All the Roadrunning

Emmylou Harris and the frontman of Dire Straits might seem like an odd couple on paper, but they sound made for each other. They kick up their heels on Cajun hoedown “Red Staggerwing” and perform playful call-and-response on the strum-along charmer “This Is Us”. They even break a few hearts on “If This Is Goodbye”, a ballad built around soulful guitar arpeggios and a lyric inspired by the last phone call of a woman trapped inside the World Trade Center on 9/11.