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Darke
County Center for the Arts will present bluegrass singer,
songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Rhonda
Vincent and her band The
Rage at Henry St. Clair Memorial Hall in Greenville on Saturday,
January 20.
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Bluegrass queen
Rhonda Vincent comes to Greenville
Darke County Center for the Arts will present bluegrass singer,
songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Rhonda Vincent and her band The
Rage at Henry St. Clair Memorial Hall in Greenville on Saturday,
January 20. The third of DCCA’s 2017-2018 Artists Series concerts, the
show begins at 8 p.m. “Rightfully known as ‘Queen of Bluegrass,’ Rhonda
Vincent and her award-winning voice reach beyond the boundaries of
bluegrass to power a show that thrills lovers of music from any genre,”
stated DCCA Artistic Director Keith Rawlins. “And her band, The Rage,
includes some of the greatest musicians in the world,” Rawlins
continued. “DCCA is truly pleased to bring these outstanding artists to
our community,” he concluded.
A fifth generation musician, Rhonda Vincent’s musical career started at
age five when she sang gospel songs with her family’s band and
continued throughout her childhood as she mastered playing several
instruments including mandolin and fiddle, recording her very first
single in 1970 when she was only eight years old. The Missouri native
has since been named Female Vocalist of the Year by the International
Bluegrass Music Association several times as well as IBMA’s Entertainer
of the Year in 2001.
Rhonda’s band, The Rage, consists of Aaron McDaris, who has been called
the premier banjo player in the world of Bluegrass music. Other members
of The Rage include fiddler Hunter Berry, who is not only a top-rated
musician, but also Rhonda Vincent’s son-in-law, and dobro player Brent
Burke, the first person to ever receive a B.A. in Bluegrass Music.
Multi-instrumentalist Mickey Harris, a thirteen-year member of the
band, also sings any and all vocal parts, a skill also possessed by
Josh Williams who also plays almost every instrument well.
Don and Mary Jane Dietrich, Coppock-Hole Trust, The Bistro Off
Broadway, Greenville National Bank, and Greenville V.F.W. Post #7262
are sponsoring the concert by Rhonda Vincent and the Rage.
Additionally, the Ohio Arts Council helps fund this program with state
tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and
cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. DCCA also receives operating
support from the Harry D. and Esther Stephens Memorial as well as
funding from the Ketrow Foundation and Lydia E. Schaurer Memorial Trust
Fund. DCCA membership contributions also help support this show.
Very few seats remain for this show; however, tickets may be reserved
by contacting DCCA at 937-547-0908 or dcca@centerforarts.net, or
purchased at DCCA's office located within Greenville Public Library or
online at www.CenterForArts.net
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