[2] Born Chris Vance in Hayti, Missouri, Daring's parents moved the family to the Chicago suburb of Elgin, Illinois when she was six years old.
Daring's grandfather, Travis Vance, was a minor country music recording artist who performed throughout the southeastern United States.
After mostly leaving the violin world behind to learn fiddling, Daring recorded an album in 1988 with the Nashville Superpickers on which she was featured as the solo artist.
[citation needed] Notable Superpickers members appearing on this album included guitar player Jack Solomon and drummer Roy Yeager.
[1] The group provided music during the private dinner of eight world leaders and their wives at the conclusion of the 23rd G8 summit held in Denver, Colorado in 1997.