...one of the most
gorgeous, soulful voices
I have heard in our genre..."
-Xanthe Alexis, performing songwriter
THANKS FOR STOPPING BY!
If you made your way to this page, you are a booking or media contact, and I sure appreciate you taking the time to check out my sound. I am privileged to be the steward of these songs and living life on the road sharing them with new friends is one of the great honors of my life.
I'm fiercely proud of my debut album, Geography, which was released to streaming in October 2021 after a September radio release. The album peaked at #10 on the NACC Folk Chart, #38 on the National Folk Chart and was #27 on Old West Americana's top 30 albums of 2021.
Thanks again for stopping in--I look forward to connecting with you and your audience real soon...
XO
RIGBY SUMMER: cinematic folk rock from the american west
"Brandi Carlile meets Patsy Cline with a dash of Johnny Cash swagger—a little modern, a little old-fashioned,
always earnest..."
Full Bio:
Rigby Summer weaves an Americana soundscape that reflects the road she’s traveled, from her Kansas City jazz upbringing to the beach pop of her former home in southern California to the Red Dirt roots of her current home in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The result is a powerful cosmic Americana sound that often draws comparisons to Brandi Carlile and Lucinda Williams—a little modern, a little old-fashioned, always earnest.
In 2017, after a five-year hiatus from performing music, she founded the Monday @ Modella songwriter pop-up and the ALL MUSIC STARTS LOCAL initiative and started sharpening her musical teeth, slowly carving a niche for herself in the Oklahoma scene. Since then, she has had the privilege of sharing the stage with and learning from a myriad of local and touring artists including Chely Wright, Craig Campbell, Mary Bragg, Belle Plaine, Blake Berglund, Shandee Layne and many others.
Her debut full-length album “Geography," recorded at Naptime Studio in Norman, Oklahoma, with Kyle Reid at the helm, was released October 22, 2021. Vinyl release will follow in 2022.
50 Word Bio:
Rigby Summer weaves an Americana soundscape that reflects the long road she’s traveled to arrive at a powerful, eclectic sound which has been compared to a cross between Brandi Carlile and Patsy Cline with a hint of Johnny Cash swagger—a little modern, a little old-fashioned, always earnest.
Tweet:
Rigby Summer sings empowering songs: honest but hopeful lyrics performed with vocals that are both powerful and intimate.
