Rik Palieri

Rik Palieri is a talented singer, song writer, instrumentalist, storyteller and member of "The Mythical Order of The Rose Tattoo" who lives the musical life to the fullest. He is a very energetic performer who captivates audiences of all ages with his stories and songs. In a typical performance Rik will sing an old ballad with his long neck banjo, stomp out a Leadbelly style blues on the 12 string guitar, squeeze an exotic instrumental on the Polish bagpipes, spin out a wild and wooly story of his travels, pluck out a tune on the Ozark mouth bow, blow a mournful melody on the Native American flute and end the evening with an original Yodel-sing-a-long. Rik has performed at concert halls, schools and festivals throughout the lower 48 states, toured Alaska by float plane, rode camel-back in Australia and sung on trains throughout Europe. Rik has appeared on countless TV programs and was recently interviewed on the APM Radio Program "The Story" with Dick Gordon. He also has his own Public Access TV show "Song Writers Notebook" (Archived by the Library of Congress), that has featured interviews with artists like Pete Seeger and U. Utah Phillips. Rik has recorded six albums. His newest CD is called "Hobos & Heroes". He is also an occasional writer for Sing Out!, Banjo Newsletter and author of the book "The Road Is My Mistress, Tales Of A Roustabout Songster" In 2009 Rik was featured on the Grammy nominated CD "Singing Through The Hard Times, a Tribute To Utah Phillips.