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TARGET Offers EXCLUSIVE Bonus Tracks of Alison Krauss' "Paper Airplane"


ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STATION'S

Paper Airplane

IN STORES NOW
Today Alison Krauss & Union Station have released their new album, Paper Airplane – Alison’s 14th album and the band’s follow-up to 2004’s triple GRAMMY Award-winning Lonely Runs Both Ways.  

A deluxe edition of Paper Airplane is being offered exclusively at Target retail stores nationwide and on Target.com.  The Target deluxe edition features six additional songs, including three exclusive studio songs – “These Days” and “A Place Outside,” both written by Angel Snow and Krauss’ brother, Viktor Krauss; and “Frozen Fields,” composed by Jeff Black and Jon Randall. Three bonus tracks also available on the album include Krauss and her band performing live versions of “We Hide & Seek,” “Faraway Land” and “Every Time You Say Goodbye.”

 For Upcoming TV Appearances by the band and information on their upcoming tour, click READ MORE.

You can also purchase Paper Airplane online at iTunes, Amazon and AlisonKrauss.com.

TV Appearances This Week!
Tune-in For This Week's TV Performances On David Letterman & Today Show   The band will appear on Late Show with David Letterman on Wednesday, April 13th. The show airs 11:35p ET/PT on CBS. On Thursday, April 14th, the band will appear on NBC's The Today Show. Check your local listings for air times.

Dan Tyminski says: 
AKUS is set to criss-cross the country this summer on a nationwide tour eventually taking them to over 50 cities.  Their nationwide tour is set to kick off in Louisville, KY on June 4th.  For a complete list of tour dates as they are announced, please check back to www.dantyminski.com for details.
A truly breathtaking collection of 11 exquisite songs, Paper Airplane is Alison Krauss’ 14th album and the band’s follow-up to 2004′s triple Grammy® winning Lonely Runs Both Ways. It is Krauss’ first release since her 2007 internationally acclaimed, multi-platinum collaboration with Robert Plant, Raising Sand, which won six Grammys including “Record Of The Year” and “Album Of The Year.”
Alison Krauss and 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). Paper Airplanewas produced by the band and recorded in Nashville with engineer Mike Shipley (Maroon 5, The Cars, Def Leppard, Joni Mitchell). As bluegrass virtuosos the members of Union Station are beyond compare, and the music they create together transcends all genres. Their work on films such as Cold Mountain and O Brother, Where Art Thou? has contributed immeasurably to a renaissance of American roots music.
Part of Alison Krauss’ incontestable talent is how effortlessly she bridges the gap between roots music and country, rock and pop. 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 & 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.

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