Dailey & Vincent get new artist bluegrass award

October 03 06:05:02 AM, Yahoo News

Jamie Dailey, left, hugs Darrin Vincent after they performed at the International Bluegrass Music Association awards in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

AP - Dailey & Vincent won emerging artist and gospel recorded performance trophies at the International Bluegrass Music Association awards Thursday.

"We are very privileged and honored and we will carry this torch all year and try to do our best for bluegrass music," said Darrin Vincent.

Vincent and his musical partner Jamie Dailey were the leading nominees at this year's IBMA awards with 10, including entertainer of the year. They won the gospel recorded performance honor for "By the Mark."

Barry Bales was another early winner, taking home bass player of the year honors.

"Thanks to Alison Krauss and Union Station for the best on-the-job training in the world," said Bales, a member of Union Station.

Michael Cleveland won for top fiddle player and thanked his father. "If it wasn't for him, I couldn't possibly do this."

The show featured performances by Steep Canyon Rangers, Blue Highway, the Grascals and the SteelDrivers.

For Dailey & Vincent, this year's event is one for the books. Although the duo just formed last year, their string of nominations include vocal group, album of the year and song of the year.

Dailey is the former lead singer and guitarist for Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, while Vincent played guitar and mandolin with Kentucky Thunder.

Other leading nominees were Blue Highway, Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, and the Dan Tyminski Band — all of whom received six nominations apiece.

Bluegrass veteran Del McCoury, who's nominated for entertainer of the year, hosted the show at the historic Ryman Auditorium.

"What better place to celebrate bluegrass music," McCoury asked. "I first performed on this stage in 1963 as a Bluegrass Boy with Bill Monroe and I can almost hear his voice now."

Dailey and Vincent began thinking of striking out on their own after they recorded a Christmas song, "Beautiful Star of Bethlehem," for a bluegrass collection in 2004.

The tune took off, hitting No. 1 on Prime Cuts of Bluegrass, a compilation CD serviced to bluegrass radio.

"I told Darrin we might be on to something here," Dailey said.

From their experience, they both knew it would take more than talent to be successful. So they started saving something every week, even if it was only $20.

"We planned and strategized for about four years before we turned in our notices and left," Dailey said. "We watched Doyle and Ricky and all the other acts — what they did right, what they did wrong."

Their debut album on Rounder Records came out in January and reached No. 1 on Billboard's bluegrass albums chart. It also produced a pair of No. 1 songs on Sirius XM Radio's bluegrass countdown — "By the Mark" and their rendition of the Statler Brothers' "More Than a Name on a Wall."

The duo's traditional sound is augmented by three other musicians.

"We do a wide variety of stuff — quartets, a cappella. We try to touch on every aspect," Vincent said.

But the core is Dailey and Vincent's vocal blend. It harkens back to old-time outfits like the Louvin Brothers.

"I do think it's the same with me and Jamie. It's nothing we've done, it's just the way it is," Vincent said.

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