Last night (7/21), I was fortunate to catch Alison Krauss & Union Station in concert at the Roanoke Civic Center. She is extremely popular here, as she is in many parts of the world, and the audience was primed and
Dan Tyminski
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AKUS live at WalMart.com
Wal Mart has posted a live, in-studio performance by Alison Krauss & Union Station on their web site. Six songs are include, four from the band's brand new Paper Airplane CD. The presentation begins with the album's title track, followed by
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Fanning The Fire
Fanning The Fire, a new short documentary set to enter this season's film festival circuit, uses the passion and excitement of a young Texas picker to demonstrate to audiences of any age what bluegrass music is all about. Though it features
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Alison Krauss talks Paper Airplane
Last week saw the release of Paper Airplane from Alison Krauss & Union Station, their first full band project since 2004. It's a splendid example of why this group, and their superstar lead singer, have made such a powerful impact well
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Mast Farm Inn sessions
We wrote earlier this year about the first in a planned series of unique Artist In Residence events at The Mast Farm Inn in North Carolina, sponsored by The Bluegrass Legacy Facebook group. This first was an intensive songwriter's workshop, hosted
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Bluegrass Legacy launches artist in residence series
Henri Deschamps, proprietor of The Mast Farm Inn, a lovely B&B in western North Carolina, has announced a new series of intimate musical retreats, designed to offer serious students of bluegrass music an opportunity to study closely with its top
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Ronnie Bowman and Dan Tyminski on tour
Bluegrass heavyweights and former Lonesome River Bandmates Dan Tyminski and Ronnie Bowman will be touring together this spring and summer. The two have long been known for how well their voices blend and complement each others, and have not performed
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Justin Moses – planning for 2010 and beyond
We caught up with Justin Moses earlier this week, to find out what he has planned now that Dan Tyminski has folded up his band to focus on Alison Krauss & Union Station. Justin had been playing fiddle, banjo and
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Bid to win signed, handwritten Man Of Constant Sorrow lyrics
I know that some of you out there are thinking this... "What can I get for ? He/she loves bluegrass, but always gets new CDs and DVS when they are released." Well, here's an idea for a special gift, but you'll