“O Brother” artists regroup for second leg of Down from the Mountain
ByJun 1, 2002 10:00 PM
The second leg of a tour featuring many of the artists who performed on the Grammy-winning “O Brother, Where Art Thou” soundtrack gets underway in June.
The second leg of a tour featuring many of the artists who performed on the Grammy-winning “O Brother, Where Art Thou” soundtrack gets underway in June.
Dubbed the Down from the Mountain tour, the summer bill includes Alison Krauss & Union Station, Emmylou Harris, Patty Loveless, Ralph Stanley, the Del McCoury Band, Norman & Nancy Blake, Ricky Skaggs, Dan Tyminski, Chris Thomas King, the Nashville Bluegrass Band, the Whites, Jerry Douglas, and master of ceremonies Bob Neuwirth. The exact lineup will vary from market to market.
The first leg of the tour, which took place in January and February, visited 17 cities and sold out 19 shows.
The “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” motion picture soundtrack garnered five Grammy Awards this year, including Album of the Year; Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media; Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for “I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow” (Dan Tyminski, Harley Allen & Pat Enright); Best Male Country Vocal Performance for “O Death” (Ralph Stanley); and Producer of the Year for T Bone Burnett.
The Best Traditional Folk Album Grammy was awarded to “Down From The Mountain,” a subsequent album produced by Burnett that features several artists from the “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” soundtrack performing live at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium.
The “O Brother” soundtrack, which was one of the 10 top-selling albums of 2001, is certified multi-platinum for shipping more than 5 million copies in the U.S.