Tag: Alison Krauss

Big bluegrass doin’s at Berklee

| May 15, 2012 | 0 Comments
Big bluegrass doin’s at Berklee

This past weekend was a big one for bluegrass at the Berklee College of Music. Not only did the school award Alison Krauss an honorary doctorate, and feature some of their talented bluegrass students and recent graduates in the big pre-commencement concert on Friday night, [...]

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New Jerry Douglas album in June

| May 14, 2012 | 2 Comments
New Jerry Douglas album in June

Reso-guitar sensation Jerry Douglas has a new album set for a June release. Like most of his recent projects, Traveler will feature a mix of his instrumental compositions with vocal interpretations by an eclectic group of singers. And he’ll be using a lull in the [...]

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Putumayo Bluegrass Collection searches for new ears

| May 14, 2012 | 4 Comments
Putumayo Bluegrass Collection searches for new ears

You might not agree with all of the song selections and artist choices on Putumayo’s Bluegrass Collection, which comes out May 22, but you have to acknowledge that Putumayo founder Dan Storper is getting the music we love in front of a lot of potential [...]

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Alison Krauss to be honored at Berklee

| May 9, 2012 | 0 Comments
Alison Krauss to be honored at Berklee

The Berklee College of Music is in the habit of handing out honorary degrees as a part of their annual commencement ceremony, as are many colleges and universities around the world. Of course, Berklee selects its honorees from within the music community, offering such tributes [...]

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MerleFest 2012 in pictures

| May 2, 2012 | 6 Comments
MerleFest 2012 in pictures

The 25th MerleFest was a blast and I had an amazing time shooting all of the spectacular musicians. This was my 5th time at the festival, and even though I wandered around quite a bit from stage to stage, I tended to stay around The [...]

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The Dogs of Bluegrass

| April 26, 2012 | 0 Comments
The Dogs of Bluegrass

With dog talk seemingly taking over the US Presidential race, it seems like a perfect time to highlight this clever piece of work from Zach White. Zach is a country/bluegrass musician currently studying commercial music at Belmont University, where he performs with the student bluegrass ensemble. [...]

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Blue Yodel #19 – Moneygrass

| March 1, 2012 | 0 Comments
Blue Yodel #19 – Moneygrass

March Madness, to me, doesn’t mean basketball. Rather, it’s the perennial delusion that just by showing up in Peoria, Arizona, and running a few wind-sprints, the San Diego Padres are guaranteed in seven months to be spraying champagne over themselves after the last out of [...]

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Simpsons theme with AKUS

| February 22, 2012 | 0 Comments
Simpsons theme with AKUS

If you weren’t able to catch the 500th episode of The Simpsons this past Sunday night, you missed the opportunity to hear the show’s closing theme performed by Alison Krauss & Union Station. But never fear, here it is for your listening and dancing pleasure.

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AKUS to mark Simpsons quincentenary episode

| February 15, 2012 | 1 Comment
AKUS to mark Simpsons quincentenary episode

Bluegrass music… it’s a powerful thing! Earlier this week we were talking about pop chanteuse Adele and her fondness for bluegrass music, and now there’s word that animated dynamo The Simpsons has called on Alison Krauss & Union Station to provide the music for their [...]

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And the Grammy goes to…

| February 12, 2012 | 0 Comments
And the Grammy goes to…

Congratulations to Alison Krauss & Union Station for being awarded the Best Bluegrass Album at the 2012 Grammies for Paper Airplane. Well done, AKUS! Paper Airplane was also recognized as Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, and Béla Fleck and Howard Levy Won Best Instrumental Composition for [...]

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