Don Rigsby & the Midnight Call

From remote Isonville, Ky., to an international following in Bluegrass music, Don Rigsby has remained true to his mountain roots and made his own marks as a powerful tenor and distinctive mandolin player.

Don Rigsby grew up listening to early Ralph Stanley records and to the high lonesome sounds of his cousin Ricky Skaggs, learning from those who went before him and then adding his own personal touches. Also influenced by the late Keith Whitley, another Elliott County native, Don comes from a family and a community of traditional musicians.

He has sung since he can remember, started playing guitar at age 12, added the mandolin and fiddle, and plays the dulcimer. For his sixth birthday Don was taken to the Paramount Arts Center in nearby Ashland, Ky., to hear his hero, Ralph Stanley, perform “Little Maggie,” and got an unforgettable bonus when Keith Whitley came out to the audience, hoisted young Don on his shoulders, can carried him backstage to meet Ralph for the first time.

Don worked his way through Morehead State University playing music with Charlie Sizemore, emerged onto the national scene as a member of the Bluegrass Cardinals, played with JD Crowe and the New South, and was a member of the award-winning Lonesome River Band. The two-time Grammy nominee and two-time SPGBMA Traditional Male Vocalist of the Year shared two IBMA awards while performing with Longview and sang on a Grammy-winning album by rocker John Fogerty.

 

This is going to be a great night of bluegrass!

Visit their website:
www.donrigsby.com

 

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