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December 5, 2025

25 Years Ago: Movie Soundtrack Takes Bluegrass Mainstream

In fact, the impact and reception for the O Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack was so significant, it’s very fair to characterize it as one of the most important albums in country music history.

Alison Krauss, Billy Strings, Chris Thomas King, Coen Brothers, Dan Tymiski, Darius Rucker, Gillian Welch, John Hartford, Mumford and Sons, O Brother Where Art Thou, Ralph Stanley

December 5, 2020

“O Brother, Where Art Thou” Soundtrack, 20 Years Later

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The impact and reception for the “O Brother Where Art Thou” soundtrack was so significant, it’s very fair to characterize it as one of the most important albums in country music history, and it was most certainly one of the most significant releases of the last 20 years.

Alison Krauss, Chris Thomas King, Coen Brothers, Dan Tymiski, Darius Rucker, Gillian Welch, John Hartford, Mumford and Sons, O Brother Where Art Thou, Old Crow Medicine Show, Ralph Stanley, The Lumineers