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"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.

Bluegrass Underground airs in the majority of the US at various times on PBS. Below is a list of markets and stations airing the series. Please check your local listings as schedules sometimes change and new airdates will be added. If the show is not carried in your market, an email or call to your local station's viewer services department can help.

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Billy Strings Confirms Fall Headline Tour Photo Billy Strings Confirms Fall Headline Tour
by Michael Major - April 25, 2023

Billy Strings will continue his extensive headline tour through this fall including newly confirmed shows at Portland’s Moda Center (two nights), Seattle’s WAMU Theater, Stanford’s Frost Amphitheater (two nights), Grand Rapids’ Van Andel Arena, Pittsburgh’s Petersen Events Center (two nights), and m...


Billy Strings Confirms Spring Headline Tour Dates Photo Billy Strings Confirms Spring Headline Tour Dates
by Michael Major - January 09, 2024

Billy Strings will continue his headline tour through this spring including newly confirmed shows at Tampa's Yuengling Center (two nights), St. Augustine's St. Augustine Amphitheatre (three nights), Lexington's Rupp Arena (two nights), Greenwood Village's Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre (two nights), a...


GREAT PERFORMANCES Presents 'Havana Time Machine' on PBS, Today Photo GREAT PERFORMANCES Presents 'Havana Time Machine' on PBS, Today
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2017

Born Raúl Francisco Martínez-Malo, Jr. to Cuban parents in Miami, the versatile roots-rock music singer embarks on a musical and historical odyssey through the present-day Cuban capital in Havana Time Machine, a US/Cuba collaborative musical showcase premiering as a special co-presentation of Great ...


PBS' GREAT PERFORMANCES Presents 'Havana Time Machine,' Today Photo PBS' GREAT PERFORMANCES Presents 'Havana Time Machine,' Today
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2017

The versatile roots-rock music singer embarks on a musical and historical odyssey through the present-day Cuban capital in Havana Time Machine, a US/Cuba collaborative musical showcase premiering as a special co-presentation of Great Performances and Latino Public Broadcasting's VOCES, Today, Octobe...


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by Michael Major - November 10, 2023

GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Billy Strings is nominated for three awards at the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards: Best Bluegrass Album (Me/And/Dad), Best American Roots Song (“California Sober” feat. Willie Nelson) and Best Country Duo/Group Performance (“High Note” with Dierks Bent...


Davina And The Vagabonds Release SUGAR DROPS Photo Davina And The Vagabonds Release SUGAR DROPS
by Tori Hartshorn - August 02, 2019

Davina and the Vagabonds release SUGAR DROPS, the first album from label, Red House Records. SUGAR DROPS marks the first time singer/songwriter/pianist Davina Sowers entered a proper studio to record an album. The Minneapolis-based artist holed up in Nashville's Compass Sound Studio with producer (a...


Drew & Ellie Holcomb to Return for Annual Neighborly Christmas in Nashville Photo Drew & Ellie Holcomb to Return for Annual Neighborly Christmas in Nashville
by Emily Bruno - November 28, 2017

This month, Drew & Ellie Holcomb are set to return for their annual Neighborly Christmas in Nashville, where they call home, and Memphis, Drew's hometown! Tickets for Nashville's show at the Schermerhorn Center on Dec. 10th are sold-out, however, limited tickets remain for their show at Memphis' Orp...


Valerie Smith's Latest Album RENAISSANCE Hits #2 On The Folk Alliance International F Photo Valerie Smith's Latest Album RENAISSANCE Hits #2 On The Folk Alliance International Folk Chart
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 18, 2021

Critically-Acclaimed, Grammy-Nominated, American Roots Artist Valerie Smith has announced that her 18th album Renaissance has debuted at #2 on the Folk Alliance International Folk Chart for the month of September, with FOUR songs landing in the Top 20. ...


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by Tori Hartshorn - May 21, 2019

Red House Records is announcing the release date for SUGAR DROPS, the first album for the label from Davina and the Vagabonds. They are sharing the track 'Little Miss Moonshine,' which you can listen to here....


Billy Strings to Release New Studio Album 'Highway Prayers' in September; First Singl Photo Billy Strings to Release New Studio Album 'Highway Prayers' in September; First Single Available Now
by Josh Sharpe - August 02, 2024

Highway Prayers, the highly anticipated new studio album from GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Billy Strings, will be released September 27. The first single, Leadfoot, is available now....


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by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 08, 2021

Most recently, he performed three nights at St. Augustine FL’s The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre, four nights at Columbia, SC’s Columbia Speedway Entertainment Center, and a sold-out show at Austin, TX’s Long Center....


Billy Strings Confirms Spring Headline Tour Photo Billy Strings Confirms Spring Headline Tour
by Michael Major - January 04, 2022

Strings has newly confirmed shows at Las Vegas’ Brooklyn Bowl, San Diego’s Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theater, Houston’s 713 Music Hall, Austin’s Moody Amphitheater, Dallas’ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, St. Augustine’s St. Augustine Amphitheatre (three nights) and Nashville’s historic ...


Billy Strings to Release 'Me/And/Dad' Album With His Father Terry Barber Photo Billy Strings to Release 'Me/And/Dad' Album With His Father Terry Barber
by Michael Major - October 03, 2022

In advance of the release, the pair’s new versions of bluegrass traditional “Long Journey Home” and George Jones’ “Life To Go” are debuting now. Watch the official video for “Long Journey Home,” directed by Roger Pistole and Scott Mele. Plus, check out upcoming tour dates....


Billy Strings Confirms Summer Headline Tour Dates Photo Billy Strings Confirms Summer Headline Tour Dates
by Michael Major - March 12, 2024

GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Billy Strings will continue his headline tour through this summer including back-to-back nights at Inglewood, CA’s Kia Forum, Bridgeport, CT’s Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater, State College, PA’s Bryce Jordan Center, Worcester, MA’s DCU Center an...


Billy Strings Kicks Off the Cola Concerts Spring Season with Four Shows at the Columb Photo Billy Strings Kicks Off the Cola Concerts Spring Season with Four Shows at the Columbia Speedway Entertainment Center
by A.A. Cristi - March 01, 2021

Billy Strings is coming to Columbia for four nights as part of the Cola Concert Series. The shows, set for April 1-4, will make up one of the largest live music events since the pandemic began. ...


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by Michael Major - December 06, 2022

Upcoming stops include Mobile’s Mobile Civic Center (two nights), Tampa’s Yuengling Center, St. Augustine’s St. Augustine Amphitheatre (three nights), Phoenix’s Arizona Financial Theatre, Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre, Austin’s Moody Center (two nights), Tulsa’s BOK Center, St. Louis’ Chaifetz Arena an...


Brothers Osborne to Perform During Halftime of the Detroit Lions 80th Thanksgiving Da Photo Brothers Osborne to Perform During Halftime of the Detroit Lions 80th Thanksgiving Day Classic
by Abigail Charpentier - November 08, 2019

EMI Nashville's Brothers Osborne is set to perform during halftime of the Detroit Lions 80th Thanksgiving Day Classic on Thursday, November 28. The performance will be televised as part of FOX's coverage of the game starting at 12:30pm ET/9:30am PT....


Billy Strings Confirms 2024 Winter Tour Dates Photo Billy Strings Confirms 2024 Winter Tour Dates
by Michael Major - November 06, 2023

GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Billy Strings will continue his acclaimed headline tour next year including newly confirmed shows at Asheville’s ExploreAsheville.com Arena (three nights), Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena (two nights) and Atlanta’s State Farm Arena (two nights)....


Billy Strings Wins Breakthrough Artist of the Pandemic at 2021 Pollstar Awards Photo Billy Strings Wins Breakthrough Artist of the Pandemic at 2021 Pollstar Awards
by Sarah Jae Leiber - June 17, 2021

Strings also debuted his new song, “Wargasm” featuring special guest RMR, earlier this month....


Brandi Carlile in Concert: A Bluegrass Underground Special, Now Streaming at PBS Photo Brandi Carlile in Concert: A Bluegrass Underground Special, Now Streaming at PBS
by Tori Hartshorn - August 14, 2018

“Brandi Carlile in Concert: A BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND Special” is now streaming in full for a limited time at PBS.org and can also be viewed on demand at Apple TV, RoKu and Amazon Prime. Watch HERE. Filmed at The Caverns, an underground venue located at the foot of Monteagle Mountain in Pelham, TN, th...


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by Michael Major - October 10, 2022

GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Billy Strings was featured on “CBS Sunday Morning” yesterday speaking with correspondent Conor Knighton. The piece adds to yet another landmark year for Strings, who will release Me/And/Dad, the first album he’s recorded with his dad, Terry Barber...


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by Kaitlin Milligan - January 21, 2020

Watkins Family Hour—the acclaimed musical collective featuring Grammy Award-winning siblings Sara and Sean Watkins—will release their highly anticipated new album, brother sister, April 10 via Family Hour Records/Thirty Tigers (pre-order here). In advance of the release, their new song, “Just Anothe...


VIDEO: Billy Strings Performs 'Red Daisy' on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! Photo VIDEO: Billy Strings Performs 'Red Daisy' on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!
by Michael Major - October 26, 2021

Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, performer and musician Billy Strings returned to “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” last night to perform his new song, “Red Daisy.” The track is from Strings’ acclaimed new album, Renewal, which was released last month....


Billy Strings Confirms Summer Headline Tour Photo Billy Strings Confirms Summer Headline Tour
by Michael Major - February 13, 2023

Billy Strings will extend his 2023 headline tour through this summer including newly confirmed shows at Norfolk’s Chartway Arena, Boston’s Leader Bank Pavilion (two nights), Portland, ME’s Thompson’s Point (two nights), Knoxville’s Knoxville Civic Coliseum and Huntsville’s Orion Amphitheater (two ni...


Billy Strings' Debut 'Austin City Limits' Taping to be Livestreamed Tonight Photo Billy Strings' Debut 'Austin City Limits' Taping to be Livestreamed Tonight
by Sarah Jae Leiber - July 07, 2021

Michigan-born and now Nashville-based, Strings arrived on the music scene as one of the most compelling new artists with the release of his 2017 debut LP, Turmoil & Tinfoil....






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