Alison Krauss

Alison Krauss is, to my ear, the quiet queen of American roots music. A child prodigy from Decatur, Illinois who was competing by eight and recording by fourteen, she paired a crystalline voice with formidable fiddle and mandolin playing and went on to win Grammys by the armful. What I love is her restraint; she never chases spectacle, only beauty and precision, letting the song breathe. Her celebrated collaboration with Robert Plant showed how far her instincts reach beyond bluegrass. Few artists carry American traditional music into the present with this much grace. My admiration for her runs quiet but very deep.

Name (English)

Alison Krauss

Name (Japanese)

アリソン・クラウス

Reading

ありそん・くらうす

Born

July 23, 1971 (age 55)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Boar

Origin

Decatur, Illinois, United States

Occupation

singer / fiddler / mandolinist / violinist / musician

High school

Champaign Central High School

Awards & achievements

• 2008 Americana Award for Duo/Group of the Year
• 1995 Country Music Association Award for Female Vocalist of the Year

• Official sitehttps://alisonkrauss.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/alisonkrauss/
• Xhttps://x.com/AlisonKrauss
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison%20Krauss
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AA%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q371782

Tags

• Illinois
• singer
• fiddler
• mandolinist

Last updated

2026-06-16

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