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Bluegrass Underground Episode Rating Graph
Sep 2011 - Jun 2021
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Sep 2011 - Jun 2021
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Browse episode ratings trends for Bluegrass Underground. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of Bluegrass Underground's 122 episodes.
S8 Ep1
10.0
5th Sep 2018
Reaction to Billy Strings come in two varieties: “Who is this guy?” and “That kid can play!” Strings won IBMA 2016 Momentum Awards Instrumentalist of the Year (for guitar, banjo and mandolin) and was voted #1 in The Bluegrass Situation’s Top 16 of 16. Michigan-raised from a long line of players, Billy Strings is a phenomenon whose articulation and entire approach is totally authentic.
S8 Ep12
9.0
21st Nov 2018
Self taught, Washington-raised and Grammy nominated for Americana Album of the Year, Carlile’s style has revolved around several genres, including pop, rock, alternative country, and folk with songs serving as personal stories of parents and childhood, of divorces and religion, of marriage and having children, and of love and of loss.
S8 Ep9
9.0
31st Oct 2018
Borrowing their name from the Indian Nation Turnpike that connected the more obscure dots of the Sooner state where they cut their artistic teeth, the Troubadours have honed a rowdy, quick-witted sound that’s brought together folks of all stripes. With a raw-boned energy and a knack for capturing slices of life in vivid detail, the band has evolved from acoustic explorations of Townes Van Zandt and Jerry Jeff Walker to full-throttle roadhouse country twang-tinged with a certain punk attitude hanging over from the band’s early years.
S9 Ep11
8.0
13th Nov 2019
The trio evokes songs from some bygone era, rooted in folk, delta blues, and reckless rock.
S9 Ep8
8.0
23rd Oct 2019
Producer, author, actor and singer-songwriter Steve Earle is master musician and writer's writer.
S9 Ep5
8.0
2nd Oct 2019
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 iterations, who carried the alt-country torch back in the '90s and helped pave the way for “Americana,” Lucero have returned to what inspired them in the first place. They tour behind a streamlined sound honoring their seminal southern and rock influences.
S8 Ep13
8.0
28th Nov 2018
Ten-time IBMA Fiddler of the Year Award and one of the premier musicians of his generation. Originally trained in the classical Suzuki method, Cleveland’s blistering technical fluency pairs amazingly with Flamekeeper's tight harmonies and jaw dropping instrumental trades, finding balance between Bluegrass founding fathers and breaking new ground.
S8 Ep7
8.0
17th Oct 2018
With two Grammys and 15 Top 10 singles on the Billboard charts, Mattea is a storied Nashville singer/songwriter. A genuine storyteller drawing on Appalachian roots, hers are classics infused with Bluegrass, Gospel and Celtic influences. Mattea pulls an acoustic eclectic set in duo long-time collaborator Bill Cooley featuring new material mixed with her extensive and decades-deep archive.
S8 Ep5
8.0
3rd Oct 2018
With multiple awards from both Grammy and IBMA, this singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist grew up singing in church and in school, becoming a lifelong devotee of Old Time and Bluegrass music. First touring nationally in the 1980’s with Colorado Bluegrass band Hot Rize, O’Brien’s range over original compositions and traditional arrangements.
S8 Ep3
8.0
19th Sep 2018
Raised on a Kentucky farm, The Father of Newgrass and King of Telluride has long since established himself as roots royalty, soaking up honors such as an Americana Music Association Lifetime Achievement Award, three Grammys, and multiple International Bluegrass Music Association trophies. After a lifetime of channeling energy toward jazz, folk, blues, reggae, country swing, and bluegrass, Bush still strives relentlessly to create something new.
S8 Ep2
8.0
12th Sep 2018
With a distinct "indie folk grit," Berklee-trained Tasjan has always considered himself a songwriter first even as he built creds with glam-rockers New York Dolls, southern rockers Drivin’ N Cryin’, arena rockers Semi Precious Weapons and British rockers Alberta Cross. Imbued with wry wit, a sharp tongue and a lot of heart, his songs harken John Prine, Tom Petty, Guy Clark, and Steve Goodman, solidifying him as one of the most intriguing songwriters to emerge in some time.
S1 Ep1
1.0
7th Sep 2011
The bluegrass band 18 South kicks off the performance series, which is taped in Cumberland Caverns in McMinnville, Tenn.
S5 Ep12
6.0
18th Nov 2015
Railroad Earth, an Americana-based jam band, perform.
S8 Ep4
6.0
26th Sep 2018
This gifted septet conquers every stage they play. Songs penned in English, Spanish and French have led to tours in Venezuela, Canada, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Russia, France, China and Portugal. Traditional Latin rhythms, Classical influences and American Roots-Rock sensibilities offer a fresh, truly singular approach perhaps best described as “Pan Americana.”
S9 Ep12
6.0
20th Nov 2019
Mandy Barnett has a keen interpretative sense and a powerful style rooted in Country and Pop.
S9 Ep2
6.5
11th Sep 2019
Singer-songwriter and violinist, road warrior, and recently minted MFA in creative writing, Amanda Shires cuts her own genre blended roots-rock with fierce-sweet violin, soaring vocals and critically acclaimed compositions. Shires was Americana’s 2017 Emerging Artist of the Year and won for Best Americana Album with husband Jason Isbell’s band, The 400 Unit.
S1 Ep2
7.0
14th Sep 2011
Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder perform.
S1 Ep3
7.0
21st Sep 2011
Singer-songwriter Will Hoge performs.
S4 Ep7
7.0
15th Oct 2014
The Gibson Brothers showcase their amazing harmonies and whip-crack musicianship.
S6 Ep1
7.0
7th Sep 2016
Savor the Underground debut of a group that personifies “Americana”: Guitarist-singer-songwriter Rawlings with Gillian Welch, Punch Brothers bassist Paul Kowert, fiddler Brittany Haas and former Old Crow Medicine Show guitarist Willie Watson.
S7 Ep1
7.0
6th Sep 2017
Enjoy the irresistible Cuban groove of the genre-leaping Grammy-winners fronted by the transcendent vocals of Raul Malo. The band has won awards from the Academy of Country Music, the Country Music Association and the Americana Music Association.
S7 Ep2
7.0
13th Sep 2017
Listen to the group variously described as blues-rock, jamband and acid-Americana. Rolling Stone described their sound as “electrifying…boast[ing] a vintage rock vibe that’s at once quirky, trippy, soulful and downright magnetic.”
S1 Ep1
1.0
7th Sep 2011
The bluegrass band 18 South kicks off the performance series, which is taped in Cumberland Caverns in McMinnville, Tenn.
S1 Ep2
7.0
14th Sep 2011
Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder perform.
S1 Ep3
7.0
21st Sep 2011
Singer-songwriter Will Hoge performs.
S1 Ep4
28th Sep 2011
Mike Farris and the McCrary Sisters perform.
S1 Ep5
5th Oct 2011
Cherryholmes perform.
S1 Ep6
12th Oct 2011
Singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle performs.
S1 Ep7
19th Oct 2011
Mountain Heart perform.
S1 Ep8
26th Oct 2011
Singer-songwriter Darrell Scott performs.
S1 Ep9
2nd Nov 2011
The John Cowan Band.
S1 Ep10
9th Nov 2011
The Farewell Drifters perform.
S1 Ep11
16th Nov 2011
Monte Montgomery performs.
S1 Ep12
23rd Nov 2011
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.
The first episode of Bluegrass Underground aired on September 07, 2011.
The last episode of Bluegrass Underground aired on June 06, 2021.
There are 122 episodes of Bluegrass Underground.
There are 10 seasons of Bluegrass Underground.
No.
Bluegrass Underground has ended.