Bluegrass To be Well Represented at Bonnaroo Festival

Alison Krauss/Union Station (featuring Jerry Douglas) and Abigail Washburn TO PERFORM AT BONNAROO JUNE 9-12 The Del McCoury Band, Greensky Bluegrass, Old Crow Medicine Show and Bela Fleck and the Flecktones are also listed on the schedule 

2011 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival.  The tenth annual four-day camping and music festival will be held on June 9-12 on a beautiful 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles south of Nashville.  For more information, please visitwww.bonnaroo.com.

Alison Krauss & Union Station

“Few singers do plaintive as well as Alison Krauss, with the whispers, feathery quavers and reedy resignation in her voice…Union Station’s arrangements, immaculate and drumless, hint at an old-timey roots without a glimmer of purism, and they never sugarcoat the sorrow.” – New York Times

Alison Krauss & Union Station features the talents of Krauss (fiddle and lead vocals), Dan Tyminski (guitar, mandolin and lead vocals), Barry Bales (bass and harmony vocals), Ron Block (banjo, guitar and harmony vocals), and Jerry Douglas (Dobro and harmony vocals). Their work on films such as Cold Mountain and O Brother, Where Art Thou? has contributed immeasurably to a renaissance of American roots music.  A highly sought-after collaborator, Krauss has worked with some of the biggest names in popular music, including James Taylor, Phish, Dolly Parton, Yo Yo Ma and Bonnie Raitt.   Since signing with Rounder Records at the age of 14 in 1985, Krauss has sold in excess of 12 million albums and garnered 26 Grammy® Awards, the most for any female and the third most of any recording artist in Grammy® history.   The group’s first new album in seven years, Paper Airplane, was released April 12.

Watch the video for the single “Paper Airplane” here. 

  

Abigail Washburn

“Ms. Washburn’s enigmatic songs mingle Appalachia and folk-pop, with tinges of Asia and Bruce Springsteen.”

– New York Times

Hailed by Newsweek for creating a “gorgeous, joyful new sound,” acclaimed singer, songwriter and clawhammer banjo player Abigail Washburn spent 2009 and 2010 challenging boundaries – creating a timeless roots sound filtered through indie pop – for her third album, City of Refuge. Raw, ethereal and at times lushly orchestrated,City of Refuge melds Washburn’s classic, old-time storytelling with contributions from indie-pop songwriter Kai Welch and renowned producer Tucker Martine creating “the best kind of crossover – one that anyone can find comfort in” (LA Times).  City of Refuge was released on January 11.

Watch the EPK for City of Refuge here.

About Bonnaroo

The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is a four-day, multi-stage camping festival held on a beautiful 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee every June. Bonnaroo brings together some of the best performers in rock and roll, along with dozens of artists in complementary styles such as jazz, Americana, hip-hop, electronica, and just about any contemporary music you can think of. In addition to dozens of epic performances, the festival's 100-acre entertainment village buzzes around the clock with attractions and activities including a classic arcade, on-site cinema, silent disco, comedy club, theater performers, a beer festival, and a music technology village. For its peaceful vibe, near-flawless logistics, and unrivaled entertainment options, Rolling Stone magazine named this revolutionary entertainment experience one of the 50 moments that changed the history of rock and roll.
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