Bluegrass Underground: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Bluegrass Underground is a musical adventure series presented by PBS affiliate WCTE that airs across the US on PBS stations. The series shines a light on purveyors of musical authenticity in a space unlike any other on (or under) earth. Bluegrass Underground celebrates the diversity of America's musical heritage with artists from the full spectrum of genre's: Bluegrass, yes but also Americana, Country, Soul, Blues, Rock N Roll, Gospel, Folk, and everything between. Bluegrass Underground emanates from the Volcano Room, a subterranean amphitheater 333 feet below McMinnville, Tennessee at historic Cumberland Caverns. The acoustic properties of the Volcano Room are singular. Audio engineers are amazed at the natural acoustics and world renowned lightning artist Allen Branton uses the space to paint light upon the primordial darkness found inside this cave. Music and light entwine in this series which celebrates the natural beauty and musical culture that is uniquely American. Discover the full spectrum of Americana and Roots music at Bluegrass Underground.

Series details

• Title: Bluegrass Underground
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Music
• Premiere date: 2011-09-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-06-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 13174
• IMDb ID: tt5075274
• TVDB ID: 261269

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-09-07; final listed air date 2011-11-23.
• Season 2: premiered 2012-09-05; final listed air date 2012-11-21.
• Season 3: premiered 2013-09-04; final listed air date 2013-11-20.
• Season 4: premiered 2014-09-03; final listed air date 2014-11-26.
• Season 5: premiered 2015-09-02; final listed air date 2015-11-18.
• Season 6: premiered 2016-09-07; final listed air date 2016-11-23.
• Season 7: premiered 2017-08-09; final listed air date 2017-08-09.
• Season 8: premiered 2018-09-05; final listed air date 2018-11-28.
• Season 9: premiered 2019-09-04; final listed air date 2019-11-20.
• Season 10: premiered 2021-03-21; final listed air date 2021-06-06.

Source and licence

Adapted from Bluegrass Underground on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.