Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas is just one of several bands who helped out with the “O Brother” project and who have announced tour plans. Starting things off with a two night stint in Durham, N.C., August 15-16, Krauss & Co. take their show on the road until October 13, when they wrap things up at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta.

Krauss and Douglas found their musical inclinations at young ages. Krauss was deemed a child prodigy, having won bluegrass talent competitions at eight years of age, and later formed her own band at 10.

By age 14, she’d signed to Rounder Records (her current label), released an album, and earned the title of Most Promising Fiddler in the Midwest by the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass in America.

Douglas was just 13 when he joined his father’s band, the West Virginia Travelers. Trading the traditional guitar for the more obscure dobro, he soon carved a niche for himself in the bluegrass world.

His talents have earned him six Grammys and six dobro player of the year awards from the International Bluegrass Music Association. He is considered one of the most accomplished and groundbreaking musicians in Nashville.