1. Po Lazarus - J Carter & The Prisoners 2. Big Rock Candy Mountain - Harry McLintock 3. You Are My Sunshine - Norman Blake 4. Down In The River To Pray 5. I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow - Soggy Bottom Boys 6. Hard Time Killing Floor Blues - Chris Thomas King 7. I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow (inst.) - Norman Blake 8. Keep on the Sunny Side of Life - The Whites 9. I ll Fly Away - Gillian Welch & Alison Kraus 10. Didn t Leave Nobody but the Baby - Emmy Lou Harris,Gillian Welch & Alison Kraus 11. In The Highways - The Peasall Sisters 12. I Am Weary - The Cox Family 13. I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow (inst.) - John Hartford 14. O Death - Ralph Stanley 15. In the Jailhouse Now - Soggy Bottom Boys 16. I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow (with band) - Soggy Bottom Boys 17. Indian War Whoop - John Hartford 18. Lonesome Valley - The Fairfield Four 19. Angel Band - The Stanley Brothers 20. O Brother, Where Art Thou? / Enhanced Data - Soundtrack

Joel and Ethan Coen have long established themselves as film stylists without peer: from Blood Simple to Fargo, their movies have never been less than fascinating, and there has never been any question that their films could not have been made by anyone else. In T-Bone Burnett, the producer of the soundtrack for O Brother, Where Art Thou?, they have finally met their match: Burnett s work in assembling a collection of pieces for the Depression-set film is as skilled and entrancing as the film itself.Despite the presence of Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch, Alison Krauss and bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley, the stars here are the songs themselves, a host of traditional songs augmented by archival recordings. The collection is also a showcase for a host of lesser known and forgotten bluegrass masters: The Cox Family, collaborators with Krauss, Norman Blake, a sideman for Bob Dylan and June Carter Cash, country gospel group The Whites, who once counted Ricky Skaggs as a member (and who, here,...

#Stunning, evocative music. (2008-04-14) I m not from the US, my family hail from Kashmir and I was born in the UK, grew up listening to punk rock but WOW! The soundtrack literally drips with the era and place it hails from, every time I hear a snippet I swear I can feel the heat and smell the wheat - so amazing!

#Diverse selection of old-time music (2005-07-01) The music here, like the film it provides the soundtrack for, is presumably intended to take us back to the thirties. Several songs from that era are featured along with traditional material that would have been popular then. Recorded mainly with state-of-the-art technology (except for some old recordings that are included and re-mastered), the sound quality is far superior to anything available in the thirties. Several different types of music can be found here - blues, gospel, country and folk - mainly performed by contemporary arti...

#a lovely mix of traditional music (2003-11-04) Performed by some of today s best singers, this multi-Grammy Award winner is a marvelous addition to any country/folk music collection. Some of these artists are at the top of their field, but some will be discoveries for most of us, like the beautiful rendition of Hard Time Killing Floor Blues by Chris Thomas King, a versatile young man who is versed in many styles, and here sings in the old blues tradition and does it brilliantly. The highlights for me are: The legendary Ralph Stanley, with his plaintive acappella chant of O Death, whic...

#oh brother where art thou (2002-07-13) first class traditional country and a bit of bluegrass. represents excelent value for money. so many good tracks its hard to pick one that shines above the rest. listen to YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE by norman blake if you are not tapping your toes then someone has nailed your feet to the floor. then there s I m a man of constant sorrow-Soggy bottom boys Wow!then for a real treat try The Stanley Bros. Angel Band Traditional country at its best. many other great tracks from Alison Krauss the queen of country and the Whites with keep on the sunny side...

#GREAT ALBUM . . . BUT TRY BEFORE YOU BUY (2002-06-06) Let me make one thing clear. ",O Brother. . . ", is one of my favourite films of all time. Not only that, but the musical soundtrack is one of its strongest features and stands as a valuable cultural document in its own right. In short, this is an album that anyone who loves country, bluegrass or folk music is likely to want in their collection. So why, as I write, am I tossing up whether to only give it four stars? The answer is that I m attempting to review it, not as a collector s item or a socio-historical document b...

1. Awkward Annie 2. Bitter Boy 3. John Barbury 4. High On A Hill 5. Farewell 6. Planets 7. The Old Man 8. Andrew Lammie 9. Dreams Of Nancy 10. Daughter Of Heaven 11. Blooming Heather 12. The Village Green Preservation Society

#Yes but (2008-12-01) Kate Rusby has a lovely voice and the arrangements of this collection of songs are sensitive. What s not to like? Well there is one big flaw for me - the lyrics. It s partly that for a 21st century girl to be writing songs about maidens, knights and castles seems odd. This is not a complaint about people singing folk songs. Those songs were about their times but it s strange to hear a woman with her own website writing as if she were a medieval troubadour. But it gets worse. One of the best songs on the album is John Barbury great vocal, lovely accompanime...

#A hidden treasure (2008-11-25) I can t believe it has taken me so long to discover Kate Rusby. My record collection is dominated by the works of great female singer-songwriters like Janis Ian and Joni Mitchell, as well as more recent talents such as Gillian Welch and Dar Williams. Yet I m ashamed to say that I only learnt about Kate accidentally from a TV documentary about her a few months ago. The first thing that struck me was the sheer quality of her singing on one of her own songs, The Lark from The Girl who couldn t fly album, as well as the artistry of her lyric writing. I we...

#What a discovery (2008-07-16) I like to listen to Jerry Anderson on BBC Radio Ulster, he s really funny (although when my English Nephew was visiting he couldn t understand a word anyone on the show was saying) and he plays nice folk music. I heard the song village green appreciation society a few times on his show, and thought it was brill (I don t remember the Kinks version. ) I surfed the net to find who sang it, and came across Kate Rusby - what a discovery! I bought this album on the strength of that one track, and have played it nearly to death already. I like all the songs, ...

#Worth it for the Kinks reworking (2008-05-08) How can anyone who has heard this album agree with the creature who gave it 1 star? Whilst it s not my favourite KR set, it shines like a diamond in the dross of contemporary music and is worth the purchase price for the kinks rework from Jam & Jerusalem.

#Sure to please all folk fans. (2008-03-01) This is one of Kate s best albums. In the past she has tended to overload her selections with the same themes, many of them quite despondent. Despite her unfortunate personal problems she has somehow managed to come up with a greater share of up songs. It s a policy I hope she maintains. Her voice is as sweet as ever,her production sounds in no way inferior to John McCusker, and she has enlisted a couple of new backing musicians to add to her usual retinue. This has helped to freshen things up. Chris Thile does a lovely harmony (along wi...

1. You re Just A Country Boy 2. Simple Love 3. Jacob s Dream 4. Away Down The River 5. Sawing On The Strings 6. Down To The River To Pray 7. Baby Mine 8. Molly Bán (Bawn) 9. How s The World Treating You - James Taylor, Alison Krauss 10. The Scarlet Tide 11. Whiskey Lullaby 12. You Will Be My Ain True Love - Alison Krauss, Sting 13. I Give You To His Heart 14. Get Me Through December 15. Missing You 16. Lay Down Beside Me

A Hundred Miles or More carries the subtitle A Collection, and what a curious collection it is--cuts from soundtracks, side projects, and tribute albums, plus guest duets on other artists albums and five previously unreleased tracks. In other words, this is a collection of Alison Krauss performances that have never appeared on an Alison Krauss album, though it holds together better than such a grab-bag approach might suggest. Highlights such as her duet with Brad Paisley on Whiskey Lullaby and her a cappella rendition of Down to the River to Pray from O Brother, Where Art Thou? will be familiar to most Krauss fans, though it s doubtful that many share her infatuation with retro rocker John Waite (with whom she revives his Missing You and duets on a cover of Don Williams s Lay Down Beside Me.). Other projects represented range from Disney to the Chieftains to the Louvin Brothers (she duets with James Taylor on their How s the World Treating You. There s minimal contribution from her Un...

#Alison at her best (2008-07-01) Alison Krauss I guess is one of those singers you either love or hate. She has a tonal quality that for me epitomises the very best in Bluegrass. This album is no exception. The sheer quality of her voice is at time unbelievableand whilst it is true she veers away from pure bluegrass - her strength is that she can carry this off with huge credibility. I bought this album not only because I love Alison Krauss - but I heard her wonderful duet with James Taylor of hows the world treating you?- and simply had to have it! This is an old song recorded by E...

#Very enjoyable. Good music. (2007-11-20) This is not a bluegrass album. Whilst Krauss does sing bluegrass especially when with Union Station, she does not restrict herself to bluegrass. This is a collection of songs from different project with some previously unreleased. There are songs from Cold Mountain and O Brother. Her vocals are beautiful. The songs are excellent and varied in style. Highlights include the incredibly sad Jacobs dream. The deserved CMA award winning song with brad Paisley Whiskey Lullaby is powerful. The Duet with Waite on MIssing You works very well. ...

#Update your collection of Alison s music with this great compilation. (2007-08-10) This is a lovely album, though quite different from what we normally get from Alison Krauss. Do not expect a bluegrass album, though one or more members of the superb Union Station appear on 10 of the 16 tracks. The lively hoedown Sawing on The Strings is the nearest we get to a bluegrass song, with twin fiddles from Alison and Stuart Duncan. The brilliant Jerry Douglas appears on 6 of the tracks, and I was particularly taken by his lap steel sound on tracks 2 and 16. None of the songs here have ap...

#Disappointing (2007-08-07) I am probably at odds with most AK fans but this to me is a disappointing album. AK continually tries to straddle bluegrass with mainstream country. She has a divine voice and is an accomplished fiddle player and when teamed with Union Station, is there really a better group of musicians on the planet? But this album is another attempt to project her into mainstream country or even crossover and like previous solo projects is neither fish nor fowl. I find her solo output forced and cloying. She deserves to be recognised as a leading lady of country musi...

#wonderful (2007-05-03) If you are already a fan of Alison Krauss this album is a must have. It includes songs which cannot be found on her other albums and comprises of duets with other artists and songs off soundtracks. Soft and melodious for the most part this is a wonderful album to just sit back and relax to. That said, you don t need to be a fan of hers to enjoy this! As long as you have some appreciation for country music and the various themes they tackle this album will appeal to you.

1. Let Me Touch You For Awhile 2. The Boy Who Wouldn t Hoe Corn 3. The Lucky One 4. Choctaw Hayride 5. Crazy Faith 6. Momma Cried 7. I m Gone 8. Daylight 9. Bright Sunny South 10. Stars 11. It All Comes Down To You 12. Take Me For Longing 13. New Favorite

New Favorite is the first album released by Alison Krauss and Union Station since their role in the megahit soundtrack to O Brother, Where Art Thou?--an album that s done more to advance the cause of bluegrass since Bill Monroe first conjured the music out of the hills of western Kentucky. While their previous full album, Forget About It, showcased the more contemporary part of Krauss s musical equation and the O Brother soundtrack spotlighted the more traditional, New Favorite combines the approaches in balancing the softer sounds with the rougher-edged material. Krauss soft and intimate vocals particularly shine on the soulful title tune of love gone cold. However, it s mostly the older sounds that you ll remember from this largely sombre album, one that telegraphs uncertainty, doom, and the promise of bloodshed throughout much of the repertoire. On Momma Cried, a song about a child-snatching that tore a family asunder, Dan Tyminski s tenor vocals rise above a wailing dobro, a drivi...

#Simply beautiful (2004-06-14) Alison Krauss has one of the beautiful voices in modern music. But this album shows Union Station to be so much more than her stunning vocals. The stand out feature of this album is the musicianship of all members of the band. The addition of jerry douglas dobro has added a new layer to their compositions. This album is simply a must.

#Simply superb (2004-03-22) Alison Krauss & Union Station are paving the way in modern country/bluegrass music, and are setting milestones as they go. There s something about this group that is just electric. I guess it s the way they mix traditional styles and songs (in the form of Momma Cried and The Boy Who Wouldn t Hoe Corn ) with modern music influences (shown in Let Me Touch You For A While ). This album is perfect for anyone who is new to country music, or just for those who want to hear some of the most beautiful singing and most perfect playing you ll ever hear. It s no ...

#My new favorite (2004-03-02) Well this album is certainly my new favorite. The clarity of Alison s voice is exeptional. All of my friends have insisted on getting a copy since I played it to them and they are all well and truly hooked. I ve never been a blue grass / country fan but this album has certainly converted me and I m looking for more of the same. I just can t get enough.

#Lost and found (2004-01-09) Oh what a delight! I m no out and out Bluegrass or Country fan, however I love Ry Cooder and if you love him you ll love this album. It is a superb album and even my eldest son, a purist when it comes to rock, country blues and the like is enthusiastic about it. Alison has a voice so sweet yet so strong and clear that it raises the hackles to hear it. It is an irony that she is seen mainly as a backing musician and vocalist when her voice is clearly superior to that of the person she usually backs. Apart from the odd track I would not recommend her early w...

#A complete classic (2003-01-13) I am so pleased I bought this record. I saw this band on TV, having inadvertently tuned into the Country Music awards late one night. The first act I saw perform live on stage was Alison Krauss and Union Station. They played Lucky One, I listened and was hooked! Amidst the glitz and pretence inherent with American awards ceremonies shone this band as one true, honest and highly skilled. Shining also was their modesty with Alison Krauss capturing my attention from the first note. I bought the album for my girlfriend. A treat which goes up and down in ...

1. I Can Love You Better 2. Wide Open Spaces 3. Loving Arms 4. There s Your Trouble 5. You Were Mine 6. Never Say Die 7. Tonight The Heartache s On Me 8. Let er Rip 9. Once You ve Loved Somebody 10. I ll Take Care Of You 11. Am I The Only One (Who s Ever Felt This Way) 12. Give It Up Or Let Go

The major-label debut from this Texas trio proves their instrumental abilities, blending more traditional twang with slow melodic blues, foot-tapping rockabilly, and bluegrass-inspired pop harmonies. From the opener, I Can Love You Better, the Chicks let their love of music and genuine joy shine through while the energy on this album reminds one of Carlene Carter. Solid musicianship, top-notch vocal performances, and infectious pop hooks make this a stellar project. --Paula Ghergia

#Play that geeetar Tommy! (2007-06-09) Introducing us to their rhythmic and melodious country/rock style, and their infectiously candid and assertive manner that would later get them rather unfairly into political hot water, the feisty Dallas trio s first mainstream album is a fantastic example of country music that has been made accessible to a wider audience. The Chicks are entertaining, they sound as if they really had a lot of fun making this album, and their performances are full of spirit and energy - they re a joy to listen to. The album also has heart and soul, there s a lot ...

#Fantastic (2006-11-22) This is the first of four classic albums by an amazing band. I only heard of the Dixie chicks by word of mouth, I m so glad I know about them because the have made some of the greatest songs of all time. You cant put into words how great these girls are, you just gotta give it a try and you will not regret it. I bet you would also buy their later albums. Every song is without fault, just classic country rock. I ve had this cd for years now and I still listen to it, its something that you wont get sick of. Songs like `let er rip and `Loving arms are brilliant...

#Country Bliss (2004-01-09) This album is truly OUTSTANDING! The songs her the best of traditional country music. The singing is angelic and the songs are so tasteful and well written. The album starts with the wonderful I Can Love You Better, this is country perfection and can compete so easily with some of the biggest country legends. Wide Open Spaces is beautiful, the best song on the album and the voice is so heartwarming and soft it just melts you away. Theres Your Trouble is slightly more upbeat and very catchy, so much so that i can t resist singing along. Of the ballads there...

#Quality album that catapulted Chicks to superstardom (2003-08-22) This was actually the fourth album by the Dixie Chicks, but the first on a major label and it was also the first since Natalie joined the group. It features many great tracks, including covers of songs previously recorded by Elvis Presley (Loving arms), Marie McKee (Am I the only one who s ever felt this way) and Bonnie Raitt (Give it up or let me go). All those covers are quite impressive, given the distinctive Dixie Chicks treatment. However, it is the original songs that really are outstanding. The album even yield...

#Best country album ever! (2002-03-07) This is definetly the best country music album you can get. It sounds much more modern than a lot of other country music you hear and every song is beautiful. It didn t suprise me to find out recently that this album got into the record books for being the best selling country album of all time, selling something like 20 million. Buy it and even people who think they hate country music, listen to it and you d probably change your opinion of it.