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 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! |
The Yolo County Breakdown for 10:00am on Jan 24th, 2025Fri, 01/24/2025 - 11:10am | Rocky Outcrop |
The Yolo County Breakdown for 10:00am on Jan 17th, 2025Fri, 01/17/2025 - 11:10am | Rocky OutcropThis week Rocky pays tribute to the recently deceased Buck White and plays a masterpiece of acoustic music from the legendary supergroup Strength In Numbers. Plus lots of familiar favorites old and new! |
The Yolo County Breakdown for 10:00am on Jan 10th, 2025Fri, 01/10/2025 - 11:10am | Rocky OutcropTwo of Rocky's favorite recordings of all time are now 50 years old. John Hartford's Nobody Knows What You Do, and the self-titled LP from J.D. Crowe and the New South were recorded in 1975. They sound as good today as they did then. So come with Rocky and take a listen... |
The Yolo County Breakdown for 10:00am on Dec 13, 2024Fri, 12/13/2024 - 10:00am | Rocky OutcropBanjos and stories! And that means we must be hearing from Earl Scruggs and Tom T. Hall. And so we do. Other great story tellers on this episode of the Yolo County Breakdown include John Prine, Mac Wiseman, and Dolly Parton. Of course there are lots of other great banjo players too! Hold on tight! |
The Yolo County Breakdown for 10:00am on Dec 06, 2024Fri, 12/06/2024 - 10:00am | Rocky OutcropRocky travels through time to bring you the greatest bluegrass and newgrass he can find. Starting where it all started with Bill Monroe, and flying through outer space with Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer, this is a show sure to please all lovers of acoustic music. But most importantly, Rocky also lets you know how to help save him from the corporate overlords that run all the other radio stations you may have accidentally listened to in the past. KDRT is Rocky's home, and if you want to help him, then wander over to KDRT.org/donate and save Rocky! |
The Yolo County Breakdown for 10:00am on Nov 29, 2024Fri, 11/29/2024 - 10:00am | Rocky OutcropA music show on the heels of Thanksgiving must include a song about turkeys, and so it does. David Grier puts his masterful spin on the classic Turkey In The Straw. A brand new track from Dan Tyminski is in here somewhere too. And did Rocky actually say he wanted to play a dance track? Yes indeed, but you better listen until the end of the show if you want to hear it! Rocky promises it will send you away dancing. |
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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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