The Arts | Bluegrass Underground: The Interviews | PBS
Duration: 07:59
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Bluegrass Underground
Broadcast Date: Dec. 5, 2011
Bluegrass Underground's creator, producers, director, lighting designer, illustrator, cave experts and the Cumberland Caverns staff all speak. From Todd Mayo's first flash of inspiration in the Volcano Room, to a chance meeting with filmmaker Todd Jarrell, to hauling 11 bands, 700 guests and $1,000,000 of audio, video & lighting gear 333-feet underground, this is the story from the start.
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