The Breakdown
The Breakdown – Punch Brothers, ‘Antifogmatic’
It’s a festively boozy week on The Breakdown – Emma’s been at the drinks cabinet and so, it seems, have the Punch Brothers. Is their wild and woozy Antifogmatic even a bluegrass record? We join Noam, Gabe and Critter in London to find the answer – then track down Chris Thile in New York to steal his cocktail recipes.
The Breakdown – Keith Whitley and Ricky Skaggs, ‘Second Generation Bluegrass’
Ricky Skaggs and Keith Whitley were both only 17 years old when they recorded Second Generation Bluegrass. Ricky Skaggs joins The Breakdown to talk about this iconic album.
The Breakdown – John Hartford, ‘Aereo-Plain’
Aereo-Plain is probably the greatest album John Hartford ever made — but when it came out in 1971, even his record label didn’t know what to make of it.
The Breakdown – Béla Fleck, ‘Drive’
Béla Fleck’s virtuosic 1988 instrumental album, “Drive,” is a touchstone of modern acoustic music, and has influenced almost every bluegrasser looking to break new ground since.
The Breakdown – Flatt & Scruggs, ‘At Carnegie Hall!’
Emma and Patrick dissect Flatt & Scruggs “At Carnegie Hall!” in the debut episode of The Breakdown Podcast.
