Bluegrass Underground

The Civil Wars

From multiple Grammy wins to The Hunger Games' soundtrack, 2012 is a breakout year for The Civil Wars. Intricately woven

Jerry Douglas

The thirteen time Grammy winner plays the dobro with unprecedented speed and haunting lyricism. Douglas is one of Nashvi

Sarah Jarosz

Singer-songwriter Sarah Jarosz performs.

Jim Lauderdale

Jim Lauderdale performs.

David Mayfield Parade

Raised on show business in a family band, David Mayfield made his name with award-winning progressive bluegrass group Ca

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver

Singer/mandolinist Doyle Lawson and his band perform progressive bluegrass and compelling a cappella Gospel.

Scott Miller & the Commonwealth

Americana pioneer Miller and his band, the Commonwealth, perform songs with a bluegrass and edgy mountain tinge.

The Timejumpers

The Timejumpers, a western-swing band whose members include Vince Gill, perform.

The Vespers

The Vespers perform.

The Del McCoury Band

Grammy-winning singer/guitarist Del McCoury and his band perform the "High Lonesome" sound and also explore new musical

Vince Gill

Country star and multiple Grammy winner Vince Gill, known for his razor-sharp instrumental skills, expressive tenor voic

The Black Lillies

The Black Lillies perform in the Sesaon 2 finale.

Old Crow Medicine Show

Season 3 kicks off with Old Crow Medicine Show.

Andrew Bird

The singer/violinist, multi-instrumentalist performs indie-folk rock with guest Tift Merritt.

Infamous Stringdusters

Infamous Stringdusters perform.

Johnnyswim

The folk-pop duo Johnnyswim perform.

Yonder Mountain String Band

Yonder Mountain String Band, a Colorado-based bluegrass group, perform.

Ben Sollee

Ben Sollee, a singer-songwriter and cellist, performs.

Steeldrivers

The Steeldrivers perform.

BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet

BeauSoleil, a Cajun-zydeco band, perform.

Leon Russell

Leon Russell performs.

North Mississippi Allstars

The three-time Grammy-nominated Allstars showcase an authentic brand of Dixie-fried roots-blues.

The Wood Brothers

The Wood Brothers perform.

Alison Brown Quartet

The Season 3 finale features the Alison Brown Quartet.

Widespread Panic

The Season 4 premiere features the successful jamband Widespread Panic who meld southern rock, blues-rock, funk and har

Steep Canyon Rangers

Steep Canyon Rangers perform.

Dave Eggar With Amy Lee & Hammerstep

Cellist Dave Eggar, singer Amy Lee (of Evanescence) and dance troupe Hammerstep perform.

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit perform.

David Grisman FolkJazz Trio

The David Grisman FolkJazz Trio perform.

Lucinda Williams

Singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams performs.

The Gibson Brothers

The Gibson Brothers showcase their amazing harmonies and whip-crack musicianship.

Davina & The Vagabonds

The frontwoman and the band sing through multiple generations and genres of New Orleans grooves.

Keller Williams With the Traveling McCourys

The eclectic jazz, funk, reggae, alt-rock guitar virtuoso joins the stellar Traveling McCourys.

Shovels & Rope

Shovels & Rope perform.

Hayes Carll

Singer-songwriter Hayes Carll performs.

Michael Martin Murphey

The Grammy nominee stirs up his own particular stew of folk, country-rock, pop and Western music.

Chip Taylor

Singer-songwriter Chip Taylor, whose songs include "Wild Thing" and "Angel of the Morning," performs.

Leftover Salmon

Leftover Salmon perform in the Season 5 premiere.

Earls of Leicester

Jerry Douglas' Earls of Leicester perform.

Amos Lee

Singer-songwriter Amos Lee performs.

Lee Ann Womack

Lee Ann Womack performs.

Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn

The bluegrass/jazz great is joined by his wife on clawhammer banjo.

Greensky Bluegrass

The Michigan-based Americana group Greensky Bluegrass performs.

Robert Earl Keen

Texas troubadour Robert Earl Keen performs.

Hot Rize

The hot bluegrass band of the 1970-1992 have reunited with a new guitar player but the same great sound.

Billy Joe Shaver

Country singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver performs.

Chatham County Line

Chatham County Line perform.

The Quebe Sisters

The Quebe Sisters, a western swing group, perform.

Railroad Earth

Railroad Earth, an Americana-based jam band, perform.

Dave Rawlings Machine

Savor the Underground debut of a group that personifies “Americana”: Guitarist-singer-songwriter Rawlings with Gilli

The Suffers

Welcome these relative newcomers, a 10-piece band fresh out of Houston and fronted by the massive-voiced singer Kam Fran

Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen

Join monster mandolinist (and chef) Frank Solivan and his band, Dirty Kitchen, whose sturdy matrix of bluegrass veined w

Hurray for the Riff Raff

Hurray for the Riff Raff - with Alynda Lee Segarra, who hopped freight trains across America before settling in sultry N

Mac McAnally

Enjoy a set by this Mississippi-raised musical force of nature-a Grammy winner, eight-time CMA Musician of the Year, sou

JJ Grey & MoFro

Described as a mash-up of jam band, blues, funk, soul and Southern rock, the songs of JJ Grey, the "North Florida sage a

The Cox Family

Hear the Cox family, who contributed several songs to the soundtrack of O Brother, Where Art Thou?-the best-selling root

The Lone Bellow

As his wife recovered from an accident that nearly paralyzed her, The Lone Bellow was born as a creative outlet for sing

Drivin' N Cryin'

Rolling Stone magazine explained veteran rockers DNC thusly, “Crunching hard rock is the Drivin’ part. Brittle count

Sierra Hull

The Tennessee mandolin prodigy is all grown up and comes to Bluegrass Underground fresh from releasing her third solo al

St. Paul & the Broken Bones

Seemingly born fully formed in 2012, this Birmingham, Alabama Soul band’s career hit the ground as big and strong as t

Jason & The Scorchers

Led by Illinois native Jason Ringenberg, the Scorchers crashed out of Nashville and began smashing down the walls betwee

The Mavericks

Enjoy the irresistible Cuban groove of the genre-leaping Grammy-winners fronted by the transcendent vocals of Raul Malo.

Chris Robinson Brotherhood

Listen to the group variously described as blues-rock, jamband and acid-Americana. Rolling Stone described their sound a

Russell Moore and Illrd Tyme Out

Hear a Georgia-born, internationally acclaimed band that defines the drive and precision of top shelf bluegrass. Celebra

Kasey Chambers

Tune in for a set from a singer-songwriter who traveled from the Land Down Under to Tennessee’s “Show Down Under.”

Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives

Don’t miss this performance by the five-time Grammy-winner. With a bio that boasts stints with Lester Flatt and Johnny

Parker Millsap

Enjoy a performance by a singer-songwriter deemed one of Nashville’s hottest new country roots artists. Winner of Amer

Rhonda Vincent & The Rage

Tune in for a performance by the “Queen of Bluegrass," who tours with her band, The Rage, earning accolades for her ma

Conor Oberst

Hear a set from a progressive singer/songwriter who has sung with numerous bands, including the Monsters of Folk supergr

Don Bryant & The Bo-Keys

The word “soul” has powerful resonance – musically, culturally and spiritually. No contemporary band embodies the

Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors

Hailing from the dual musical poles of Memphis and East Nashville, this band has toured extensively with such diverse ar

The McCrary Sisters

Nashville born and raised, the McCrary Sisters are the daughters of the late Rev. Sam McCrary, one-time preeminent leade

Blues Traveler

This high energy, multi-genre band blasted out of Princeton, N.J. atop the furious harmonica riffs of frontman John Popp

Billy Strings

Reaction to Billy Strings come in two varieties: “Who is this guy?” and “That kid can play!” Strings won IBMA 20

Aaron Lee Tasjan

With a distinct "indie folk grit," Berklee-trained Tasjan has always considered himself a songwriter first even as he bu

The Sam Bush Band

Raised on a Kentucky farm, The Father of Newgrass and King of Telluride has long since established himself as roots roya

Sweet Lizzy Project

This gifted septet conquers every stage they play. Songs penned in English, Spanish and French have led to tours in Vene

Tim O'Brien

With multiple awards from both Grammy and IBMA, this singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist grew up singing in chur

Lettuce

Formed in 1992, Lettuce was founded on a shared love of funk artists like Earth, Wind & Fire and Tower of Power. Lettuce

Kathy Mattea

With two Grammys and 15 Top 10 singles on the Billboard charts, Mattea is a storied Nashville singer/songwriter. A genui

The Reverend Osagyefo Sekou

Rev. Sekou's music offers a searing blend of North Mississippi Hill Country Music, Arkansas Delta Blues, Memphis Soul an

Turnpike Troubadours

Borrowing their name from the Indian Nation Turnpike that connected the more obscure dots of the Sooner state where they

Mary Gauthier

Hailing from New Orleans, Gauthier wrote her first song at the age of 35. Since, her extraordinarily confessional songs

Flatt Lonesome

Debuting in 2013, this band is a musical force with Grand Ole Opry appearances, Billboard charting albums, and three top

Brandi Carlile

Self taught, Washington-raised and Grammy nominated for Americana Album of the Year, Carlile’s style has revolved arou

Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper

Ten-time IBMA Fiddler of the Year Award and one of the premier musicians of his generation. Originally trained in the cl

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Truly iconic, profoundly influential, and a catalyst for an entire movement in country rock and American roots music, th

Amanda Shires

Singer-songwriter and violinist, road warrior, and recently minted MFA in creative writing, Amanda Shires cuts her own g

Keb' Mo'

Nashville-based singer-songwriting bluesman and four-time Grammy Award winner, Keb’ Mo’ has been described as "a liv

Josh Ritter

Ritter is a vocalist, musician, New York Times best-selling author, painter, and consummate live performer - a true arti

Lucero

Lucero’s first gig in Memphis was for a crowd of six. But for a band with a 20-year string of successes and aural iter

Brothers Osborne

Two talented boys from a working class Maryland family, the Brothers Osborne bring us a “twang-and-crunch,” equal pa

Gregory Alan Isakov

Isakov strikes a balance of space and instrumentation with precise arrangements and poignant lyrics.

Steve Earle and the Dukes

Producer, author, actor and singer-songwriter Steve Earle is master musician and writer's writer.

Lauren Morrow

Lauren Morrow showcases her broad vocal range and sweet Georgia drawl in her unique songs.

Glen Hansard

Glen Hansard brings the heart and soul of the Irish backed by a powerful Folk-Rock horn band.

The Devil Makes Three

The trio evokes songs from some bygone era, rooted in folk, delta blues, and reckless rock.

Mandy Barnett

Mandy Barnett has a keen interpretative sense and a powerful style rooted in Country and Pop.

Episode 1

Featuring Brandi Carlile, Sarah Jarosz, and The Wood Brothers.

Episode 2

Featuring Leon Russell, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Old Crow Medicine Show.

Episode 3

Featuring The Mavericks and Sweet Lizzy Project.

Episode 4

Featuring Kathy Mattea, Lauren Morrow, and Lucinda Williams.

Episode 5

Featuring Widespread Panic and Billy Strings.

Episode 6

Featuring Keb' Mo', The Suffers, and St. Paul & The Broken Bones.

Episode 7

Featuring Keb' Mo', The Suffers, and St. Paul & The Broken Bones.

Episode 8

Featuring Amanda Shires, Davina and the Vagabonds, Kasey Chambers, and Shovels & Rope.

Episode 9

Featuring Andrew Bird, Amos Lee, Mary Gauthier, and The Lone Bellow.

Episode 10

Featuring The McCrary Sisters, Mike Farris, and the Reverend Osagyefo Sekou.

Episode 11

Featuring Drivin' N' Cryin', Jason Isbell, Scott Miller and The Commonwealth, and more.

Episode 12

Featuring Drivin' N' Cryin', Jason Isbell, Scott Miller and The Commonwealth, and more.

Moon Taxi

Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway

Cha Wa

Shooter Jennings

Buffalo Nichols

Katie Pruitt

Watkins Family Hour

Gangstagrass

The Milk Carton Kids

Adia Victoria

Asleep at The Wheel

Brit Taylor

Allison Russell

Sierra Ferrell

Harley Kimbro Lewis

Lil' Smokies

Watchhouse

Iron & Wine

Peter Rowan

Cedric Burnside

Della Mae

Darin & Brooke Aldridge

Bill Miller

Kitchen Dwellers

Ozomatli

Shane Smith & The Saints

Lindsay Lou

Evan Honer

Dan Tyminski Band

Alvin Youngblood Hart's Muscle Theory

American Aquarium

Clay Street Unit

Elizabeth Cook

49 Winchester

The Texas Gentlemen

Big Richard

Shakey Graves

Ruby Waters

Violent Femmes

Bronwyn Keith-Hynes

String Cheese Incident Bio

Armchair Boogie

Oak Ridge Boys

Jesse Roper

The SteelDrivers

The Headhunters

Buckethead

Flatland Cavalry