Of Highways and Home: Alison Krauss and Alynda Segarra

This week on American Routes, we’ll ride along with fiddler and singer Alison Krauss on her journey through bluegrass and country, from small-town Illinois all the way to Nashville. Then it’s Hurray for the Riff Raff, a New Orleans folk band fronted by Alynda Segarra, whose roots are in the Bronx. Segarra tells of her time traveling as a teenager and what inspired her to reconnect with her Puerto Rican heritage. En route, we’ll hear tunes from Chuck Berry, Bob Wills, Nina Simone and Tom Waits.