Jan 24
Alison Krauss – sweet, sweet, sweet
I’m currently enraptured by the sweet singing of Alison Krauss. She has a voice like warm, filtered honey.
Don’t let the any county/bluegrass tag put you off, Alison does a range of material, including a slowed-down version of Baby, Now That I�ve Found You. The soul hit is reborn as a mournful and sensitive piece of longing. By the way, I love Bluegrass, so no slight intended.’,'I first heard her on The Rough Guide to Bluegrass compilation CD � an excellent introduction to this most American of music. Here she performs Every Time You Say Goodbye with her band; Alison Krauss & Union Station. It reminded me of the first time I heard Say You Love Me from Phantom. Hooked from the first bar.
The same compilation CD also had the Stanley Brothers. A bit more searching found that Alison had done a duet with Ralph Stanley; Pretty Little Miss. Their voices are very different and yet it works quite well.
Alison plays the fiddle and viola, to cap off a great mix of talent and emotion. Well worth tracking down.
note: a bit hard to buy Alison Krauss CDs in Melbourne. Gaslight Records have a few, JB HiFi also have some.
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