Bluegrass Underground | |
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Genre | Music [1] |
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 |
Release | |
Original network | PBS |
Original release | 2011 – present |
Bluegrass Underground is 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 its eleventh season, Bluegrass Underground was rebranded as The Caverns Sessions to acknowledge the broader range of music featured in the program. [4]
Bluegrass Underground season two was awarded four Emmys (Mid-South) for Best Entertainment Program, Best Director/Program, Excellence in Audio, and Excellence in Lighting Design. That season's series was also Emmy-nominated for Best Photography/Program and Technical Achievement. [5]
Bluegrass Underground Season One won the Emmy (Mid-South) for Lighting Design and in addition was nominated for EMMYs in the categories of Best Arts Program, Excellence in Audio, Best Photography/Program, and Technical Achievement. Bluegrass Underground Season One also was awarded by Cine Golden Eagle Award for professional non-fiction in spring 2012. [6] It received a Telly Silver Award that same year. [7]
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