Jamboree Preview Moved to Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian Church Auditorium

July 1, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

Due to weather the Jamboree Preview featuring the Community Chorus and local cloggers and square dancers has been moved from the previously announced location of the stage at Evins Park Amphitheater across from the Smithville Post Office to the Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian Church auditorium on College Street starting at 5 p.m.

“We are calling it a Jamboree Warm-Up or Jamboree Preview and we are hoping this will get everyone in the spirit for the Jamboree on Friday,” said longtime Community Chorus member Tecia Puckett Pryor.

“This will be a chance for us to come out in our costumes and have sort of a dress rehearsal/performance and let you see what some DeKalb County kids can do around here,” said Mary Ann Puckett, leader of the “DeKalb Dancin’ Delights” and “Smithville Select”.

Beginning at 5:00 p.m., the “DeKalb Dancin’ Delights” will clog and square dance followed by their sister dance team “Smithville Select.” Around 5:30 p.m., the audience will have an opportunity to learn simple square dance moves with members of the dance teams. Dancers on the DeKalb Dancin’ Delights are: Camille Barton, Charlotte Cripps, Olivia George, Alyssa Hendrix, Kaylee Kent (caller), Averly Moss, Declan Moss, and Carleigh West. Smithville Selects dancers are: Tess Barton, Izayah Dowell, Sylvia Evans, Katherine Gassaway, Kathryn Hale, Madelyn Johnson, Darrah Ramsey (caller), and Lillie Grace Young. The Delights and Select are led by Mary Ann Puckett and will be competing in the Youth Square Dance category on Friday afternoon of the Jamboree.

At 6:30 p.m., the Smithville Community Chorus will preview its tribute to the 50th Annual Smithville Fiddlers’ Jamboree with its stirring patriotic review featuring a number of traditional American favorites and a tribute to the military as well as a gospel ensemble singing “Where the Soul Never Dies,” solos by Jackie Smith and Dessa Ray as well as a Shirley Tubbs Rutland solo of “I Believe in Music” . Cloggers will accompany the chorus as they close the program with Rocky Top. The Community Chorus will present its feature performance at the Official Opening Ceremonies of the Jamboree at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, July 1st.

Following the Chorus, the “Smithville Select” Square Dance Team will take the stage again for an encore performance of clogging and square dancing. Don’t miss this opportunity to get into the Jamboree spirit the night before the 50th Annual Jamboree kicks off!

July 1, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

The 23rd annual Fiddler 5K and One Mile Fun Run, sponsored by Habitat for Humanity of DeKalb County will be Saturday, July 3. All proceeds from the race are used in building another Habitat for Humanity home in DeKalb County.

The race on Saturday, July 3 will begin promptly at 7:00 a.m. RAIN OR SHINE on Church Street in front of the First Baptist Life Enrichment Center, Smithville. The race ends on Church Street in front of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. The Fiddler 5K is a qualifying race for the Run the Cumberland Medal Series of Races.

Anybody who is interested in participating either in the one mile fun run or the 5K may go to www.fiddler5k.com where you’ll find all the details and a link to online registration.

T-shirt Sponsors: Wilson Bank, FirstBank, Stonehaus Winery, Janney & Associates, Star Mfg., DeKalb Dental Center, Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian Church, DeKalb County Insurance Inc., Center Hill Realty, Center Hill Title, LLC, MTNG, Glenda Davis, CPA.

ONLINE RACE DAY REGISTRATION is open until race day at 6:45 a.m. Paper Race Day Registration is available beginning at 5:45 a.m. on Race Day ($30 for adults 19 and up and $25 for ages 18 and under)

RACE DAY Check-In, Pre-Registered Check-In and Race Day Registration are from 5:45 a.m. until 6:45 a.m. on July 3rd in the parking lot of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home near the finish line on Church Street.

EARLY PACKET PICKUP for those who pre-registered before June 30, 2021, at Noon, will be held on July 2, 2021, from 5-7 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Life Enrichment Center on Church Street.
Fiddler 5K Awards are given to Overall Male and Female Masters (40+) and in age groups 9 and under, 10-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+

Fun Run Awards are given to the Overall Male and Female Finishers age 12 and under and the top 3 male and female finishes age 12 and under.

The course is certified and professionally timed.

Strollers are welcome but should line up at the rear. No pets allowed. 5K course is open for 60 minutes.

QUESTIONS? Email director@fiddler5k.com or visit www.fiddler5k.com.

July 1, 2021
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Multi-GRAMMY nominated duo Dailey & Vincent will be recognized at the 50th Annual Smithville Fiddlers’ Jamboree and Crafts Festival on Saturday, July 3 in Downtown Smithville, Tenn. for their contributions as one of the most popular bands in contemporary American music, embracing bluegrass, country and gospel.

Darrin Vincent will be celebrated by the State of Tennessee with an unveiling of his “Tennessee Music Pathways” marker on the square in his hometown during the Smithville Fiddlers’ Jamboree at 5 p.m. CT. Launched by the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development in 2018, Tennessee Music Pathways is an online planning guide that connects visitors to the state’s rich musical heritage at tnmusicpathways.com. From the largest cities to the smallest communities, Tennessee Music Pathways stretches across all 95 counties and features hundreds of landmarks from the seven genres of music that call Tennessee home.

Jamie Dailey will also be honored at the event as the recipient of the Fiddlers’ Jamboree’s 2021 Blue Blaze Award. The Blue Blaze Award is designed to honor an individual or group that keeps the embers of bluegrass music burning for future generations. The Blue Blaze Panel Committee for the Jamboree voted unanimously for Dailey’s nomination for the 2021 award citing his long-running contributions to bluegrass music. Following the presentations, Dailey & Vincent will perform a mini-concert on the main stage.

Although Dailey & Vincent only began performing regularly as a duo in 2008, they’d both had extensive careers in bluegrass and had sung together informally since 2001. As a member of Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for more than 10 years, Darrin won five Grammy Awards and eight IBMA Awards for Instrumental Group of the Year. Vincent met Dailey, then working with Doyle Lawson, in October 2001 at the International Bluegrass Music Association awards show in Louisville, Ky. When they sang together, they discovered that their voices blended well. Their first duet recording was for a multi-artist collection, Christmas Grass Volume 2, produced by Vincent and released in 2004. They performed “Beautiful Star of Bethlehem” for the collection.

Dailey & Vincent decided to work together as a duet. In January 2007, they handed in one-year notices to Skaggs and Lawson. Their first show together was at the Grand Ole Opry, staged at the Ryman Auditorium, on Dec. 29, 2007. Their debut album, Dailey & Vincent, was released in January 2008 and success swiftly followed. At the 2008 IBMA awards, they made history by winning Entertainer of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year and Emerging Artist of the Year. Their debut album was named Album of the Year and a song from it, “By the Mark,” received the Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year award.

Dailey & Vincent have continued to record and tour prolifically, taking their show overseas and throughout the United States. As of 2021, they have received five GRAMMY Awards individually, three GRAMMY nominations collectively, six Dove Awards from the Gospel Music Association and 35 IBMA Awards altogether.

Through their long-term sponsorship with Gus Arrendale and Springer Mountain Farms, Dailey & Vincent have continued to expand their fanbase. In 2013, they launched their annual Landfest in the Mountains festival, first in Denton, NC, and subsequently in Hiawassee, GA, with plans to grow nationally. Their “Dailey and Vincent Show” debuted on RFD-TV in May 2015, switching to the Opry’s television network, Circle, in April 2020, and has received multiple Emmy nominations. Dailey & Vincent have also partnered with Cracker Barrel Old Country Store for five CDs and a DVD release.
In March 2017, Dailey and Vincent were inducted as the 213th members of the Grand Ole Opry—the event they both cite as the highlight of their careers.

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