With the arrival of steady cold temperatures comes the Appomattox Bluegrass Series, presented by the Appomattox High School Athletic Booster Club. As in years past there will be six concerts presented throughout the months of January, February and March. There are two great shows coming up in January. The first is on January 18th and features Salem,
Virginia’s Bluegrass Brothers. The name of the group is doubly definitive since the Bluegrass Brothers is made up of two sets of Brothers. The first set of brothers were part of the original family band called The Bluegrass Playboys. After taking a decade or so to raise their families, two of the brothers, Victor and Robert Dowdy joined together to form The Bluegrass Brothers. As time passed and two more members of the family joined the group. Steven and Donald Dowdy, sons of Victor Dowdy, joined the
group, at first both playing Guitar, but now Donald plays Mandolin with the group. The music of the Bluegrass Brothers is dynamic and boisterous. I’ve always said if you can sit still through a Bluegrass
Brothers concert then you just don’t get it. These fellows are entertainers first and singers and pickers second. Be sure to drive out to Appomattox to see and hear the Bluegrass Brothers on January 18th,
The very next Sunday, January 25th, 2009 we’ll be treated to the IBMA Award winning Dailey & Vincent. Dailey & Vincent were nominated for 10 awards and won 7 of the 10. This makes them the first group to
win as many awards. Awards are nice, but does this mean the band is that good? Yes! Emphatically, I must tell you they are that good. They are entertaining, and great fun. Their music is flawless and the humor
sprinkled throughout the show keeps a smile on your face. Jamie Dailey worked with Doyle Lawson for ten years and learned the business very well. He is never proud, but always insists of giving his time with Dolye the credit it deserves. Doyle Lawson has always felt humor is important and he and Jamie worked well together. But, if you haven’t seen Dailey & Vincent then you haven’t seen anything yet. Darrin Vincent worked for nearly ten years with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder. As a member of his family band, The Sally Mountain Show, along with his sister Rhonda Vincent, Darrin learned his music at a young age and has never stopped learning. He is in demand as a record producer as well as a performer. He and Jamie fit so well together that it seems they have been a duo for years. Be sure to get out to Appomattox for Dailey & Vincent. You will be entertained.
Nothin’ Fancy and Williams & Clark Expedition will be in Appomattox on February 22nd. There are three shows in March, the first being Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver on March 1st followed by IIIrd Tyme Out on March 8th and Rhonda Vincent & The Rage on March 15th. More about these shows later.
Tickets are $15 in advance or at the door. Even though there is no savings in buying your tickets in advance, I recommend doing so because sometimes these shows sell out and you wouldn’t want to miss out.
Tickets are available at Carquest and Jamerson Building Supply in Appomattox, Taylor Forbes in
Farmville and Lynchburg Music in Lynchburg. You may also order “will call” tickets by calling Allen or Kelly Smith at 434-248-6105 or by email at kellyandallen@yahoo.com. You may also visit their website at
www.appomattoxbluegrass.com. All shows are on Sunday afternoons and start at 2PM. I hope you will join me in Appomattox for six wonderful Sundays this winter.
Pic of Dailey & Vincent from last year's show in Appomattox. 
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