Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas will bring their Paper Airplane Tour 2012 to the O2 Apollo Theatre, Manchester on 13th July, 2012 and we have teamed up with the organisers of the show to promote their competition to give readers the chance to win a pair of tickets.
In April, 2011, Rounder Records released the eagerly anticipated Alison Krauss and Union Station album, Paper Airplane. The album debuted at #3 on the Top 200 Billboard Album Chart, #11 on the UK chart and top 10 in Ireland and Scandinavia. A truly breathtaking collection of 11 exquisite songs, Paper Airplane is Krauss’ 14th album and the band’s follow-up to 2004’s triple Grammy® winning Lonely Runs Both Ways (Rounder) and accompanying sold out 2005 UK tour including two nights at Hammersmith Apollo. 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”, was Mercury Prize nominated and has currently sold in excess of 3 million copies.
Alison Krauss, along with Union Station band members Dan Tyminski (guitar, mandolin and lead vocals), Barry Bales (bass and vocals), Ron Block (banjo, guitar and vocals), and Jerry Douglas (Dobro and vocals) will return to the UK, following their appearances on Later With Jools Holland, the hugely oversubscribed BBC Radio 2, Mermaid Theatre “In Concert” series and This Morning TV show late in 2011.
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 Robert Plant, James Taylor, Dolly Parton and Bonnie Raitt. Since signing with Rounder Records at the age of 14, 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. Her breathtaking live performances should not be missed.
HOW TO WIN!
To be in with a chance of winning, simply answer the following question and email us (click here) your answer, together with your name, address and daytime contact telephone number (please mark Alison Krauss Competition in your subject line). Alternatively, you can post your entries to Alison Krauss Competition, Newspaper Promotions, 23a Hardshaw Street, St Helens, WA10 1RT. Closing date is 9am on July 2, 2012. Usual Newsquest rules apply click here for full list.
Question: What is the name of Alison Krauss & Union Station’s tour?
The editor's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Employees of Newsquest Northwest, their families and anyone connected with this competition are not eligible to enter. Winners will be notified by email wherever possible and Newsquest Northwest takes no responsibility for unread emails which leads to prizes being untaken. In the unlikely event that a prize event is cancelled, no further prize will be given and there will be no cash alternative. The show organisers may wish to contact you with further information, which may be of interest to you. Should you not wish to receive such information, please mark NO DATA on your entry.
For further information on Alison Krauss, please check out her website - http://alisonkrauss.com/
Tickets are on sale now and are available at www.ticketline.co.uk - 0161 832 1111 / 08444 777 677 - www.ticketmaster.com. This show will be among the band’s first international appearances since their sold-out tour of the UK and Ireland in November 2011.
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