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A Session with Alison Krauss and Union Station

Featuring a session with bluegrass supergroup Union Station, fronted by multi Grammy award-winning musician Alison Krauss.

Tonight's programme features a session with bluegrass supergroup Union Station, fronted by multi Grammy award-winning musician Alison Krauss.
Acknowledged as the most influential and successful bluegrass band of the last twenty years, Union Station comprises bassist Barry Bales, banjo player Ron Block, guitarist and vocalist Dan Tyminski , dobro player Jerry Douglas and Alison Krauss on vocals and fiddle.
Individually and collectively the members of Union station have all played a pivotal role in the bluegrass revival which began in the early 2000s. Alison Krauss and Dan Tyminski both contributed to the award winning soundtrack O Brother Where Art Thou ( where Dan was the singing voice of George Clooney), Ron Block is a leading writer of bluegrass and gospel songs, Barry is an award winning musician and record producer and Jerry Douglas is widely regarded as the world's best dobro player. With the band and as a solo artist Alison Krauss holds the record for the most Grammy awards for any female artist in musical history - 26 in total.
In a session recorded for the programme at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Maida Vale studios, the band play songs from their current album 'Paper Airplane'.

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Thu 28 Jul 2011 19:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Brad Paisley

    Celebrity

    • Hits Alive.
    • Arista.
    • 886977-587825.

  • Blue Rodeo

    Finger Lakes

    • Are You Ready.
    • WEA CANADA.
    • 2-62210.

  • Sunny Sweeney

    Lavender Blue

    • Heartbreakers Hall Of Fame.
    • www.sunnysweeny.com.
    • .-..

  • Jim Lauderdale

    Don't Tempt the Devil (With Your Love)

    • Reason and Rhyme.
    • Sugar Hill.
    • SUG CD 4070.

  • Nick 13

    In the Orchard

    • Nick 13.
    • Sugar Hill.
    • SUG CD 4068.

  • J.D. Souther

    You're Only Lonely

    • Border Town - The Very Best of JD Souther.
    • Salvo.
    • ..-..

  • Dwight Yoakam

    Ain't That Lonely Yet

    • This Time.
    • Reprise.
    • 9362-45241-2.

  • Alison Krauss & Union Station on Bob Harris

    • Alison Krauss & Union Station

      Lay My Burden Down

    • Alison Krauss & Union Station

      Dust Bowl Children

  • Alison Krauss

    My Opening Farewell

    • Paper Airplane.
    • rounder records.
    • 06-65.

  • Sierra Hull

    I'll Always Be Waiting For You

    • Daybreak.
    • Rounder.
    • 11661 06582.

Broadcast

  • Thu 28 Jul 2011 19:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2