On the trail of some cool duets at last night's CMA's, let's talk about one of the most beautiful duets in country music history that...in my opinion...doesn't get near enough credit for being the musical masterpiece it is!
Join me in going back to 1994 and listen to Shenandoah and Alison Krauss' "Somewhere In The Vincinity Of The Heart"
Chhhheck it out here:
Hey, hey, hey, look who's going to be doing a little touring together this summer ... it's Alison Krauss and Willie Nelson.
Oh, and Kacey Musgraves for a few shows. That girl is going to be so busy this year. Sheesh.
Below are the tour dates on Alison's website. Not sure if there will be more announced later or if this is it.
2014 TOUR DATES:
May 1 Murray, KY CFSB Center/Murray State University*
May 2 Atlanta, GA Chastain Park Amphitheatre *
May 3 Knoxville, TN Thompson Boling Arena*
May 4 Cary, NC Koka Booth Amphitheatre*
May 6 St. Augustine, FL St. Augustine Amphitheatre*
May 8 Daniel Island, SC Family Circle Cup Stadium*
May 9 Simpsonville, SC Charter Amphitheatre*
May 10 Greensboro, NC White Oak Amphitheatre*
May 11 Huntington, WV Big Sandy Superstar Arena*
May 13 Roanoke, VA Roanoke Civic Center*
May 14 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center*
May 16 Nashville, TN The Woods at Fontanel*
May 17 Birmingham, AL BJCC*
May 18 Augusta, GA James Brown Arena*
June 5 Southaven, MS Snowden Grove Amphitheater #
June 6 Louisville, KY Waterfront Park+
June 7 Lewiston, NY Artpark #
June 8 Bethel, NY Bethel Woods Center For the Arts #
June 10 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall #
June 13 Philadelphia, PA Mann Center #
June 14 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
June 15 Simsbury, CT Simsbury Meadows #
June 17 Boston, MA Blue Hills Bank Pavilion #
June 19 Bangor, ME Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion #
June 20 Gilford, NH Bank of NH Pavillion at Meadowbrook #
June 21 Canandaigua, NY CMAC Performing Arts Center #
July 6 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre ~
July 7 Rogers, AR Arkansas Music Pavilion ~
July 9 Oklahoma City, OK Zoo Amphitheatre ~
July 11 Council Bluffs, IA Harrah’s Stir Cove~
July 12 Chicago, IL Ravinia Festival~
July 13 Detroit, MI Freedom Hill~
July 15 Rama, ON Casino Rama
July 17 Interlochen, MI Kresge Auditorium~
July 18 Toledo, OH Toledo Zoo
*The Devil Makes Three
# Kacey Musgraves
~ Jason Isbell
+ The Wild Feathers
All dates are subject to change.
With the tragic passing of legend George Jones, Country music now has a void.
Who can possibly fill his shoes? With the Possum no longer blessing us with his gorgeous voice, who is now the best living Country singer?
Well, Brad Paisley recently weighed in on the topic (in an interview with Country 92.5), and he says Carrie Underwood is the best. Do you think he's right on the money?
Continue reading "Is Carrie Underwood the best living Country singer?" »
When my mother was going through menopause, she did some very interesting things. One was fanning herself with the bottom of her shirt (lifting it halfway up her torso) right in front of the open windows in the living room. And another was flipping off a college student at Christmas on her way into the Wal-Mart parking lot. Looking back now, she claims the funniest thing she did was listen to country music. She never listened to it before but, I was thrilled when she bought Brad Paisley's CD. Confused when she told me she liked the Carrie Underwood song "Before He Cheats". And even a little weirded out when she told me that she would go see Kenny Chesney with me (it never happened). But now that the life change is almost over, she is back to listening to her rock music. I thought that for Mother's Day, I would purchase the new Alison Krauss CD for her. She always liked Alison's voice so, I thought I would take the gamble. If she didn't like it, I would steal it from her. Well, we sat down to it and I must say, well done.
The CD sounds very similar to their other CD's and they didn't really change their sound too much. Alison's beautiful, beautiful voice shines on "Paper Airplane", "Lay Awake", "Lay My Burden Down", & "My Opening Farewell". Dan Tyminski also contributes on the two tracks "On The Outside Looking In" and "Bonita and Bill Butler". It's a bluegrass CD that still sounds very bluegrass and not very commercial. There are stories woven into the songs that are reminiscent of the depression and have a "O, Bother Where Art Thou" kinda feel. And there was only one track I could have done without ("Sinking Stone"). But overall, I would say that if you have enjoyed any previous Alison Krauss and Union Station CD's, and would like another one, be sure to pick this one up. P.S. - If you pick the CD up at Target, you get six extra tracks on the CD. WOOHOO!! Also, (off topic kinda) I am not sure if anyone else heard this but, Alison is allegedly working on a new CD with Robert Plant. Look out for that soon!
...And my mother loved the CD. Now, if I could just get her to listen to Gary Allan again...
Alison Krauss will join other performers including Carole King and Gavin DeGraw in performing a free concert in New York's Central Park on Wednesday, September 23rd, at 7 PM.
The event will also include footage from upcoming PBS documentary, "The National Parks: America's Best Idea." The free event is part of National Parks Week in New York City.
If you can't make it to NYC, you can also catch the show on PBS.
{NY Daily News}
CNN has a really great interview with Alison Krauss and Robert Plant where they talk about everything from their future music together (Alison says she'd just have to buy a heating pad if she ever moved to the UK) to how the "screwiest collaboration I had ever heard of" came about.
You can tell it's going to be a great interview just by the opening paragraphs:
If they were 20 years old and ran in Hollywood circles, tabloids might be calling them Robekrauss or Aliplant.
Plant, however, is 60 -- in fantastic shape, and with a full head of the golden ringlets that became his trademark during the 1970s.
At 37, Krauss is elegant and ethereal. And while both are dead serious when talking about their craft, the rest of the time, they're like two silly junior high kids -- he, the charming prankster with a secret crush, and she, the beautiful prom queen who pretends not to be amused.
Check it all out - including a video - here.
Alison Krauss and Robert Plant make a pretty handsome duet partnership on the red carpet of the Grammy's.
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