I don't think a lot of people realised they liked that kind of old-time mountain music until they heard it in the film. I'm proud to have brought the music of Ralph Stanley to millions more people, in his lifetime.
It was my first production credit as associate producer and the soundtrack was like my record collection coming to life. We really clicked with the Coen brothers.
I was adopted and grew up in southern California, but my people are from North Carolina. When I was eight or nine I asked for an acoustic guitar and would lock myself in my bedroom singing Carter Family songs. It just felt very natural.
When we saw [US roots duo] Norman and Nancy Blake we realised two people could put on a whole night's entertainment; from the Monroe Brothers' [1930s] recordings we learned that as a duo you've got to r
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