Alison Krauss and Union Station

Alison Krauss, born July 23, 1971, is a fiddler and an American Bluegrass singer. Alison started out her singing career very young. In 1985, at the age of 14, Alison signed a contract with Rounder Records and she released her very first solo in 1987, "Too Late To Cry." Later on she was asked to join a group, with whom she still performs with. The band is called Alison Krauss and Union Station. In 1989, the band released their first album as a group titled “Two Highways.”

The band consists of Alison Krauss who is lead vocals, plays the fiddle and viola. Barry Bales is on bass, Jerry Douglas on dobra, Rob Block plays the guitar and banjo and last but not least Dan Tyminski plays guitar and mandolin. Tyminski has his own recognition for his work providing the musical voice for George Clooney in the hit movie “O Brother Where Art Thou” the hit “I am a man of constant sorrow” won him a Grammy Award. Back to lead vocals, Krauss sings as a soprano and has even been described to as sounding “angelic.”

The groups songs are mostly about love, lost love and songs that Alison can really relate to. Krauss performs typically in the country and bluegrass genre. However, she has worked with rock artists such as Sting and Phish. In 1995 the band made bluegrass sales history with the release of “Now That I’ve Found You” which achieved double platinum status. Alison has produced several of her own records with Union Station. She has 27 Grammy Awards, that is more than any other female artist in any musical category.