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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.
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Episode 1 - The Mavericks
Release Date: 2017-09-06Enjoy 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.
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Episode 2 - Chris Robinson Brotherhood
Release Date: 2017-09-13Listen 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.”
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Episode 3 - Russell Moore and Illrd Tyme Out
Release Date: 2017-09-20Hear 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.
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Episode 4 - Kasey Chambers
Release Date: 2017-09-27Tune 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.
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Episode 5 - Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives
Release Date: 2017-10-04Don’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.
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Episode 6 - Parker Millsap
Release Date: 2017-10-11Enjoy 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.
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Episode 7 - Rhonda Vincent & The Rage
Release Date: 2017-10-18Tune 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.
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Episode 8 - Conor Oberst
Release Date: 2017-10-25Hear 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.
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Episode 9 - Don Bryant & The Bo-Keys
Release Date: 2017-11-01The 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.
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Episode 10 - Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors
Release Date: 2017-11-08Hailing 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.
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Episode 11 - The McCrary Sisters
Release Date: 2017-11-15Nashville 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.
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Episode 12 - Blues Traveler
Release Date: 2017-11-22This 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.