AKUS on CMT Total Access 12/10

[steve80]

Received this e-mail today:

CMT TOTAL ACCESS: ALISON KRAUSS AND UNION STATION, premiering Saturday, December 10 at 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET/PT, highlights the band’s most recent UK and Ireland tour.

If you want to see a little more Alison stay with CMT as she joins in on the heartwarming musical celebration of the season with Ricky Skaggs and his talented family sharing songs from the new album, A Skaggs Family Christmas.

[eyesoflove]

Thanks so much for the info!

[akusgal41790]

The show was really great, and definatly showed the other side of Alison and the guys. It was so funny to watch.. I was cracking up watching it!! Alison says some of the craziest stuff sometimes, but it is just so darn funny! But besides all of the funny stuff, it really showed some great stuff in there about them as people. It is so wonderful to see that they do what they do not for the money or the fame, but because it's what they love. They are true musicians and incredible people. Each one of them has such a role in the band that is irreplaceable. I am so glad to have them in my life, and I feel so blessed to be alive with such amazing people. They are truly one of a kind, and will forever be known.

[eyesoflove]

I thoroughly enjoyed the show and my only regret is that my durn VCR is broken (Why I oughtta >). I was just cracking up! I swear, I thought I was the only person that freakin' dorky...but I'm not lol. But dorky's good, as far as I'm concerned. Well, it's fun anyway...probably not good. Except that fun is good...But anyway, I digress and not in an intelligent way, either, even thought the word "digress" sounds very smart...what the crap am I on, tonight? Geez...I think fighting with my son to get some Christmas pics has pushed me over the edge. I'll come back another time and talk about how awesome the show was lol.

Stacy

[akfan]

I saw most of TA-it was funny and Ally looked totally "HOT" in that red dress... Talk
to you later on!

Nancy

[houseghost]

I watched both shows last nite and end up with 2 entirley different images-- both wonderful. The first is of the "dorky" young lady out having fun with her "mates". Standing back in the corner in the pub, not pushing herself into the spotlight. As Jerry said she must have been in her "safe zone", sorounded(?), by her friends,and having fun. Then on the Rickey Skaggs show----a beautiful young WOMEN, doing what she does best, standing in the spot light,singing beautiful songs. A writer once wrote about her when she was younger, that she was just a normal kid , until she took the stage, and then the music just flowed up out of her. That's what I saw last nite. I think "dorky" is great!!!

[akusgal41790]

Great post, houseghost. I watched both shows as well, and thought the same thing. It was so neat to see her so normal and funny around the guys, but then you see her go out on stage and just hear this magnificant sound that is so heavenly. And you see that she's so focused in what she's doing, yet she still makes it look so effortless. Wow, that didn't really make that much sense, but I don't know how else to word it. lol. And yes, "dorky" is a good (IMO)!

[eyesoflove]

Dorky's definitely good if you ask me. My favorite celebs are dorks lol! My sister hates Conan O'Brien because she said he's not funny, just dorky and I'm like, "Dorky IS funny!" I watch his show trying not to wake my son and husband up because I'm laughing so hard and even when I can keep it quiet I shake the bed lol. Oh well, to each their own, I guess.

I only got to catch glimpses of the Christmas special because I was having a nervous breakdown trying to get a durn family pic for our Christmas cards (did NOT work out at all), but I got to hear some of her performance. I'm actually singing that song in church next week so it was great to have a little bit of inspiration! TA definitely makes me want to visit Ireland and Scotland one of these days when I'm not broke. If nothing else, I want to go to a city that smells like cereal! Cereal's my favorite . I think it's great that they all get along so well and have the same driving force. I'd love to see more shows like this devoted to them . They're too hilarious.

Stacy

[Doug]

I posted "O Come All Ye Faithful" from the Ricky Skaggs Family Show.

[FREEWHEELER]

I hope we can see that CMT programme on British/Irish TV, all your reviews seem to be very positive, or if anyone hears of a DVD release of it, I'd be delighted to know. I would especially love to know what places they visited when they were in Ireland.

Thanks for the additional tracks Doug and "Eyesoflove", get yourself over here to Ireland, you'll love it!

Regards to all.

Phelim.

[Mandy]

Thanks for posting this one, Doug... I was wondering
if you did hear the duet with Bonnie Raitt...I thought
it was so so beautiful....I have it on TIVO...don't know
of any way to get it off as an mp3....just wondered if
you had any plans to ever post that one...
Thanks, Jeri

[houseghost]

Thanks for the post Doug.What would we do without you.

[eyesoflove]

Doug...Thanks so much for posting that. Like I said, I only got to hear it in pieces because Elijah was fighting his Christmas pictures hardcore lol. I can use it for a reference for when I sing it in church lol.

Freewheeler...whenever I can get my butt out of West Virginia I'm coming to Ireland...consider yourself warned lol.

Stacy

[Leah]

I agree with Freewheeler - I hope we get that show here in N. Ireland too!! I mean, after all apparently the flippin BBC filmed it too so they BETTER show it!! It'll be an insult to us if they don't after filming here, honestly!! Tho as you say, maybe it'll be put onto DVD, in like 20 years time or sumthin Sorry, man, I can feel the anger!!

[Doug]

Jeri,

I don't get VH1 Classic so didn't get to hear or record it. If you can make any kind of copy (casette tape, VHS tape, DVD, etc.) and send to me, then I can probably extract the audio and convert to an MP3 and post it. Let me know if that's a possibility as I would love to hear it as I'm sure many others out there would also.