Introducing the Sorensen FX Blade

[Ron McMillan]

If the Randy Jones video hasn't sold it, nothing will. What a beautiful demonstration of your mandolin's power.

[Steve Sorensen]

Quick snippet of Don Rigsby and friends getting sideways with the FX.

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[Mando-ish]

Sounds great!

[Steve Sorensen]

Been a busy couple of days --






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[Skip Kelley]

Steve, is that John Voight playing bass and singing? It sure looks like him!

[Steve Sorensen]

John Voight singing -- yep, sure is.



Here's some video from a bit earlier in the night (Thanks to Angela Hollon Doyle). Mando break about 1:55

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[cwgivens21]

I was at the above gig . . . the aggressive design of the mando caught me off guard, but after hearing Rigsby play it, I wanted one by the end of the night. Heck of an instrument.

And the night ended with Jon Voight singing "Will the Circle Be Unbroken." The man likes his bluegrass.

[Steve Sorensen]

Another cool one from the Band of Ruhks --



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[sgarrity]

Sounding good!

[Steve Sorensen]

Some great video from Music City Roots --



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[Steve Sorensen]

Here's some more Don Rigsby action (with Band of Ruhks at the Blythe Bluegrass Festival) on his Sorensen FX mandolin --



This was recorded on cell phones, so the audio is a little crunchy, but these guys are still a delight to the ears. They sure can sure turn on that powerful "bluegrass drive" that is a hallmark of LRB alumni!

Steve

[PJ Doland]

OMG. Jon Voight. Please tell me you guys played "Dueling Banjos?"

Were there any Deliverance jokes?

[Steve Sorensen]

A bit of Valentine's Day mando-romance featuring Don Rigsby and his FX --



This is straight from a couple of cell phones, so what we got is what we got!

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[Steve Sorensen]

Looking forward to seeing Don Rigsby (and his FX) in action with Flashback on PBS' Song of the Mountains. Here's a shot from the taping this past weekend --



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[Steve Sorensen]

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[Steve Sorensen]

A bit of Band of Ruhks with Don Rigsby doing one of those Lonesome River Band greats, Caroline the Teenage Queen --



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[Steve Sorensen]

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[Steve Sorensen]

Good Time Mountain Man by the Band of Ruhks. Some fine picking by Don Rigsby on his Sorensen FX mandolin, as well as John Meyer on banjo, and Kenny Smith on guitar, and Ronnie Bowman pulling it all together on bass.

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[Steve Sorensen]

Don Rigsby has taken to posting some glam shots of his FX on Facebook when he changes strings. Here are a couple of recent ones --





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[Steve Sorensen]

Don Rigsby and the Band of Ruhks with the Centerville Senior High School Alternative Strings group at the 2016 MACC charity event --



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[Steve Sorensen]

Tribute to James King at the MACC concert --



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[Steve Sorensen]

This --



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[Steve Sorensen]

Flashback at MACC --



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[Steve Sorensen]

A bit more Flashback at the MACC for your weekend viewing pleasure --



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[Steve Sorensen]

It was really thrilling to see Don Rigsby and the Band of Ruhks as the closing act on the big IBMA 2016 Street Stage. The crowd was so big, it was like as stadium show.

Here's "Lost Highway" with nice kickoff and some really sweet mando work on Don's Sorensen FX mandolin at about 1:30 --



Steve