Jan 15
Rounder features Exclusive interview with Dailey & Vincent
Rounder Records has an exclusive interview with Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent of the new group Dailey Vincent on the labels website. In the Interview the two discuss how they first met, some of their influences and how the duties of running a fulltime touring Bluegrass Band are divided amongst the two.
Below is an excerpt from that interview. You can read the full Daily & Vincent interview on Rounder’s Site here.
Darrin: My role is to road manage, handle stage production, give tour support on the road, musically co-produce our recordings, take care of all production in the studio, and also to cheerlead in and out of the studio. I’m a team player, and whatever needs to be done, I try my best to do it.
Jamie: Yeah – Darrin oversees the music production, scheduling studio time, flights and tour travel arrangements. He also takes care of the sound equipment we need. My role is the lead vocalist, guitar player, and show writer – I work hard to come up with all the banter and between-song commentary and routines. I am also the finance and business director for Dailey & Vincent.Even though both of us have our own duties, we talk everyday and make all final decisions together after being advised from the Dailey & Vincent administration, meaning our manager Don Light, our publicist Karen Byrd, our business management team of Rayburn, Bates, and Fitzgerald, and our attorney David Crow.
Rounder: What was it like debuting the band at the 2007 IBMA World of Bluegrass? Were you nervous?
Darrin: Our first show at IBMA 2007 was an amazing amount of pressure. I had prepared everything for us to just walk up to the mic and hit it, but as my luck would have it, that wouldn’t be the case. We had just bought a new monitor system, but when we stepped up and tested it – nothing. So, Jamie is saying, “I have no vocal! NO VOCAL!” At this point, I want to scream. The announcer is stalling for us to figure it out, and I start randomly hitting buttons. And bingo – I got lucky! We had sound, and after that I don’t know what happened except fortunately the crowd went wild: screaming, clapping, and standing up.
Jamie: It was an awesome experience, but I was scared to death! It was not perfect but our nerves overtook us…
In other Dailey Vincent News:
Dailey & Vincent with Jeannie Seely during their Opry debut. - photo by Chris Hollo / Hollo PhotographicsNew Rounder Records duo Dailey & Vincent made their Grand Ole Opry debut on December 29 on the revered stage of the Ryman Auditorium. During their two sets they performed “By the Mark,” “Poor Boy Workin’ Blues” and “Don’t You Call My Name” from their forthcoming self-titled debut, in stores on January 29. Opry legend Jeannie Seely also made a special request for them to sing “Senses,” a hit song she wrote with Glen Campbell which was recorded by Willie Nelson, Connie Smith and Doyle Lawson, with whom Dailey had been lead vocalist for the past nine years. Vincent was part of Ricky Skaggs’ Kentucky Thunder band for 10 ½ years.
Dailey & Vincent’s Opry Debut - photo by Chris Hollo / Hollo PhotographicsDailey & Vincent made their Opry debut before beginning their first concert tour on January 5 in Jekyll Island, Georgia. Their band includes Jeff Parker on mandolin, Joe Dean on banjo, guitar and mandolin, and Adam Haynes on fiddle.
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