Bluegrass Underground

*Bluegrass Underground*
Bluegrass Underground
Also known as	The Caverns Sessions
Genre	Music
Created by	Todd Mayo
Directed by	James Yockey
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	58
Production
Executive producers	Todd Mayo; Todd Jarrell
Producers	Todd Jarrell; Todd Mayo
Cinematography	TNDV
Editor	Todd Jarrell
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Todd Squared, LLC
Original release
Network	PBS
Release	September 7, 2011 –; present

Also known asThe Caverns Sessions

GenreMusic^[1]

Created byTodd Mayo

Directed byJames Yockey

Bluegrass Underground was a musical television show taped live at The Caverns in the base of Monteagle Mountain. From 2008 to 2018, it was held in Cumberland Caverns.^[2] In 2011, it became a nationally syndicated television show airing on PBS.^[1] The program also aired weekly on the AM radio station WSM.^[3] On September 10, 2022, at the beginning of what would have been its eleventh season, Bluegrass Underground was rebranded as The Caverns Sessions to acknowledge the broader range of music featured in the program.^[4]

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