The Best Episodes of Bluegrass Underground

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

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Truly iconic, profoundly influential, and a catalyst for an entire movement in country rock and American roots music, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, continues to add to their legendary status. With multi-platinum and gold records, strings of Top 10 hits, multiple Grammy, IBMA, CMA Awards, the band's accolades continue to accumulate.

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Nashville-based singer-songwriting bluesman and four-time Grammy Award winner, Keb’ Mo’ has been described as "a living link to the seminal Delta blues that traveled up the Mississippi River and across the expanse of America." A musical force defying typical genre labels, Mo’s post-modern blues style harkens many eras and genres, including folk, rock, jazz, pop and country.

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

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The bluegrass band 18 South kicks off the performance series, which is taped in Cumberland Caverns in McMinnville, Tenn.

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Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder perform.

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Singer-songwriter Will Hoge performs.

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Mike Farris and the McCrary Sisters perform.

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Cherryholmes perform.

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Singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle performs.

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Mountain Heart perform.

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Singer-songwriter Darrell Scott performs.

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The John Cowan Band.

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The Farewell Drifters perform.

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Monte Montgomery performs.

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The Season 1 finale features highlights from the season, including performances by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, Mike Farris and the McCrary Sisters, the John Cowan Band, Cherryholmes, and Will Hoge.

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From multiple Grammy wins to The Hunger Games' soundtrack, 2012 is a breakout year for The Civil Wars. Intricately woven phrasing and airtight harmonies mark the minimalist duo's powerfully ballads and astonishingly frank songs on the paradoxical nature of love.

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The thirteen time Grammy winner plays the dobro with unprecedented speed and haunting lyricism. Douglas is one of Nashville's most in-demand session players and is a longtime featured member of Alison Krauss & Union Station.

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Singer-songwriter Sarah Jarosz performs.

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Jim Lauderdale performs.

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Raised on show business in a family band, David Mayfield made his name with award-winning progressive bluegrass group Cadillac Sky. The singer/guitarist mixes acoustic-alternative and cutting-edge Americana with great showmanship.

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

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

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

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The Vespers perform.

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