This week, hosts Patrick M'Gonigle and Emma John dissect the bluegrass-centered soundtrack to the Coen Brothers' film, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, with a little help from their friends Chris Thomas King and Dan Tyminski. LISTEN: APPLE PODCASTS • MP3 O Brother, Where Art Thou? was the movie that brought bluegrass to a new generation, and sent dozens…

It's high, it's lonesome – it's The High, Lonesome Sound of Bill Monroe. LISTEN: APPLE PODCASTS • MP3 Unpacking Bill Monroe's bluegrass legacy through this 1966 compilation of Decca recordings is no small task – so Patrick and Emma have enlisted some high-profile help, including the legendary Sonny Osborne (a 14-year-old debutant on this album)…

Episode 3 of The Breakdown's second season explores Alison Krauss & Union Station's 1997 album So Long, So Wrong. LISTEN: APPLE PODCASTS • MP3 It was the album that nearly broke them – but instead, it made them. If you weren't in love with Alison Krauss and Union Station by the end of their third album,…

Season 2 of The Breakdown continues with an in-depth exploration of Jim & Jesse McReynolds' 1975 live album, The Jim & Jesse Show. LISTEN: APPLE PODCASTS • MP3 Bluegrass and Japan are like peanut butter & jelly – it might not seem the most obvious match up, but boy, does it work. Patrick and Emma talk…

Season 2 of The Breakdown has arrived! Fiddler Patrick M'Gonigle and music journalist Emma John uncover bluegrass music one iconic record at a time, premiering with an in-depth exploration of Dolly Parton's Grammy and IBMA award-winning album, The Grass Is Blue. LISTEN: APPLE PODCASTS • MP3 In the heart of the Smoky Mountains, Emma gets to interview…