Latest Release
- JAN 13, 2023
- 1 Song
- A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection · 2007
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Music from the Motion Picture) · 2000
- A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection · 2007
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Music from the Film) [Deluxe Edition] · 2000
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Music from the Film) [Deluxe Edition] · 2000
- Now That I've Found You: A Collection · 1995
- Raise the Roof · 2021
- Raising Sand · 2007
- Raising Sand · 2007
- Forget About It · 1999
Essential Albums
- 2007
- For the first time since 1990, Alison Krauss steps apart from Union Station and gives herself solo billing on Forget About It. Even though most of the members of her longstanding backing band appear on the album, the subtle change in credit is significant. Forget About It moves beyond the bluegrass that Krauss had spent most of her life perfecting and inhabits its own musical niche: a place that retains the emotional honesty of country and bluegrass, but adopts a more delicate, atmospheric musical backdrop. “Never Got Off the Ground” and “Could You Lie” are tinged with just enough dobro and mandolin to keep Krauss connected to her roots, but other songs ascend to a another plane. What really sets Forget About It apart is the writing. Nashville turns out dozens of great songs a year, but by the time they reach radio they are usually buried in layers of flashy instrumentation and overproduction. Krauss strips all that away, and to listen to “Stay,” “Maybe,” and “Ghost in This House” is to be offered the undisturbed essence of each song.
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- The honey-voiced queen of bluegrass and beyond.
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More To Hear
- The duo on their new album 'Raise The Roof.'
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About Alison Krauss
Alison Krauss was already a badass fiddler at an age when most musicians haven’t even gotten started. And once she grew up, she did more than just about anybody to bring the public’s attention back to bluegrass. Born in Decatur, IL, in 1971, she was only five when she started learning classical violin; she soon became fascinated by bluegrass, pop, and rock. A working country fiddler and singer by the time she was 10, she released 1987’s Too Late To Cry, her debut album as a bandleader, while still in her teens. Backed by Union Station, she blended country, pop, and bluegrass on albums full of fiery fiddling and crystalline vocals. She tackled material by a wide swath of composers, putting her stamp on every track, be it a Loretta Lynn spiritual or a Todd Rundgren rocker. In 2007 she partnered with Robert Plant for the Americana blockbuster Raising Sand, earning an even bigger audience. Winning dozens of Grammys, she has become bluegrass’ biggest name, influencing countless artists.
- HOMETOWN
- Decatur, IL, United States
- BORN
- July 23, 1971
- GENRE
- Country