Nashville, Tenn. – The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America’s (SPBGMA) reigningEntertainer of the Year, Rhonda Vincent & The Rage have receivedfive nominations for the upcoming SPBGMA convention, set to take place in Nashville, Tennessee, during the weekend of February 5-8. Vincent, who was just named one of the Digital Journal’s “5 best female voices in bluegrass music,” is no stranger to the SPBGMA awards, as she was inducted into their Hall of Greats in 2014.
Rhonda Vincent & The Rage are nominated for the following categories:
Entertainer of the Year: Rhonda Vincent
Bluegrass Band of the Year Overall: Rhonda Vincent & The Rage
Female Vocalist of the Year (Contemporary): Rhonda Vincent
Male Vocalist of the Year (Contemporary): Josh Williams
Fiddle Player of the Year: Hunter Berry
Additional excitement is building as Only Me, Vincent’s latest recording project, which contains 6 bluegrass tracks as well as 6 country tracks, is nominated for “Best Bluegrass Album” by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, better known as The Grammy Awards!
The Boot is asking fans who should take home the Grammy award for “Best Bluegrass Album.” Fans can vote every 24 hours HERE. Voting ends on February 5th, and will be used to predict their winner predictions. The 57th Grammy Awards will air live February 8th on CBS.
“We’re excited to begin our third consecutive record-setting year for Rhonda Vincent & The Rage in 2015. The Grammy Nomination makes it extra special” said an excited Rhonda Vincent.
Be sure to join Rhonda & The Rage as they travel aboard the Martha White Bluegrass Express across the USA, and beyond, when they visit Europe in the summer.
“We’ll be traveling the world this year, visiting countries we’ve never appeared in. The most recent call brought news that our show in Prague, Czechoslovakia has sold out 6 months in advance. They are adding a 2nd show during our visit. Prague is said to be the ‘Bluegrass Capitol’ of Europe. Thank goodness we’re flying in a day early to add more shows,” Vincent states.
You can catch the 2015 Rhonda Vincent & The Rage World Tour in the following cities/venues:
1/23 Palmetto, FL – Manatee Fair
1/24 Yee Haw Junction, FL – Yee Haw Junction Bluegrass Festival
1/27 Naples, FL – Daniels Pavilion
1/31 Country/Bluegrass Cruise – Country’s Family Reunion/Larry’s Country Diner Cruise
2/08 Nashville, TN – SPBGMA Convention & Awards Show
2/13 Framingham, MA – Joe Val Bluegrass Festival
2/19 Palatka, FL – Rodeheaver Boys Ranch
2/20 Asheville, NC – Bluegrass First Class
2/21 Kinston, NC – Neuse River Music Fest
2/26 Fayetteville, AR – Walton Arts Center
2/27 Bremen, GA – Mill Town Music Hall w/Gene Watson
2/28 Fulton, MS – Davis Event Center
3/05 Marion, IL – Marion Cultural and Civic Center
3/06 Keokuk, IA – Grand Theatre
3/07 Stoughton, WI – Stoughton Opera House
3/12 Berea, KY – Berea College
3/13 Louisburg, NC – Louisburg College
3/14 Mt. Airy, NC – Historic Earle Theatre
3/15 Appomattox, VA – Appomattox Bluegrass Series
3/20 West Palm Beach, FL – South Florida Fair
3/21 Weirsdale, FL – Orange Blossom Opry
3/27 Glasgow, KY
3/28 Oakgrove, LA – Northeast Louisiana Bluegrass Festival
4/09 Sellersville, PA – Sellersville Theatre
4/10 Mamaroneack, NY – Emelin Theatre
4/11 Hamden, CT – Unitarian Society
4/17 Greensboro, NC – Carolina Theater
4/18 Oxford, AL – Oxford Performing Arts Center
4/24 Ashland, KY
4/25 Dublin, VA – Edwards Hall – New River Community College
4/26 South Pittsburg, TN – National Cornbread Festival
5/01 Lincolnton, GA – Little Roy and Lizzie Music Festival
5/07 Branson, MO – Silver Dollar City
5/08 Branson, MO – Silver Dollar City
5/09 Branson, MO – Silver Dollar City
5/10 Branson, MO – Silver Dollar City
5/15 Amelia, VA – Central VA Bluegrass Festival
5/16 Gettysburg, PA – Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival
5/21 Curryville, MO – Back 40 Bluegrass Park
5/22 Coeburn, VA – Ralph Stanley Bluegrass Festival
5/23 Floyd, VA- Chantilly Farm Bluegrass & BBQ Festival
5/30 Auburn, AL – Bluegrass on the Plains
6/05 Cherokee, NC – Cherokee Bluegrass Festival
6/06 Petersburg, VA – Dinwiddie Music Festival
6/25 Grayson, KY – Rudy Fest
6/26 Summersville, WV – Music in the Mountains
6/27 Romney, WV – South Branch Valley Bluegrass Festival
6/28 Highlands, NC
7/01 Kirksville, MO – Rhonda Vincent Fan Club Party
7/01 Queen City, MO – Sally Mountain Park Bluegrass Festival
7/02 Queen City, MO – Sally Mountain Park Bluegrass Festival
7/03 Queen City, MO – Sally Mountain Park Bluegrass Festival
7/04 Queen City, MO – Sally Mountain Park Bluegrass Festival
7/09 Jablonec nad Nisou, CZECH REPUBLIC – Eurocentrum Jablonec nad Nisou
7/11 Breim, NORWAY – Norsk Country Treff
7/14 AMSTERDAM – Paradiso
7/16 Bietigheim-Bissingen, GERMANY – Best of Music 2015 – Marktplatz
7/17 Laufen, SWITZERLAND
7/18 Laufen, SWITZERLAND
7/23 Hiawassee, GA – Georgia Mountain Fair
7/31 Stony Plain, Alberta CANADA- Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Society Festival
8/01 Stony Plain, Alberta CANADA- Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Society Festival
8/02 Stony Plain, Alberta CANADA- Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Society Festival
8/08 Milan, MI – Milan Bluegrass Festival
8/14 Marion, NC – NC State Bluegrass Festival
8/15 Greenwich, OH – Buckeye Bluegrass Festival
8/16 Havelock, Ontario CANADA – Havelock Country Jamboree
8/28 Litchfield, ME – Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Festival
8/29 Rogersville, New Brunswick, CANADA – Rogersville Bluegrass Festival
8/30 Rogersville, New Brunswick, CANADA – Rogersville Bluegrass Festival
9/03 New Richmond, Quebec, CANADA – New Richmond Bluegrass Festival
9/04 Stewiacke, Nova Scotia, CANADA – Stewiacke River Bluegrass Festival
9/12 Claremore, OK
9/18 Kodak, TN – Dumplin Valley Bluegrass Festival
9/19 Conway, MO – Starvy Creek Bluegrass Festival
9/23 Manteo, NC – Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival
9/24 Manteo, NC – Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival
9/26 Buena Vista, VA – Nothin’ Fancy Bluegrass Festival
10/09 Waldron, AR – Turkey Track Bluegrass Festival
10/10 Leadwood, MO – Town Square Festival
10/11 Rio Grande, OH – Bob Evans Farm Festival
10/15 Shipshewana, IN – Blue Gate Theater
10/17 Lanexa, VA – Rock-A-Dome
10/24 York, PA
10/25 Jim Thorpe, PA – Penn’s Peak
10/31 Anderson, SC
11/05 Alma, AR – Alma Performing Arts Center
11/06 St. Louis, MO – Sheldon – (10th Anniversary of Ragin’ Live DVD)
11/07 Elkins, WV – American Mountain Theater
11/12 Palatka, FL – Rodeheaver Boys Ranch
11/14 Wilmington, OH – The Roberts Centre
11/15 Tightwad, MO – Truman Lake Opry
11/20 Culpeper, VA – State Theatre of Culpeper
11/21 Federalsburg, MD – Andrew Auction Facility
11/22 Hanover, PA – Eichelberger