The creation of acclaimed vocalists and musicians Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent, who also produced it, the 12-song set features a broad spectrum of traditional bluegrass, country and gospel sounds, unified by their breath-taking vocal strength and harmony as well as their virtuosic musicianship. While not related by blood, Dailey & Vincent invite favorable comparisons to the best in brother duo singing, including the Stanley Brothers, the Osborne Brothers and Jim and Jesse.

Pure, rapid-fire bluegrass with fleet-fingered picking and high lonesome singing flows through the album, from the beginning notes of Al Wood’s “Sweet Carrie,” through Randall Hylton’s “Cumberland River,” to “Poor Boy Workin’ Blues,” written by Dailey, and “Don’t You Call My Name,” by Herb Campbell. Sweet harmonies convey the heartache and yearning of Robert Gateley’s “River of Time” and “Take Me Back (and Leave Me There),” co-written by Ron Harbin, Philip Douglas, Lisa Shaffer and Doug Johnson.

Three songs on the album reflect the influence of the Statler Brothers, particularly tenor Jimmy Fortune. The moving “More Than a Name on a Wall,” written by Fortune and John Rimel, was a hit for the Statlers in 1989, and Dailey & Vincent felt a strong connection to its sentiments. They were honored to perform the song with Fortune last week at the opening ceremony prior to the reading of all the names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington. Dailey & Vincent also tapped into the wealth of Fortune’s song catalog by recording the powerful “I Believe.” The album closes with “Place on Calvary,” a rousing gospel song written by Langdon Reid that features quartet singing. The Statlers recorded the song in 2002 and performed it during their farewell concert.

The fact that Dailey & Vincent is so eagerly anticipated a debut is no doubt a result of Jamie and Darrin’s formidable experience and acclaimed contributions to the music of stellar performers including Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Dolly Parton, and Darrin’s sister, Rhonda Vincent. During Dailey’s nine-year tenure as Lawson’s lead singer and guitarist, the band earned 13 IBMA Awards, including Vocal Group of the Year from 2001-2007. As harmony vocalist and multi-instrumentalist with Skaggs’ Kentucky Thunder band for ten years, Vincent earned five Grammy® Awards and eight IBMA Awards for Instrumental Group of the Year. He also earned three Grammy nominations for co-producing Rhonda’s One Step Ahead, Ragin’ Live and All American Bluegrass Girl, and his other production credits include Susie Luchsinger’s Dove Award-nominated Count It All Joy, The Cherryholmes’ Bluegrass Vagabonds, and Hunter Berry’s Wow Baby.

Since hearing is believing, brief clips from the following songs from Dailey & Vincent are available by clicking the link below: “More Than a Name on a Wall,” “By the Mark,” “Poor Boy Workin’ Blues” and “Cumberland River.”