician. Amy is multi-talented on several instruments, including the clarinet and flute.
Libraries welcome music as well! Here we are putting poetry to music. What an awesome day it was.
My greatest rewards as a singer/songwriter have come from working in classrooms all over the state. Music is the Universal Language.
I was so honored to perform “I’ll Be Rested” during “Stories from Civil Rights History, Then and Now” at historic First Union Missionary Baptist Church in Meridian, MS on June 23.
Adapted by Mavis Staples and Ry Cooder, “I’ll Be Rested” calls out fallen soldiers of the Civil Rights Movement, from Meridian and Mississippi and across the nation. Author Susan Follett (The Fog Machine) included it in the “Stories” events to honor those fallen soldiers. Listen for the names added by attendees.
Adapted by Mavis Staples and Ry Cooder, “I’ll Be Rested” calls out fallen soldiers of the Civil Rights Movement, from Meridian and Mississippi and across the nation. Author Susan Follett (The Fog Machine) included it in the “Stories” events to honor those fallen soldiers. Listen for the names added by attendees.
Here is a sample of Open Mic in Meridian where we are able to try out new songs without intimidation, allowing songwriters the ability to revisit their lyrics, sound and delivery for revision. So I'm daring to share two raw new originals on my site to practice what I preach. Dare to be fearless, dare to put yourself out there, dare to make mistakes, dare to be objective about your work. Revision IS writing, in any category or genre. Hope to share the final versions soon! (Find the final version of Uniform under "Solo Performance."
The annual Highway 80 Songwriters Fest! It was about more than entertainment.
It was about growing community and business and growing territory for the songwriter. Read more here
https://www.facebook.com/hwy80songwritersfest/?fref=ts
