Best of Q: Shovels and Rope bring the deep south to Studio Q

Shovels and Rope -- comprised of husband and wife duo Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst -- stop by Studio Q to perform from their album Swimmin' Time.

In a conversation from the Best of Q, guest host Piya Chattopadhay chats with the pair about their busy touring schedule, performing at the legendary Grand Ole Opry, and how the two balance their career with their marriage.

Watch Shovels and Rope perform rousing live versions of Coping Mechanism and Evil in the windows embedded below.

Please note that former host Jian Ghomeshi voices the introduction to these two videos.