Down from the Mountain (2001)

On May 24 2000 the historic Ryman Auditorium was booked to offer Nashvillians an evening of sublime beauty Label executives and soundtrack producers so loved the music of O Brother Where Art Thou that they brought it to life as a benefit concert for the Country Music Hall of Fame Filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen loved it so much that they hired famed documentary filmmaker DA Pennebaker to record the show for posterity The concert that unfolded that night was one of the greatest musical moments in the annals of Music City Performers John Hartford Alison Krauss Emmylou Harris Gillian Welch Chris Thomas King The Cox Family Fairfield Four Union Station Colin Linden The Nashville Bluegrass Band The Peasall Sisters Ralph Stanley David Rawlings The Whites