The rumors have been floating around for weeks, perhaps months. And half of the rumor became reality last week, when fiddle wiz Michael Cleveland announced that Rhonda Vincent’s guitar player, Darrell Webb, would be joining his band at the end of December.

Now, the other half of the rumor has been confirmed, by Rhonda Vincent herself, announcing Monday that veteran banjo player Kenny Ingram has departed her band, The Rage.

Multi-instrumentalist Darrell Webb is departing his spot on guitar with the highly traveled Rhonda Vincent and The Rage to join Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper.

The announcement was made Wednesday through East Public Relations, which handles Cleveland’s publicity.

Webb will assume lead vocal and guitar duties with Flamekeeper, two-time winner of the International Bluegrass Music Association’s (IBMA) Instrumental Group of the Year.

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