Bluegrass Underground

Season 7

12 episodes · Sep 6, 2017

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  • The Mavericks
    S7E1

    The Mavericks

    Sep 6, 201730m

    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.

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  • Chris Robinson Brotherhood
    S7E2

    Chris Robinson Brotherhood

    Sep 13, 201730m

    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.”

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  • Russell Moore and Illrd Tyme Out
    S7E3

    Russell Moore and Illrd Tyme Out

    Sep 20, 201730m

    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.

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  • Kasey Chambers
    S7E4

    Kasey Chambers

    Sep 27, 201730m

    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.

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  • Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives
    S7E5

    Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives

    Oct 4, 201730m

    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.

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  • Parker Millsap
    S7E6

    Parker Millsap

    Oct 11, 201730m

    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.

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  • Rhonda Vincent & The Rage
    S7E7

    Rhonda Vincent & The Rage

    Oct 18, 201730m

    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.

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  • Conor Oberst
    S7E8

    Conor Oberst

    Oct 25, 201730m

    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.

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  • Don Bryant & The Bo-Keys
    S7E9

    Don Bryant & The Bo-Keys

    Nov 1, 201730m

    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.

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  • Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors
    S7E10

    Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors

    Nov 8, 201730m

    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.

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  • The McCrary Sisters
    S7E11

    The McCrary Sisters

    Nov 15, 201730m

    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.

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  • Blues Traveler
    S7E12

    Blues Traveler

    Nov 22, 201730m

    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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