NPR occasionally gets it right: They feature Alison Krauss+Union Station

[Richardo]

on Morning Edition today...a perfect way to end my commute. :loveya:

[SCDem]

1. I heard that this morning and thought it was great

especially how the bound showed how they each add to the final product. Wonderful indeed.

[bif]

2. I liked the bit about her being a perfectionist

When asked, she wouldn't admit to it. But all the other band members kept chiming in how she was one.

[Buck Turgidson]

3. Alison rules, but Jerry Douglas ROCKS!

Jerry is the one of the finest acoustic musicians in the world. Any chance you can, go see him.

[Richardo]

5. Alison calls him the best dobro player and one of the best musicians

in the world.

[goodboy]

12. my friend is best-friends with Jerry D. Whenever he's up our way, we

always get to hang out backstage...once he even asked us if we wanna go on the bus for a couple days. I can't ever go.

[Richardo]

13. I'm envious - you gotta change your priorities!!

Happy 2000th post, BTW :toast:

[goodboy]

16. oh no shit? I'm at 2K? wow, thanks. I used to work in Wheeling WV

(although I don't usually admit that) at a music store right next door to Capitol Music Hall-home of Jamboree USA. I've met so many stars I lost count. My best, foggiest memory, is spending a little time with Willy Nelson, and his band.

[Jessica]

4. She & her band are one of the

very few reasons I haven't completely given up on country music.

[Richardo]

6. I differentiate between country and bluegrass...

...so I have given up on country music (anything after Patsy Kline and Hank Williams)

[Total Mass Retain]

7. Same here,

I love country up until the "Nashville Sound" era(isn't that the one where they start having all the violins/wall of sound stuff? that's the era I mean). Alison Krauss' "Two Highways" is what got me into blugrass,and now I love old bluegrass-one of my favorites is "Awful Dreadful Snake" by Bill Monroe-I like some other versions too. What other genre of music could come up with such a song?! And "Little Maggie". My mom has promised to take me,next time I visit her in Virginia,to hear some authentic live bluegrass in some old local general store in the mountains where the locals get together and play,she says they sound great.

[Richardo]

8. That road trip will be ultra cool! Welcome to DU, BTW

:toast:

[Lex]

9. Oh! I got their new CD for Christmas

but I missed the show on NPR. Phooey.

[Richardo]

10. And how is the new CD? Not *too* polished I hope...

...post-Grammy efforts are usually SOOOO commercial.

:scared:

[Lex]

15. Very nice. Much like their prior stuff, which is excellent.

I didn't detect that they had over-glamourised themselves on this CD.

[bif]

11. You can listen to it online

Just go the the npr site and do a search.

[Lex]

14. Thanks! n/t