A Bluegrass Christmas at the Hylton Center Dec. 1

Lovely, inventive harmonies and masterful bluegrass arrangements,” says Bluegrass Unlimited about these two remarkable musicians who enchanted audiences when they last appeared at the Hylton Performing Arts Center. This holiday season, Dailey & Vincent return to Manassas on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 at 8 p.m. with a heartwarming concert, “A Bluegrass Christmas,” which is billed as capturing the reason for the season. This performance is family friendly and tickets for youth grades 12 and under are half price when accompanied by an adult. A pre-performance discussion, free to ticket holders, begins 45 minutes prior to the performance in the Hylton Center’s Buchanan Partners Art Gallery. Prince William Hospital is the 2012-2013 Hylton Presents Season Sponsor. Prince William County is the Holiday Performances Sponsor. 
 
“High lonesome magic with flawless picking and seamless harmonies on a thoughtful collection of secular and sacred songs,” says the News & Observer about this gifted duo who joined forces in 2007 and quickly caught the attention of audiences and critics alike with stunning harmonies, immaculate vocal arrangements and riveting performances. Prior to becoming a duo, Jamie Dailey was a member of Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver and Darrin Vincent had worked with his sister, Rhonda Vincent, as well as Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder. Dailey and Vincent met at the 2001 International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Awards show and quickly found amazing harmony in their vocal blend, as well as in their attitudes toward music, business and their Christian faith. After years of talking, planning and praying together, the pair moved forward with their musical partnership.
 
Since 2008, Dailey & Vincent have released five critically acclaimed records: “Dailey & Vincent,” “Brothers from Different Mothers,” “Singing from the Heart,” “Dailey & Vincent Sing the Statler Brothers” and most recently, “The Gospel Side of Dailey & Vincent,” which has spent 41 weeks on the Billboard Bluegrass Chart, even making it to #1. In a review of the new album, The Washington Post said, “The duo of Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent has cracked open the formalism of religious string-band music by reaching out to mainstream country and even some humor to create an irresistible album. Of course, it helps that their duet singing is prettier than just about anyone’s.”

Throughout the years, the duo has won 13 IBMA Awards and 23 Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America (SPBGMA) Awards. Dailey & Vincent were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or a Group with vocals for “Elizabeth” on “Dailey & Vincent Sing the Statler Brothers.” Their gospel album, “Singing From the Heart,” also won a 2011 Gospel Music Association Dove Award.
 
Joining Dailey (guitar, bass, and lead and harmony vocals) and Vincent (mandolin, bass, guitar, and lead and harmony vocals) onstage are Christian Davis (bass vocals and guitar), Jessie Baker (banjo), Jeff Parker (mandolin, guitar and harmony vocals) and B.J. Cherryholmes (fiddle).

Tickets for DAILEY & VINCENT’S “A BLUEGRASS CHRISTMAS” are $32, $40 and $48. Family Friendly: youth through grade 12 half price when accompanied by an adult. Visit the box office (open Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.) or charge by phone at 888-945-2468 or visit HyltonCenter.org. The Hylton Performing Arts Center is located on George Mason University’s Prince William Campus at 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas, Va., 20110. FREE parking is available in the lot next to the Hylton Center. For more information, go to HyltonCenter.org. 

About the Hylton Performing Arts Center
Dedicated to bringing a world-class performing arts venue to the Prince William region, the Hylton Performing Arts Center was born out of a partnership among Prince William County, George Mason University, the City of Manassas, the Commonwealth of Virginia and individuals and businesses in the private sector. Soaring more than nine stories and boasting a stunning mix of copper, glass and masonry, the 85,000-square foot center is home to two unparalleled performance venues for local arts groups and performers from around the world, as well as university-related activities. Modeled after the intimate European opera houses of the 19th century, Merchant Hall is a 1,123-seat multipurpose proscenium theater, which is encircled by 27 private boxes that rise three levels. The Gregory Family Theater is a flexible, 4,400-square foot space that can be configured for many different types of performances and events. In addition, the Didlake Grand Foyer, with its sweeping staircase, provides an ideal setting for community, corporate and social events. The Hylton Performing Arts Center, the only building of its kind in the area, is sure to quickly become the cultural hub of Prince William County and the surrounding communities and is a shining example of collaboration and commitment to the arts.