Plant, Krauss record again
Friday, February 13, 2009 – With the tremendous success of "Raising Sand" under their belts, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss are back at it. The two, who won five Grammys Sunday, started new recording sessions, according to Ken Irwin of Rounder Records.
"Alison and Robert have been in the studio for about two weeks and although we haven't heard any of the music, we've been hearing good things from the musicians," said Irwin in an email.
Like "Raising Sand," T Bone Burnett is producing once again. He also was the band leader during their 2008 tour.
Rumors had floated that a live CD/DVD would be released of their tour last year. But that is not apparently the plan. "There are no plans for a DVD at this point," Irwin said.
Since the album is first being recorded, the label has no release date at this point. "We set our release dates when we get all the pieces in place and at this point, we don't have any yet," said Irwin.
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