Alison Krauss

No bull. Just rock

Time on rodeo circuit taught country rocker about family and hip-hop and led to musical connections By Michael Corcoran AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Ryan Bingham isn't the first cowboy to dig rap, but...

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Patty Loveless - Mountain Soul II

Her voice may have mellowed but Patty can still rip it up. Patty Loveless’s first Mountain Soul album was released in 2001, and was subsequently nominated for a Grammy. It was deeply satisfying to those who, though they enjoyed...

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Andreas Tophoj -- Andreas Tophøj: A Snapshot of Denmark

To preserve a tradition in music, one must pique the interest of the up-and-comers out in the field. For folk music in Denmark this process would seem to be well under way; there is a steady stream of working musicians coming...

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Artist Profile: Brad Paisley

A Superstar Country Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist Its not everyday that someone comes along who is not only a great singer/ songwriter but also has the unmatched ability to play the guitar the way that Brad Paisley does....

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Bill Anderson to be Honored at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Nashville, TN -- Prolific songwriter and Country Music Hall of Fame member Bill Anderson will be honored on December 12 as part of the Museum's quarterly programming series Poets and Prophets: Legendary Country Songwriters. The...

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Music For a Change Continues to Help Local Community

Music can be an inspiring way to motivate people and help them throughout a community, and that's exactly what Irwin Nussbaum had in mind. Irwin Nussbaum, vice president for Student Life and director of Music for a Change, has...

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'Jerry Christmas' The First-Ever Holiday Album by Jerry Douglas.

New York, NY -- The world's most renowned Dobro player, Jerry Douglas, has released his first ever holiday album, Jerry Christmas, on E1. The eloquent lyricism and dynamic virtuosity of Jerry Douglas, hailed by the New York...

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2009 Appalachia Santa Train Building Steam - Ready To Roll

The Santa Train is the world's largest Santa Parade, 110-miles in route. Now in its 67th year, the Santa Train is an annual train journey through Appalachia where volunteers from Kingsport take 15 tons of gifts, candies and...

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Top 50 albums of the decade? Britney, Beyonce make NPR's list

When you think of Britney Spears and Kelly Clarkson, naturally most people also think of Osvaldo Golijov and Sigur Ros. They and 45 other artists have just been honored by NPR for recording "The 50 Most Important Songs of the...

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You call these the best albums of the last decade?

In principle, the notion of the NME compiling a Greatest Albums of the Decade is one that should be welcomed, not least as a much-needed corrective to the overwhelmingly sales-and industry-led nature of most such lists.

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