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Alison Krauss, at the age of 32, has achieved more career
milestones than most people do in their lifetime. Her first
album was released when she was 16. She has released nine studio
albums with her long time band of highly acclaimed musicians,
Union Station, all on Rounder Records. Their most recent
release is a two-disc live set, accompanied by a two-disc DVD,
all released on her original label, Rounder Records. To date,
she has earned 17 Grammy Awards and multiple Country Music
Association Awards, International Bluegrass Music Awards and
countless others. Her album releases have been critical and
commercial successes, with multiple RIAA platinum and gold
certified records.
Alison has been involved in several movie soundtracks, most
recently singing the Golden Globe nominated song “My Ain True
Love” and “The Scarlett Tide” for Cold Mountain and
“What’ll I Do” for Mona Lisa Smile. Alison recorded three
songs for the blockbuster soundtrack O Brother, Where Art
Thou?, and Union Station member Dan Tyminski sang the Soggy
Bottom Boys’ hit “Man of Constant Sorrow”. Dan with other
bandmates Jerry Douglas, Barry Bales and Ron Block, contributed
heavily to that soundtrack and also appeared in the movie.
Alison Krauss and Union Station were also part of the award
winning documentary film and soundtrack Down >From the
Mountain and the subsequent tour. Other film projects that
Alison has contributed to include: Twister, Midnight
in the Garden of Good and Evil and The Divine Secrets of
the Ya Ya Sisterhood.
Over the past year, Alison Krauss and Union Station made more
than a dozen major television appearances and were featured in
countless national magazines and publications and completed a US
tour supporting their Live release.
Alison is also recognized as an acclaimed record producer
(Nickel Creek, The Cox Family) and has contributed as an
instrumentalist or vocalist on albums of every genre—classical,
jazz, pop, country, bluegrass and even polka. |