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Yes, it is true!  Patty is making some new music for you.  Things are just getting started but we'll let you know as things progress.  Meanwhile, make sure to like Patty on Facebook!  We are going to be posting some really fun things there.

Patty Griffin will be playing a limited number of shows in October.  Here are links to buy tickets to upcoming shows! Oct. 4:  Louisville, KY - Buddy Miller Band featuring special guest vocalist Patty Griffin: https://www.etix.com/ticket/online/performanceSearch.jsp?performance_id=1517549  

http://www.robertplant.com/tour/

Watch last week's Court Yard Hounds web chat with Patty Griffin at http://livestre.am/EDWf. The full recording of the broadcast including Patty's performance of "Mary" is now available to watch from the beginning.

Robert Plant has confirmed a 15-date North American tour with his Band of Joy. Beginning January 18th in Asheville, NC, this will be the first tour on North American shores since the triumphant release of his latest album, Band of Joy, which Rolling Stone magazine in its four-star review called “sweet, elegant folk that still swings like Satan's barn door.” The touring band will once again be the same that made the record: Patty Griffin, vocals; Darrell Scott, multi instrumentalist/vocals; Byron House, bass/vocals; Marco Giovino, drums and percussion/vocals, and co-producer Buddy Miller, guitar/vocals. North Mississippi Allstars will be supporting on all the dates, listed below.

The response to Band of Joy has been glowing. Time called the new album “smoldering,” while Entertainment Weekly noted that Plant “sounds vocally re-energized.” Spin described the songs as “moonshine-soaked country blues with a gospel undercurrent,” and American Songwriter claimed that the record “reveals another side of Plant’s persona, and touches on all the places he’s been while simultaneously pointing to an appealing, restless future.” The Washington Post hailed, “Plant has nuance and subtlety to match his power and range,” while the New York Times raved that the performances on Band of Joy are “consistently surprising.” At radio, the album’s single “Angel Dance” has been growing at Triple A steadily since its release. It’s been Top 10 since August, Top 5 since September, and #1 for the last two weeks and counting.

Tour Dates:

1/18/11 - Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
1/19/11 - Pittsburgh, PA - Peterson Events Center (University of Pittsburgh)
1/21/11 - Ann Arbor, MI - Hill Auditorium
1/22/11 - Toronto, ONT - Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
1/25/11 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
1/26/11 - Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theatre
1/28/11 - Mashantucket, CT - MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino
1/29/11 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
2/01/11 - Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall
2/02/11 - Raleigh, NC - Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
2/04/11 - North Charleston, SC - North Charleston Performing Arts Center
2/05/11 - Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre
2/07/11 - Charlotte, NC - Ovens Auditorium
2/08/11 - Nashville, TN - War Memorial Auditorium
2/09/11 - Nashville, TN - War Memorial Auditorium

Click HERE to watch Patty Griffin and her musical friends sing original and classic gospel numbers. She's joined by Emmylou Harris, Shawn Colvin and Mike Farris in this episode of Austin City Limits.

Watch the full episode. See more Austin City Limits.

Robert Plant's "Band of Joy," recorded with Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller and friends, is available to stream in its entirety at NPR.com this week! You can listen by clicking HERE. The album will be available to stream until its release on September 14.

Patty Griffin will join Robert Plant's Band of Joy on a 12 city North American tour. Beginning in July, this 1st leg of shows which will be followed by further dates in the fall will preview material from a new album. The Band of Joy features a diverse group of musicians - Patty Griffin, vocals; Darrell Scott, multi instrumentalist/vocals; Byron House, Bass/Vocals; Marco Giovino, drums and percussion/vocals, including co-producer Buddy Miller, guitar/vocals. The album is set for release on Rounder, late summer/early fall.

Patty Griffin has been nominated for the 9th Annual Americana Honors & Awards Show. She was nominated for artist of the year and her album, Downtown Church, was nominated for album of the year. Buddy Miller, who produced Downtown Church, was also nominated for instrumentalist of the year.

Details for this year's Americana Honors & Awards Show and Americana Music Conference can be found at americanamusic.org.