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  • Grammy Award
    Thursday, December 4, 2008
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    Nonesuch Artists Grab 13 Grammy Nominations

    The Grammy nominations are in, and a big congratulations goes out to the many Nonesuch artists whose work has been recognized by the Recording Academy, the organization behind the awards. Pat Metheny, Bill Frisell, Brad Mehldau, Ry Cooder, Emmylou Harris, Toumani Diabaté, Youssou N'Dour, Stephen Sondheim, Jonny Greenwood, and Isabel Bayrakdarian were all recognized for their recent Nonesuch releases, as were producers Danger Mouse and Judith Sherman for their work on Nonesuch albums this year.

  • Isabel Bayrakdarian Gomidas Songs [cover]
    Monday, December 1, 2008
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    Six Nonesuch Albums Among Year's "Gift-Worthy Recordings" in Daily Gazette

    With Black Friday thankfully behind us and so-called Cyber Monday now upon us, the Schenectady Daily Gazette offers a number of "gift-worthy recordings" out this year, including six Nonesuch recordings: Isabel Bayrakdarian's "sublime" Gomidas Songs, Ry Cooder's I, Flathead, Emmylou Harris's All I Intended to Be, Randy Newman's Harps and Angels, Orchestra Baobab's Made in Dakar, and Rokia Traoré's "haunting and heart-lifting" Tchamantché.

  • Emmylou Harris
    Tuesday, September 16, 2008
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    Times (UK): Emmylou Harris "Sang Like an Angel" at London's Apollo

    Emmylou Harris closed out the UK leg of her European tour this past weekend with stops in Manchester and London. Saturday's performance at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall led the Manchester Evening News to write: "Legend is a term hastily applied in these latter days of talent show revivalism. Emmylou Harris has quietly earned the right to bear the title ... Her clear voice has lost none of its beguiling power—varying from whisper to country power yodel." Following her London show at the Hammersmith Apollo, The Times (UK) described her as "a regal presence" who "sang like an angel."

  • Emmylou Harris 1
    Thursday, September 11, 2008
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    Independent (UK): Emmylou Harris's Voice in "Mint Condition" on Tour

    Emmylou Harris's European tour began this past Tuesday with a concert at Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall. The Independent finds her voice in "mint condition," admiring "her stately mastery of her art," and noting that Emmylou's obvious pride in her latest album, All I Intended to Be, "is justified, because many of the show's best moments stem from this record." The Herald calls it "a splendid album" and reports that Emmylou is "sounding, and looking, as good as she has ever done."

  • Emmylou Harris
    Wednesday, September 10, 2008
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    Emmylou Harris Launches European Tour, Online Auction for Farm Sanctuary

    Emmylou Harris began her monthlong European tour last night at Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall and brings the show to Newcastle's City Hall tonight. "The honeyed voice; the high cheekbones; the flowing silver hair: it can only be Emmylou Harris," says Metro UK. "Her recently released 26th album, All I Intended to Be, illustrates just how far Harris has come since her early days working as a waitress to support her New York coffee-house gigs."

  • Emmylou Harris 1
    Monday, July 28, 2008
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    Seattle Times: On Emmylou Harris's New Album, "We Know Gold When We Hear It"

    Emmylou Harris's US tour is now heading down the West Coast, bringing songs from her latest album, All I Intended to Be, and throughout her varied career, from Seattle to San Diego. After her recent performance in Seattle, the Seattle Times wrote: "Emmylou Harris proves on her latest release that she still has one of the best voices in the business ... The grace of her vocals and the restraint of her songwriting and song choices is what we've come to expect from Harris. The fact that she continues to deliver makes it even more impressive ..."

  • Emmylou Harris: All I Intended to Be [cover]
    Thursday, June 19, 2008
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    Emmylou Harris Enters US Charts at No. 22

    Congratulations to Emmylou Harris, who, the same week she entered the Top 40 on the UK pop charts, with her latest release, All I Intended to Be, debuted at No. 22 on the US pop charts, a career high. The new album simultaneously reached No. 4 on this week's country charts.

  • Emmylou Harris: All I Intended to Be [cover]
    Wednesday, June 18, 2008
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    Emmylou Harris Reaches UK Top 40, Plays NYC's Town Hall

    All I Intended to Be, Emmylou Harris's first solo album since 2003's Stumble Into Grace, was released last week to a great reception from critics and fans alike, with the record reaching the Top 40 on the UK charts—a first for her in nearly 30 years.

  • Emmylou Harris
    Thursday, June 12, 2008
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    Emmylou Harris to Perform on "Late Show with David Letterman" Tonight

    Tune in to the Late Show with David Letterman tonight to watch Emmylou Harris perform the song "Shores of White Sand" off her latest Nonesuch release, All I Intended to Be. The show begins at 11:35 PM ET on CBS stations across the country. Earlier in the day, Emmylou will perform live at New York's flagship Barnes & Noble store, in Union Square, beginning at 7 PM. The event, part of the store's One on One series, will be hosted by Katherine Lanpher, who will lead a discussion with the singer/songwriter as well.

  • 2008 Americana Music Festival [logo]
    Thursday, June 12, 2008
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    Chris Thile Nominated for 2008 Americana Award: Instrumentalist of the Year

    Congratulations to Punch Brothers' Chris Thile has been nominated for a 2008 Americana Award by the Americana Music Association. Chris joins an esteemed group of nominees in the Instrumentalist of the Year category, which also includes Sam Bush, Gurf Morlix, and Buddy Miller, who appears on Emmylou Harris's new album, All I Intended to Be.

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