Alison Krauss and Union Station plot more shows

Alison Krauss & Union Station--who launch their latest round of U.S. tour dates later this week--have added a number of stops to the run.

The bluegrass favorites have penciled in a number of March and April shows, and have also scheduled lone dates in May and June. The itinerary is shown below.

The roadwork backs Krauss' latest album, "Lonely Runs Both Ways," which surfaced in late November. The set is the group's first new studio release since 2001's "New Favorite"; the two-disc live collection "Alison Krauss & Union Station Live" followed in 2002.

The new album features several band originals, as well as songs by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, John Scott Sherrill and Mindy Smith, Del McCoury, Woody Guthrie and others.

Late last year, Krauss picked up two CMA awards for her duet with Brad Paisley, "Whiskey Lullaby," which won in the Musical Event of the Year and Music Video of the Year categories. The cut is featured on Paisley's album "Mud on the Tires."

In December, Krauss received Grammy nominations in several categories, including Best Female Country Vocal Performance for "You Will Be My Ain True Love," a Sting-penned cut that she sang for the "Cold Mountain" soundtrack. If she wins any of the categories in which she is nominated, she'll have to make room in a trophy case that already contains 17 previous Grammys--more than any other female artist in the history of the awards.

The 47th Annual Grammy Awards take place in Los Angeles on Feb. 13, and will air live on CBS.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
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January 2005
12 - Chattanooga, TN - Memorial Auditorium
13 - Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
14 - Roanoke, VA - Roanoke Civic Center
15 - Charleston, WV - Municipal Auditorium
17 - Baltimore, MD - Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
18 - Richmond, VA - Landmark Theatre
20, 21 - Knoxville, TN - Tennessee Theatre
22 - Columbia, SC - Township Auditorium
23 - Huntsville, AL - Von Braun Center

February 2005
2 - Greensboro, NC - War Memorial Auditorium
3 - Savannah, GA - Johnny Mercer Theatre
4 - Melbourne, FL - Maxwell C. King Center
5 - Pompano Beach, FL - Pompano Beach Amphitheatre
7 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
8 - Birmingham, AL - BJCC Concert Hall
9 - Tallahassee, FL - Ruby Diamond Auditorium
11 - Mobile, AL - Saenger Theatre
12 - Macon, GA - Macon City Auditorium

March 2005
1 - St. Louis, MO - Fabulous Fox Theatre
2 - Kansas City, MO - Midland Theatre
10 - Universal City, CA - Universal Amphitheatre
11 - Santa Rosa, CA - Luther Burbank Center
12 - Berkeley, CA - Berkeley Community Theatre

April 2005
9 - Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre
10 - Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theatre
13 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
14 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre

May 2005
1 - Wilkesboro, NC - Wilkes Community College (w/ MerleFest)

June 2005
19 - Telluride, CO - City Park

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