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Bluegrass Underground

Season 7 2017
TV-G

  • 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z on PBS
  • 30m
  • 6h (12 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary
A musical adventure series emanating from The Caverns in Tennessee's majestic Cumberland Mountains. Celebrating the diversity of America’s musical heritage with artists from the full spectrum of genres: Bluegrass, yes but also Americana, Country, Soul, Blues, Rock N Roll, Gospel, Folk, and everything between.

12 episodes

Season Premiere

2017-09-06T04:00:00Z

7x01 The Mavericks

Season Premiere

7x01 The Mavericks

  • 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z30m

Enjoy the irresistible Cuban groove of the genre-leaping Grammy-winners fronted by the transcendent vocals of Raul Malo. The band has won awards from the Academy of Country Music, the Country Music Association and the Americana Music Association.

7x02 Chris Robinson Brotherhood

  • 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z30m

Listen to the group variously described as blues-rock, jamband and acid-Americana. Rolling Stone described their sound as “electrifying…boast[ing] a vintage rock vibe that’s at once quirky, trippy, soulful and downright magnetic.”

Hear a Georgia-born, internationally acclaimed band that defines the drive and precision of top shelf bluegrass. Celebrating their 25th anniversary, the group is a top pick on Amazon.com and a favorite of discerning bluegrass fans everywhere.

2017-09-27T04:00:00Z

7x04 Kasey Chambers

7x04 Kasey Chambers

  • 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z30m

Tune in for a set from a singer-songwriter who traveled from the Land Down Under to Tennessee’s “Show Down Under.” From a well-known producing/performing musical family, Chambers is one of Australia's most successful and celebrated country artists.

Don’t miss this performance by the five-time Grammy-winner. With a bio that boasts stints with Lester Flatt and Johnny Cash, Stuart is unsurpassed as a rhinestone showman and folk philosopher who has proudly remained to country.

2017-10-11T04:00:00Z

7x06 Parker Millsap

7x06 Parker Millsap

  • 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z30m

Enjoy a performance by a singer-songwriter deemed one of Nashville’s hottest new country roots artists. Winner of Americana’s 2016 Album of the Year, Millsap performs on guitar, harmonica and slide guitar.

2017-10-18T04:00:00Z

7x07 Rhonda Vincent & The Rage

7x07 Rhonda Vincent & The Rage

  • 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z30m

Tune in for a performance by the “Queen of Bluegrass," who tours with her band, The Rage, earning accolades for her mastery of the progressive chord structures and multi-range, fast-paced vocals intrinsic to bluegrass.

2017-10-25T04:00:00Z

7x08 Conor Oberst

7x08 Conor Oberst

  • 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z30m

Hear a set from a progressive singer/songwriter who has sung with numerous bands, including the Monsters of Folk supergroup. His songs of insight, detail and political awareness have earned him a large and devoted following.

2017-11-01T04:00:00Z

7x09 Don Bryant & The Bo-Keys

7x09 Don Bryant & The Bo-Keys

  • 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z30m

The word “soul” has powerful resonance – musically, culturally and spiritually. No contemporary band embodies the power of Soul more than the Bo-Keys, made up of session musicians from historic Stax and Hi Records studio bands including drummer Howard Grimes, organist Archie “Hubby” Turner, singer Percy Wiggins, Grammy-nominated bassist Scott Bomar, and trumpeter Ben Cauley.

7x10 Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors

  • 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z30m

Hailing from the dual musical poles of Memphis and East Nashville, this band has toured extensively with such diverse artists as The Avett Brothers, Ryan Adams, Los Lobos, and Susan Tedeschi and now regularly sell out Nashville’s famed Ryman Auditorium. The band was first seen nationally on PBS’ series, Legends and Lyrics.

2017-11-15T05:00:00Z

7x11 The McCrary Sisters

7x11 The McCrary Sisters

  • 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z30m

Nashville born and raised, the McCrary Sisters are the daughters of the late Rev. Sam McCrary, one-time preeminent leader of the Fairfield Four gospel quartet. Raised on harmony, these four siblings form one of the world’s premier gospel quartets in their own right.

Season Finale

2017-11-22T05:00:00Z

7x12 Blues Traveler

Season Finale

7x12 Blues Traveler

  • 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z30m

This high energy, multi-genre band blasted out of Princeton, N.J. atop the furious harmonica riffs of frontman John Popper. Testing skills in blues, reggae, folk, hip-hop, soul, and southern rock, the band in the end emerged as key players among the growing and loyal Jamband audiences. The Grammy-winning band is also known for its Top 40 hits such as Hook and Run-Around.

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