Don Rigsby

  • Don Rigsby in 2010

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    Don Rigsby will be starting off the new year with a new focus in his career. This award-winning singer and mandolinist had spent the past 8 years as the Director of the Kentucky Center for Traditional Music at Morehead State University

  • Gerald Evans, Dale Vanderpool benefit

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    A whole raft of bluegrass artists from the Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee area are banding together this Sunday (12/20) to raise money in support of two of their own. Dale Vanderpool and Gerald Evans have labored long and hard in the

  • Rebel releases for 2009

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    I caught up with Mark Freeman of Rebel Records recently, and he shared some information about their release schedule for 2009. We mentioned last week that they would have a new Lost and Found CD in March, and Mark tells us

  • Longview audio clips online

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    Recently we provided some information about the forthcoming Longview CD Deep In The Mountains, Rounder 0578. We can now add that there are 30 second WinMedia and RealAudio audio clips available to listen to at the Rounder website. The group is

  • Longview – Deep In The Mountains

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    Rounder Records has announced the release of a new CD from the two-time IBMA Award winning combination, Longview. It is a little over ten years since the debut release by the super group bearing the name Longview and with their first

  • Welcome Andrew Rigsby

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    Kentucky bluegrasser Don Rigsby and his wife Tina welcomed their son, Andrew, to the world on December 1. He was born just before 7:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, and landed at 6 lb. 9 oz. (19.5''). Congratulations to Don and Tina,

  • Don Rigsby on ABC

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    Some of you may have caught Don Rigsby's appearance last night on the ABC-TV reality series Six Degrees of Separation. The concept behind the series is that anyone is only six steps away from contacting anyone else on the planet.

  • Don Rigsby on Woodsongs

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    Don Rigsby & Midnight Call were recent guests on Michael Jonathan's Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour, and the video of that show is now available online. In addition performing several selections from his latest CD, Hillbilly Heartache, Don talks with Michael

  • Cradle of Bluegrass Music Trail

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    The state of Kentucky Department of Parks is teaming up with America's Bluegrass Inc. to promote both bluegrass music and the state parks. A series of four concerts are to be held at three of the state parks this spring/summer