Alison Krauss & Union Station

This article is about the band Alison Krauss and Union Station. For Alison Krauss' solo career and other collaborations, seeAlison Krauss.

Alison Krauss & Union Stationis an Americanbluegrassandcountryband associated with singerAlison Krauss.It was initially composed of Krauss,Jeff White,Mike Harman and John Pennell. Later additions includedAlison Brown,Tim Stafford,Ron Block,Adam Steffey,Barry BalesandLarry Atamanuik.In 1992, Stafford was replaced by guitar and mandolin playerDan Tyminskiand in 1998, Steffey left and was replaced byDobroplayerJerry Douglas.

Alison Krauss & Union Station
Alison Kraussof Union Station band performing in 2011
Background information
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee,U.S.
Genres	Bluegrass,country
Years active	1987–present
Labels	Rounder
Members	Alison Krauss Russell Moore Ron Block Barry Bales Jerry Douglas Larry Atamanuik
Past members	Alison Brown Tim Stafford Adam Steffey Jeff White Dan Tyminski John Pennell Mike Harman

Career

Alison Krauss had signed toRounder Records,and at age 16 released her 1987 debut solo albumToo Late to Cry.Soon after she joined Union Station, with Jeff White, John Pennell, and Mike Harman as her backing band. Their debut album in 1989 wasTwo Highways.The album included the traditional tunes "Wild Bill Jones" and "Beaumont Rag", along with a bluegrass interpretation ofThe Allman Brothers' "Midnight Rider".

Krauss' contract with Rounder Records required her to alternate between releasing a solo album and an album with Union Station. So after her second solo album,I've Got That Old Feeling,released in 1990, Krauss put out her second Union Station album,Every Time You Say Goodbye,which was released in 1992. The album went on to win her a second Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album of the year. This album featured a completely different lineup (other than Krauss):Tim Stafford,Ron Block,Adam Steffey,andBarry Bales.Bales and Block would become permanent fixtures in the band.

Tim Stafford left the band in 1992,and was replaced by mandolin and guitar player Dan Tyminski fromLonesome River Band.During 1993, Tyminski briefly rejoined Lonesome River Band and was then replaced by John R. Bowman who toured with Union Station until 1994,when Tyminski returned as a permanent member.

So Long So Wrong,another Union Station album, was released in 1997 and won theGrammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.One critic said its sound was "rather untraditional" and "likely [to] change quite a few... minds about bluegrass".Included on the album is the track "It Doesn't Matter", which was featured in the second season premiere episode ofBuffy the Vampire Slayerand was included on theBuffysoundtrack in 1999.

Adam Steffey left Union Station in 1998, and was replaced by renownedDobroplayer Jerry Douglas, who had been playing on the solo and band albums fromToo Late To Cryonwards.

Their next album,New Favorite,was released on August 14, 2001. The album went on to win the Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album, with the single "The Lucky One" winning a Grammy as well.Lonely Runs Both Wayswas released in 2004, and eventually became another Alison Krauss & Union Station gold certified album. Ron Block describedLonely Runs Both Waysas "pretty much... what we've always done" in terms of song selection and the style, in which those songs were recorded.Krauss believes the group "was probably the most unprepared we've ever been" for the album and that songs were chosen as needed rather than planned.

Returning with Union Station, Alison Krauss released a new album calledPaper Airplaneon April 12, 2011,the follow-up album toLonely Runs Both Ways(2004).Mike Shipley(the engineering mixer) said that it took a lot of time to do the album because of Krauss' non-stopmigraines.

In 2014, she and her band Union Station toured withWillie Nelson and Family,with special guestsKacey Musgraves,andThe Devil Makes Three.Willie Watsonwas announced "as support" on all dates of the five-month 2025 North American tour, kicking off April 25 in Atlanta and continuing through September.

During an interview on the podcastToy Heart with Tom Power,Krauss announced a new album with Union Station to be released in 2025.The album,Arcadia,was officially announced on January 29, and will release on March 28, 2025 via Down the Road records.Russell Moorejoins the band for this album and subsequent tour, replacing Tyminski.

Members

Current members

• Alison Krauss– lead vocals, piano, fiddle (1987–present)
• Larry Atamanuik – drums, percussion (1987–present)
• Ron Block– guitar, banjo (1991–present)
• Barry Bales– bass (1990–present)
• Russell Moore– vocals, guitar (2025-present)
• Jerry Douglas–dobro(1998–present)

Former members

• John R. Bowman – guitar (1993–1994)
• Alison Brown– guitar, banjo (1987–1991)
• Dave Denman – vocals, guitar (1987–1992)
• Mike Harman – banjo, vocals (1987–1992)
• Viktor Krauss – bass (1989–1990)
• John Pennell – bass (1987–1989)
• Tim Stafford– guitar, mandolin (1990–1992)
• Adam Steffey– mandolin (1990–1998)
• Dan Tyminski– guitar, mandolin, vocals (1992-2025) *Russell Moore has taken his "seat" for the extensive 2025 tour per Bluegrass Today since Dan's tied up with his solo career. No word on whether or not he will return in the future.
• Jeff White– guitar, vocals (1987–1990)

Discography

Main article:Alison Krauss discography

Studio albums

• Two Highways(1989)
• Every Time You Say Goodbye(1992)
• So Long So Wrong(1997)
• New Favorite(2001)
• Lonely Runs Both Ways(2004)
• Paper Airplane(2011)
• Arcadia(2025)