TERRE HAUTE —
The roots of the bluegrass and gospel music genres intermingle.
Late music pioneer Bill Monroe defined bluegrass as “Scottish bagpipes and ole-time fiddlin’. It’s Methodist and Holiness and Baptist. It’s blues and jazz, and it has a high lonesome sound. It’s plain music that tells a good story.”
Popular duo Dailey and Vincent dabble in all of those bluegrass ingredients, and devoted their latest album to one in particular. That collection (on the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store label) entitled “The Gospel Side of Dailey and Vincent” marks their first-ever gospel-only CD. Nonetheless, they’re quite comfortable with their foray into that style of sound.
The pair, and their backing band, will offer samples of the new album as well as past favorites in a concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Hatfield Hall on the Rose-Hulman campus.
The show will be the second of two Terre Haute public appearances for Dailey and Vincent, who earned a Grammy nomination in 2011 and last year’s Best Bluegrass Band and Album awards from the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America.
Jamie Dailey (who plays guitar and bass, and sings) and Darrin Vincent (mandolin, bass, guitar and vocals) will visit the Terre Haute Cracker Barrel restaurant at 429 Margaret Ave. from noon to 1 p.m. Friday to chat with fans and sign autographs.
In the meantime, Darrin Vincent answered a few questions for the Tribune-Star in advance of the group’s Cracker Barrel and Rose-Hulman appearances. That question-and-answer session follows below:
Q: Faith-based and gospel music has a long history, but it now comes in many genres, from rock and pop sounds (by Third Day and Toby Mac, for example) to urban contemporary and blues. Do you feel that a spiritual message can be delivered in any musical format? Do you listen to those other genres?
A: “I do believe the Gospel Message can be delivered through different types of music, for Dailey and Vincent starting with Mr. Bill Monroe the Father of Bluegrass, his very first recorded song was ‘What Would You Give in Exchange For Your Soul’ with his brother Charlie, throughout his career (over 100 years now), he always mixed in Gospel with secular music. My wife and kids listen to Third Day music.”
Q: What led you to select the tracks included on your new “The Gospel Side of Dailey and Vincent” album?
A: “Jamie and I had been listening and holding back demos for years; [with] each recording you do, not all songs seem to fit, and others do. Even though they’re great songs, we look at a CD recording as a body of work and every song has to fit together and complement.”
Q: What are the inspirations behind the album’s two original songs, “Living in the Kingdom of God” (written by Jamie), and “Until At Last I’m Home” (written by Darrin, Jim Britton and Brad Price)?
A: “Jamie wrote ‘Living in the Kingdom’ late one night while we were on the road; it comes easy sometimes for him. We started arranging the vocals and harmony parts in the bunk area around 3 a.m. The next day we took it to sound check and kept tweaking it.
“‘Until At Last’ I had written the music a few years back. I was on my laptop searching for songs and ran across this melody, [and] called my preacher friend, Jim Britton. He asked me to send him a MP3 of the melody. Jim and Brad went to deliver chairs to the nursing home while listening to the melody, [and] by the time they returned, the lyrics had poured out of their hearts into what you hear today. Jamie and I arranged the vocals like the Louvin Brothers duet, and then the last half is full quartet.”
Q: Are there secular songs you’ve opted not to perform because of your faith?
A: “Yes, there have been a few, [because of] the lyric content; we will not sing songs that would cause a brother or sister to stumble. Also, we have young kids who listen to our music and come to our performance dates. Even though we are not perfect and fall short of the Glory of God, we do our best to conduct our music and life as if our mom and dad are with us every moment.”
Q: What is the most common comment you guys get from people whose first exposure to bluegrass is through a Dailey and Vincent concert? How would you describe the sounds people will hear when you perform in Terre Haute?
A: “Most first time listeners to Dailey and Vincent tell us, ‘We hate bluegrass, but we love what you all do.’ We do a verity of different types of bluegrass, old country, folk, southern Gospel, comedy. Plus, having a wonderful band to help us — Jeff Parker, Joe Dean, Christian Davis and B.J. Cherryholmes — we’re blessed.”
Mark Bennett can be reached at (812) 231-4377 or mark.bennett@tribstar.com.
Catching Dailey and Vincent
Bluegrass duo Dailey and Vincent will make two Terre Haute appearances on Friday:
• At Cracker Barrel — Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent will sign autographs and greet fans from noon to 1 p.m. in the restaurant at 429 Margaret Ave.
• At Rose-Hulman — Dailey and Vincent and their backing band will perform in a 7:30 p.m. concert at Hatfield Hall, 5500 Wabash Ave. Tickets range from $18 to $22, with student and youth admission $15. To purchase tickets, contact the Hatfield Hall Ticket Office at (812) 877-8544 or stop by the office between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. More information about other Rose-Hulman shows is available at www.hatfieldhall.com.
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