Bluegrass Underground
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{{Infobox television
| genre = Music{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/arts/exhibit/bluegrass-underground/ |title=Bluegrass Underground |author= |publisher=PBS |access-date=2019-02-04}}
| creator = Todd Mayo
| developer =
| director = James Yockey
| starring =
| theme_music_composer =
| opentheme =
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 8
| num_episodes = 58
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = Todd Mayo
Todd Jarrell
| producer = Todd Jarrell
Todd Mayo
| editor = Todd Jarrell
| cinematography = TNDV
| camera =
| runtime = 30 minutes
| company = Todd Squared, LLC
| network = PBS
| first_aired = {{start date|2011}}
| last_aired = 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.{{cite news |author= |title=Bluegrass Underground to have new home in 2018 |url=https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/music-business/article/20973006/bluegrass-underground-to-have-new-home-in-2018 |date=2017-09-18 |access-date=2019-02-04}} In 2011, it became a nationally syndicated television show airing on PBS. The program also aired weekly on the AM radio station WSM."Bluegrass Underground." WSM Online. Gaylord Entertainment, 2012. {{cite web|url=http://www.wsmonline.com/shows/bluegrass-underground/ |title=WSM Online :: Bluegrass Underground :: WSM 650AM "The Legend" |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119070405/http://www.wsmonline.com/shows/bluegrass-underground/ |archive-date=2013-01-19 |access-date=2012-12-29}} 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.{{cite web | url=https://www.thecaverns.com/news/the-caverns-sessions-carries-on-the-legacy-of-bluegrass-underground-on-pbs | title=The Caverns Sessions Carries on the Legacy of Bluegrass Underground on PBS | author=The Caverns | date=2022-09-06 | accessdate=2023-02-13 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906200018/https://www.thecaverns.com/news/the-caverns-sessions-carries-on-the-legacy-of-bluegrass-underground-on-pbs | archive-date=2022-09-06}}
Awards and nominations
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.{{cite web |url=https://cumberlandcaverns.com/bluegrass-underground-wins-4-emmys/ |title=4 Emmys awarded to Bluegrass Underground at Cumberland Caverns |author= |date=2015-02-04 |publisher=Cumberland Caverns |access-date=2019-02-04 }}
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."Spring 2012 CINE Golden Eagle Award Recipients." CINE Golden Eagle Award Recipients. [http://www.cine.org/winners/golden-eagle-award-recipients/spring-2012.php]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Accessed 2012-12-29. It received a Telly Silver Award that same year."Film/Video Silver Winners." Telly Awards. The Telly Awards, 2012. [http://www.tellyawards.com/winners/list/?l=T&pageNum_winners=13&totalRows_winners=597&event=&category=1&award=S] Accessed 2012-12-29.