Rise with Resilience & Resourcefulness Blog

Inspiration, touring, traveling adventures, and a hub for all Tony Memmel news. Spend some time in these pages and leave with stories and insights to encourage you and strengthen you as you go through your day.

WSMV-TV 4 Nashville News

WSMV Channel 4 We moved to Nashville 3 years ago. This week, our journey was featured on WSMV-TV Channel 4, Nashville. So honored to have...

Sep 10, 2016

Nashville Show Added

Sep 8, 2016

Our Album, “We’ll Be On The Radio” is HERE!

Thanks for helping us spread the word! Listen online, and order yours today! iTunes: Click Here Spotify: Click Here Order the CD: Click Here

Aug 22, 2016

NEW Shows Added to Calendar

September 4th, 2016 Bluebird Cafe Nashville, TN 8:00 PM *Limited Seating August 28th, 2016 Crossroads Church *Appearing with Mark...

Aug 9, 2016

Photos from Lucky Fin Project Midwest Weekend

This weekend, I was honored to be a part of the Lucky Fin Project Midwest Gathering. This wonderful non-profit organization works to...

Jul 31, 2016

NAMM Show & Adaptive Music Camp

Cincinnati Adaptive Music Camp Students and Staff It’s going to be a very special week! If you’re attending the NAMM Show in Nashville,...

Jun 21, 2016

Add Us to Your Summer Playlist

Tony Memmel – We’ll Be On The Radio Summer is here! Be sure to add our new album, “We’ll Be On The Radio” to your summer playlists on...

Jun 11, 2016

Our American Music Abroad Tour Made The News, in Panama

Tony Memmel and Lesleigh Memmel Check it out! A great writeup (in Spanish) about our American Music Abroad Tour to Brazil, Uruguay,...

Jun 4, 2016

Que Viva Panamá

Lesleigh and Tony Memmel during a visit to Casa Ronald McDonald in Panama City, Panama. As a part of our exchange, we are sharing music...

May 27, 2016

Paraguay Continued

The band pictured in front of a hand-woven United States flag made by a local Paraguayan craftsperson. It was after 1am when our plane...

May 23, 2016

A Warm Welcome In Paraguay

We arrived in Asuncion, Paraguay on a humid, rainy Sunday afternoon. As we walked down the jetway, we were met by our new team, Mabel and...

May 18, 2016

A Day in Montevideo

Tony Memmel, Ben Picker, and Lesleigh Memmel in Montevideo Before we began our programming in Uruguay this week, we had a morning...

May 16, 2016

Carne de Uruguay

Montevideo and the waterfront You can learn a lot about people and places through food. What ingredients are available, what materials...

May 15, 2016

Arrival in Montevideo

Palm trees in Montevideo I’m drafting a large blog entry about our last few days in Brazil. There has just been too much to document it...

May 12, 2016

Getting To Know Belém

Flying over the Amazon region for the first time. I’ve never been anywhere like this before. When I was in 7th grade, my class went on a...

May 9, 2016

It’s a Wrap in Recife

Old Town Recife I paused and looked out the hotel window this morning, as I ate my breakfast… It is hard to believe we’re leaving Recife...

May 6, 2016

Recife Day 3: A Hospital, a School, and a Shopping Mall

Tony Memmel signing a student’s guitar The day started early. After a quick breakfast of tropical, fresh pineapple and papaya, and some...

May 5, 2016

Recife Day 2: Purpose

In the United States, at least in circles I communicate with, it is common to talk about purpose. Dreams. Are you living your life to the...

May 4, 2016

Miami to Recife

Our overnight flight out of Miami went well. We departed at 9:45pm, and as the plane climbed over the illuminated city, it was only...

May 3, 2016

American Music Abroad Tour Day 1… “Leaving Home. Sort of.”

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with… a delayed flight, then a cancelled flight, a night in Nashville, and then a single step.”...

May 2, 2016