Rhonda Vincent is a bluegrass singer and an accomplished mandolin, guitar and fiddle player. She was born July 13, 1962, in Kirksville, Missouri, USA, where she still lives.
Has Performed With
The Rage
Critic Concert Reviews
Country Standard Time (USA)
April 20, 2007
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Bluegrass legend Rhonda Vincent did something that few contemporary country artists would ever do. She apologized for the fact that she wouldn't have twin fiddles.
Unlike the lack of twin fiddles on country radio, this wasn't by choice. One of Vincent's band members dropped the fiddle and broke it before the
Rhonda Vincent remains just about at the very top of the bluegrass world, well probably one notch behind the untouchable Alison Krauss.
In the case of Vincent, being second fiddle ain't such a bad thing. She continues to release albums filled with good material, including her brand new CD/DVD "Ragin' Live."
Then again, few fledgling duos have the benefit of co-starring roles in a low-budget film garnering widespread critical acclaim, as has the Irish indie Once (a winner at Sundance and now a darkhorse Oscar candidate, its soundtrack a Grammy nominee).
One of the curious thrills of having major name acts play the WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour – as bluegrass star Rhonda Vincent did before a sold-out crowd on Jan. 14 at the Kentucky Theatre – is getting to view how well they, in essence, present a performance that isn’t a performance. In other words, there is
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