Krauss & Union Station return with first disc in 14 years
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Krauss & Union Station return with first disc in 14 years

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 – Alison Krauss & Union Station will release their first new album in 14 years, "Arcadia," on March 28 on Down The Road Records.

The band self-produced the 10-song release. Krauss is the lone member of the group to write any of the songs. She helped write "Richmond on the James." Her brother, Viktor, contributed two songs, while Dan Tyminski offered one.

"Usually, I find something that's a first song, and then things fall into place," said Krauss. "That song was 'Looks Like The End Of The Road.' Jeremy Lister wrote it, and it just felt so alive, and as always, I could hear the guys already playing it." The song has been released.

Recorded in studios across Nashville, "Arcadia" marks the debut of Russell Moore on co-lead vocals, guitar and mandolin. Best known as the frontman for chart-topping group IIIrd Tyme Out, Moore is the International Bluegrass Music Association's most awarded male vocalist of all time. Other members are Alison Krauss (fiddle, lead vocal), Jerry Douglas (Dobro, lap steel, vocals), Ron Block (banjo, guitar, vocals) and Barry Bales (bass, vocals).

"The stories of the past are told in this music. It's that whole idea of 'in the good old days when times were bad.' There's so much bravery and valor and loyalty and dreaming, of family and themes of human existence that were told in a certain way when our grandparents were alive. Someone asked me, 'How do you sing these tragic tunes?' I have to. It's a calling. I feel privileged to be a messenger of somebody else's story. And I want to hear what happened."

"Arcadia" rejoins Alison Krauss & Union Station with Rounder Records founders Ken Irwin, Marian Leighton Levy, Bill Nowlin and John Virant, who first signed Krauss when she was 14 years old – and who first worked with Jerry Douglas in 1975, when JD Crowe & The New South released their eponymous album. Now heading up their own Down The Road Records, the group's relationship with the band "serves as a testament to their enduring friendship and longstanding creative partnership," according to a press release.

On the heels of "Arcadia," Alison Krauss & Union Station will go live with 75 tour dates across North America. Featuring Jerry Douglas, the Arcadia 2025 Tour is the band's first run of shows together in more than 10 years. Kicking off on April 17 and extending through the end of September, stops include Red Rocks Amphitheatre near Denver, LA's Greek Theatre and New York's Beacon Theater.

The track list is:
Looks Like The End Of The Road (Jeremy Lister)
The Hangman (Viktor Krauss and Maurice Ogden)
The Wrong Way (Robert Lee Castleman and Dan Tyminski)
Granite Mills (Timothy Eriksen)
One Ray Of Shine (Sarah Siskind and Viktor Krauss)
Richmond On The James (Alison Krauss and G.T. Burgess)
North Side Gal (Jonathan David McPherson)
Forever (Robert Lee Castleman)
Snow (Bob Lucas)
There's A Light Up Ahead (Jeremy Lister)

Tour dates are:
April 17-18 - The Louisville Palace - Louisville, KY*
April 19 - Mershon Auditorium - Columbus, OH*
April 25 - Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park - Atlanta, GA
April 26 - Live Oak Bank Pavilion - Wilmington, NC
April 27 - Koka Booth Amphitheatre - Cary, NC
April 29 - Bell Auditorium - Augusta, GA
April 30 - The Adderley Amphitheater - Tallahassee, FL
May 2 - The Wharf Amphitheater - Orange Beach, AL
May 3 - Brandon Amphitheater - Brandon, MS
May 4 - BJCC Concert Hall - Birmingham, AL
May 6 - Orpheum Theatre - Memphis, TN
May 12 - First Security Amphitheater - Little Rock, AR
May 13 - The Criterion - Oklahoma City, OK
May 15 - Saint Louis Music Park - Maryland Heights, MO
May 16 - Walmart AMP - Rogers, AR
May 17 - Starlight Theatre - Kansas City, MO
May 29 - Smart Financial Centre - Sugar Land, TX
May 30 - Whitewater Amphitheater - New Braunfels, TX
May 31 - The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory - Irving, TX
June 3 - PNC Pavilion - Cincinnati, OH
June 4 - Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater - Decatur, IL
June 6 - BMO Pavilion - Milwaukee, WI
June 7 - The Chicago Theatre - Chicago, IL
June 8 - The Ledge - Waite Park, MN
June 10 - Vetter Stone Amphitheater - Mankato, MN
June 11 - Bayfront Festival Park - Duluth, MN
June 13 - McGrath Amphitheatre - Cedar Rapids, IA
June 14 - Denny Sanford Premier Center - Sioux Falls, SD
June 15 - The Astro Amphitheater - Omaha, NE
June 16 - Hartman Arena - Park City, KS
June 18 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO
June 19-
June 22 - Telluride Bluegrass Festival - Telluride, CO
June 20 - Dillon Amphitheater - Dillon, CO
June 21 - Kit Carson Park - Taos, NM
July11 - Arizona Financial Theatre - Phoenix, AZ
July12 - The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park - San Diego, CA
July13 - Greek Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
July15 - Santa Barbara Bowl - Santa Barbara, CA
July16 - The Mountain Winery - Saratoga, CA
July18 - Grand Theatre - Reno, NV
July19 - Redding Civic Auditorium - Redding, CA
July20 - Edgefield Amphitheater - Troutdale, OR
July22 - Wine Country Amphitheater - Walla Walla, WA
July23 - Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden - Boise, ID
July26 - Theatre at the Brick - Bozeman, MT
July27 - BECU Live at Northern Quest - Airway Heights, WA
July29 - Grey Eagle Resort & Casino - Calgary, AB
July31 - TCU Place - Saskatoon, SK
Aug. 1 - Centennial Concert Hall - Winnipeg, MB
Aug. 19 - Massey Hall - Toronto, ON
Aug. 21 - Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park - Indianapolis,
Aug. 22 - Ascend Amphitheater - Nashville, TN
Aug. 23-24 - The Tennessee Theatre - Knoxville, TN
Aug. 26 - Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium - Chattanooga, TN
Aug. 28 - The Dome - Virginia Beach, VA
Aug. 29 - Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront - Richmond, VA
Aug. 30 - Earl Scruggs Music Festival - Mill Spring, NC
Sept. 6 - Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre - Sterling Heights, MI
Sept. 7 - Jacobs Pavilion - Cleveland, OH
Sept. 9 - Wolf Trap - Vienna, VA
Sept. 10 - The Met Philadelphia presented by Highmark - Philadelphia, PA
Sept. 12-13 - Beacon Theatre - New York, NY
Sept. 16 - Veterans Memorial Auditorium - Providence, RI
Sept. 17 - Leader Bank Pavilion - Boston, MA
Sept. 19 - BankNH Pavilion - Gilford, NH
Sept. 20 - The Green at Shelburne Museum - Shelburne, VT
Sept. 21 - Artpark Mainstage Theater - Lewiston, NY
Sept. 23 - Salem Civic Center - Salem, VA
Sept. 24 - Credit One Stadium - Charleston, SC
Sept. 26 - The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre - St. Augustine, FL
Sept. 27 - The BayCare Sound - Clearwater, FL
Sept. 28 - Hard Rock Live - Hollywood, FL



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