They 're lovely songs , but all that semi-acoustic brooding makes you wonder if `` Appalachian music 300 years from now '' is the same as it ever was . Taylor Swift 's `` Safe & Sound , '' is backed by breakout Nashville duo the Civil Wars . The song was written and produced by Chris Stapleton of country music group Big & Rich. The Punch Brothers ' pretty `` Dark Days '' carry on the mournful fingerpicking .
Taylor Swift 's `` Safe & Sound , '' is backed by breakout Nashville duo the Civil Wars . The song was written and produced by Chris Stapleton of country music group Big & Rich. The Punch Brothers ' pretty `` Dark Days '' carry on the mournful fingerpicking .