Bluegrass, newgrass, and beyond. From Bill Monroe to Billy Strings, the Yolo County Breakdown is a journey through acoustic string music ranging from the traditional to the cutting edge.
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The Yolo County Breakdown for 10:00am Apr 04, 2025Fri, 04/04/2025 - 10:00am | Rocky OutcropRocky is joined by a legendary guitar player who is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Jorma Kaukonen. A country and blues guitar player at heart, Jorma rose to fame as a member of 2 definitive Rock and Roll bands that emerged from the 1960s San Francisco scene - Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. But here we take a look at his acoustic side, including his current partnership with John Hurlbut - who also joins the show! |
The Yolo County Breakdown for 10:00am on Mar 28, 2025Fri, 03/28/2025 - 10:00am | Rocky OutcropRocky is joined by the undisputed heavyweight champion of the banjo world - Bela Fleck. Bela is one of the most decorated musicians in Grammy Award history with 19 wins across nearly every genre. His new project - BEATrio - features him alongside Edmar Castaneda on harp and Antonio Sanchez on drums finding their Latin groove. |
The Yolo County Breakdown for 10:00am on Mar 21, 2025Fri, 03/21/2025 - 10:00am | Rocky OutcropIt's a Don Reno banjo bonanza on this edition of the Yolo County Breakdown. Rocky spins 4 cuts from the banjo wizard from 4 different bands. Plus something newer from Del McCoury and live tracks from Mark O'Connor and Scotty Stoneman. Too much hot pickin' for one show! |
The Yolo County Breakdown for 10:00am on Mar 14, 2025Fri, 03/14/2025 - 10:00am | Rocky OutcropRocky's got the latest single featuring an all-female triple banjo blowout! Kristin Scott Benson, Gena Britt and Alison Brown are all capable of pickin' a masterful banjo break, but put them all together and holy cow! Plus bluegrass and jazz from Bela, and a live recording of the Hot Club de Nashville that would even make Django smile. |
The Yolo County Breakdown for 10:00am on Mar 7th, 2025Fri, 03/07/2025 - 11:10am | Rocky OutcropRocky's got the good stuff, including the brand spankin' new single from Alison Krauss & Union Station. He also gives a first spin to a jazzy, classical, bluegrass thing from EZRA as well as classics from the Bluegrass Album Band and JImmy Martin. Why not take a listen? |
The Yolo County Breakdown for 10:00am on Feb 28th, 2025Fri, 02/28/2025 - 11:10am | Rocky OutcropJerry Douglas is everywhere! Without doubt, the dobro master shows up on more recordings that air on the Yolo County Breakdown than any other musician, and this week is no exception. Hear his wizardry as he plays with Del McCoury, Ricky Skaggs, Lyle Lovett, and his own band. But don't worry - another great dobro player named Rob Ickes also makes an appearance this week too! |
The Yolo County Breakdown for 10:00am on Feb 21st, 2025Fri, 02/21/2025 - 11:10am | Rocky OutcropGreat bluegrass from Don Reno & Red Smiley, great jazz (with banjo) from Pat Cloud, and lots more great stuff all hand picked by Rocky! |
The Yolo County Breakdown for 10:00am on Feb 14th, 2025Fri, 02/14/2025 - 11:10am | Rocky OutcropIt's a Valentine Bluegrass barrel of fun! Rocky spins some love songs for all the Valentines out there. Cupid rosins up his bow and fires some arrows at the likes of Alison Krauss, John Hartford, Sierra Hull, and even Lester and Earl. Enjoy the lovely ride! |
The Yolo County Breakdown for 10:00am on Feb 7th, 2025Fri, 02/07/2025 - 11:10am | Rocky OutcropOn the heels of the Grammy Awards, Rocky takes a few of the winners and nominees for a spin. Plus a brand new track from extraordinary fiddlers Michael Cleveland and Jason Carter. It's blue and it's new, so it must be the Yolo County Breakdown! |
The Yolo County Breakdown for 10:00am on Jan 31st, 2025Fri, 01/31/2025 - 11:10am | Rocky OutcropIn this special episode of The Yolo County Breakdown, Rocky is joined by a legend of the banjo - John McEuen of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Hear John tell Rocky about putting together the legendary recording sessions that created one of the most important bluegrass records of all time - Will the Circle Be Unbroken, and how his music career began alongside Steve Martin when the two of them became magicians at Disney World while still in high school. Plus the latest, brand new single out from Alison Krauss & Union Station! |
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Here is a direct link to the epsiode of the Yolo Couinty Breakdown for 5/22/26 featuring my conversation with Bela Fleck and Renee Fleming: https://kdrt.org/audio/yolo-county-breakdown-may-22-2026
Hoping that the podcast feed gets fixed asap.
Aloha,
Rocky
Hi Friends,
We are aware of the problems on the KDRT website right now. Shows are not appearing on the showpages, and podcasts are not getting posted. I will try to post direct links to shows after they air so you can still listen if you don't catch them live. Apologies for this. The tech folks assure me a fix is in the works.
Aloha,
Rocky
Mr. Outcrop,
I am a songwriter from North Carolina with a new single I just released on Get It Played from the album "Living In Yesterday,"
The song "Cimbing Up This Mountain" is under Scott Strickland/ Creech's Mill featuring Kiesha Bryant. I humbly ask that you might take a listen and possibly play the song on your show. Thanks for your consideration. Scott Strickland.
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