ATHENS — The newest members of the prestigious Grand Ole Opry, Dailey & Vincent, will appear at the Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddler’s Convention in Athens, Al on Friday, Oct. 6 at 6:00 p.m.
The multi-award winning duo is riding a wave of critical acclaim for their brand new release, Patriots & Poets, and will be backed by one of the best bands on tour today. Generally regarded among the most reputable and elite entertainers in American music, Dailey & Vincent’s sound is a concoction of traditional country, gospel and bluegrass blended together by the fantastically instinctive vocal blends of Dailey’s tenor and Vincent’s reedy harmonies.
“Stand back or face the force of nature that is this astounding ensemble,” wrote respected critic Robert K. Oermann for Music Row Magazine. “Take it from me, there’s a reason they’ve earned three Grammy nominations, won four Dove Awards, claimed an astounding 35 IBMA honors (including three as Entertainers of the Year) and landed their own show on RFD.”
The newest members of the Grand Ole Opry, Dailey & Vincent are five-time Grammy winners individually, three-time Grammy award nominees collectively, four-time DOVE Award winners and recipients of 35 IBMA Awards (including three-time IBMA Entertainer of the Year Award winners and three-time Vocal Group of the Year Award winners), Jamie Dailey and Darren Vincent, backed by one of the best bands on tour today, are among the most reputable and elite entertainers in American music — bluegrass, traditional country and gospel music. The concoction of the fantastically instinctive vocal blends of Dailey’s tenor and Vincent’s reedy harmonies has gained them well-deserved praise for their own distinctive style and worldwide recognition as American Music gold. Dailey & Vincent has garnered world-wide attention with their first national, top-rated television series, “The Daily & Vincent Show” on RFD TV and over 500 airing son their PBS Emmy-nominated special “Dailey & Vincent: Alive! – In Concert.” The companion CD, “Dailey & Vincent: Alive!” debuted at #1 on the Billboard Bluegrass charts and remained at the top position for over 15 weeks! Prior to forming the duo in 2007, both Dailey and Vincent were already seasoned veterans in the Bluegrass world, having garnered great personal success:
Jamie Dailey – Jamie Dailey is a 4-time IBMA ‘Vocalist of the Year’ award winner. Growing up performing with family and regional groups, Dailey later became the lead vocalist and guitarist for Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver for over 10 years. In addition to the amazing harmonies of Dailey & Vincent, Dailey’s voice can also be found on several recordings by Dolly Parton, Ricky Skaggs, and Russell Moore.
Darrin Vincent – Since beginning to perform at the age of two with his family band, The Sally Mountain Show, Vincent has accumulated 5 GRAMMY Awards and has been voted Bluegrass Bass Player of the Year 4 years in a row (2009-20012). As a former band member for over than 10 years to the GRAMMY Award-winning Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, Vincent has credits with dozens of artists including his sister Rhonda Vincent (Queen of Bluegrass), Dolly Parton, Nora Jones, Emmylou Harris, Earl Scruggs, Bruce Hornsby, Vince Gill, John Hartford, and many more. It has been said that Darrin Vincent also has “the best laugh in the biz!”
