Alison Krauss Tickets

In Alison Krauss?s transition from a child prodigy to a mainstream bluegrass star, she developed some of the most critically acclaimed bluegrass of her era, racking up over 20 Grammy Awards in the process, and she continues to do so today.

Krauss began playing the violin at the age of five, and was traveling through Illinois on the talent show circuit playing bluegrass by the time she was eight. At 12, she won the Illinois State Fiddle Championship, and was named the Most Promising Fiddler in the Midwest by the Preservation of Bluegrass in America.

Krauss then moved into the recording studio by the age of 16 to record her debut album, "Too Late to Cry," with the backing unit that she still caries, Union Station. The singer really hit the big time with "Now That I?ve Found You: A Collection" in 1995. The effort hit No. 2 on the country charts and sat on the pop Top 10. The album included a number of older releases and covers, including Bad Company?s "Oh Atlanta," The Foundations? "Baby, Now That I?ve Found You" and the original single "When You Say Nothing At All."

In addition to several other albums, Krauss and the gang have lent their craft to a number of soundtracks. The most notable is work on the "O Brother, Where Art Though?" soundtrack, for which they contributed songs such as "I?ll Fly Away," "Down in the River to Pray" and "I Am a man of Constant Sorrow." The success of that collection has been credited with heightening the level of bluegrass interest in the United States.

While Krauss releases albums solo and with the band, it hasn?t hurt their relationship on stage. The collective unit is known as a very tight band when they perform together. After spending over two decades together, their touring abilities are certainly heightened.

No bluegrass fan should miss a collective like Alison Krauss and Union Station - the men?s instrumental abilities, which include a bass, guitar, banjo, dobro, mandolin and drums, plus Krauss? fiddle and "angelic soprano," their performances are a force to behold.