Dailey Vincent

BURLINGTON, MA — Rounder Records will release the self-titled debut from new bluegrass duo Dailey & Vincent on January 29, 2008. The creation of acclaimed vocalists and musicians Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent, who also produced it. The 12-song set features a broad spectrum of traditional bluegrass, country and gospel sounds.

While not related by blood, Dailey & Vincent invite favorable comparisons to the best in brother duo singing, including the Stanley Brothers, the Osborne Brothers and Jim and Jesse.

The power of Dailey & Vincent’s duo singing is revealed in the David Rawlings/Gillian Welch gospel number “By the Mark,” as well as the tender “My Savior Walks With Me Today,” written by Dailey and former employer Doyle Lawson. It’s further evident in “Music of the Mountains,” written by Ronnie Bowman, Bob Minner and David Dunkley.

Pure, rapid-fire bluegrass with fleet-fingered picking and high lonesome singing flows through the album, from the beginning notes of Al Wood’s “Sweet Carrie,” through Randall Hylton’s “Cumberland River,” “Poor Boy Workin’ Blues,” written by Dailey, and “Don’t You Call My Name,” by Herb Campbell. Sweet harmonies convey the heartache and yearning of Robert Gateley’s “River of Time” and “Take Me Back (and Leave Me There),” co-written by Ron Harbin, Philip Douglas, Lisa Shaffer and Doug Johnson.

The Dailey Vincent Band L-R Jeff Parker, Jamie Dailey, Joe Dean, Darin Vincent and Adam Haynes photo by Paul Wharton

Three songs on the album reflect the influence of the Statler Brothers, particularly tenor Jimmy Fortune. The moving “More Than a Name on a Wall,” written by Fortune and John Rimel, was a hit for the Statlers in 1989, and Dailey & Vincent felt a strong connection to its sentiments. They were honored to perform the song with Fortune last week at the opening ceremony prior to the reading of all the names on the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington. Dailey & Vincent also tapped into the wealth of Fortune’s song catalog by recording the powerful “I Believe.” The album closes with “Place on Calvary,” a rousing gospel song written by Langdon Reid and featuring quartet singing. The Statlers recorded the song in 2002 and performed it during their farewell concert.

The fact that Dailey & Vincent is so eagerly anticipated a debut is no doubt a result of Jamie and Darrin’s formidable experience and acclaimed contributions to the music of stellar performers including Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Dolly Parton and Darrin’s sister, Rhonda Vincent. During Dailey’s nine-year tenure as Lawson’s lead singer and guitarist, the band earned 13 IBMA Awards, including Vocal Group of the Year from 2001-2007. As harmony vocalist and multi-instrumentalist with Skaggs’ Kentucky Thunder band for ten years, Vincent earned five Grammy® Awards and eight IBMA Awards for Instrumental Group of the Year. He also earned three Grammy nominations for co-producing Rhonda’s One Step Ahead, Ragin’ Live and All American Bluegrass Girl, and his other production credits include Susie Luchsinger’s Dove Award-nominated Count It All Joy, The Cherryholmes’ Bluegrass Vagabonds, and Hunter Berry’s Wow Baby.

- From Rounder Records

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A mix of national and regional bands has been booked for a new bluegrass festival Aug. 8-10, 2008, in Curryville, Mo.

Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper join the James King Band, Karl Schifflet and Big Country and David Davis and the Warrior River Boys in headlining the Back Forty Bluegrass Festival, which is being promoted by Jacksonville, Ill.-based Midwest Bluegrass Festivals.

Other acts scheduled to perform are Midnight Flight, Brightwater Junction, Ozark Alliance and the Missouri River Band.

The festival will also offer camping facilities, jamming areas, workshops, concessions and open stage times. Camping reservation information is available at 573-324-5437.

Curryville is located 8 miles west of Bowling Green, Mo.

The new festival is included in a listing of all 2008 events and even a couple for 2009 being announced by Midwest Bluegrass promoters Terry and Jan Lease.

Here’s a rundown:

Gateway City Bluegrass Festival, Feb. 22-24, 2008, at the Sheraton Westport Lakeside Chalet Hotel, in St. Louis. Hotel reservations (mention the festival for special rates) at 314-878-1500.

Headliners include Ralph Stanley II, the Dailey-Vincent Band, David Davis and the Warrior River Boys and Eddie and Martha Adcock. Other features are a guitar show, talent showcase and open stage.

14th annual Naperville Indoor Bluegrass Festival, March 28-30, 2008, at the Holiday Inn Select Hotel in Naperville, Ill. Hotel reservations (again mention the festival) at 630-505-4900.

Headliners are Rhonda Vincent and the Rage, the Dailey-Vincent Band, the James King Band, Monroe Crossing, Valerie Smith and Liberty Pike featuring Becky Buller and Art Stevenson and High Water. Also included during the weekend are an open stage showcase, 24-hour jamming rooms and instrument workshops.

Eighth annual Three Sisters Park Bluegrass Festival, June 6-7, 2008, in Chillicothe, Ill, just north of Peoria. National and regional acts to be announced. All concerts held inside large, ventilated building. Camping with electric hookups is available. Camping information is available at 217-243-3159.

14th annual Bluegrass in the Gardens festival, Aug. 23-24, 2008, at Rockhome Gardens, in the heart of Illinois Amish country near Arcola, Ill. National and regional acts to be announced. Camping (with no hookups available) is offered. Camping information at 217-268-4106.

22nd annual Greater Downstate Indoor Bluegrass Festival, Nov. 8-10, 2008,at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Springfield, Ill. This is becoming one of the Midwest’s leading fall/winter venues for touring bluegrass bands and routinely features International Bluegrass Music Association award winners and nominees. Bands for the 2008 festival have yet to be announced. The festival includes a large guitar and instrument trade show, workshops, a 24-hour jamming area and an open stage on Saturday mornings.

Room reservations can be made with the Crowne Plaza or adjacent Holiday Inn Express, 217-529-7777. Mentioning the bluegrass festival qualifies for a special weekend rate.

Midwest Bluegrass Festivals has also set the dates for two early 2009 festivals. The Gateway City Bluegrass Festival in St. Louis will be Feb. 27-28 and March 1, and the Naperville (Ill.) Indoor Bluegrass Festival will be March 27-29.

Additional information about the festivals will be posted at www.bluegrassmidwest.com. Contact information is 217-243-3159 or info@bluegrassmidwest.com.

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