Bluegrass Anyone?

[Loon160T]

The wife obtained a couple of tickets for the "Bluegrass Underground" that was scheduled for yesterday. If any of you are bluegrass fans, I'd recommend that you check this out. The "Bluegrass Underground" is a concert held in the "Cumberland Caverns" cave, hence the expression underground.

The show we attended yesterday featured Dale Ann Bradley and Doyle Lawson with Quicksilver. Dale Ann played about 45 minutes and, after about a 15-minute break, Doyle and his group played about an hour-and-a-half. The show is taped for broadcast on WSM (650 AM) in Nashville on Saturdays at 5:00 pm.

We arrived at the caverns around 11:15 and a large group were taken into the cave at 12:00 noon. The cave is a constant 56 degrees so be prepared. The show started at 1:00 pm.

We had a great time and would recommend it to any bluegrass fans.

I hijacked a picture from previous "Underground" event from an HDR thread.

Edited September 7, 2009 by Loon160T
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[Guest SUNTZU]

I'd love to go to this. Thanks for posting.

[TripleDigitRide]

[Loon160T]

I guess I should have linked to their website: Bluegrass Underground

[Guest stovepipe]

If you don't like crowds you can always catch the echo of the show for a couple of days afterward...

The Steel Drivers are the best!

[memphismason]

Man I sure wished I was closer to that. That sounds awesome. I love me some Bluegrass.

[Fivestring63]

Wow, I couldn't imagine the acoustics in there.

[extremescene]

The acoustics are spectacular! It's counter-intuitive, but there is actually very little, if any, echo down in the volcano room of that cave. I'm the photographer there as well as a professional sound engineer. The caverns are so deep that sound doesn't bounce back and forth like you would expect... a natural phenomenon!

I highly recommend anyone who even remotely likes bluegrass to check out a show there... you won't regret it. It is a magical experience... Sept 25 is a great show with hot new female group, Those Darlins, as well as legend Charlie Louvin. Hope to see you guys there!

Edited September 9, 2009 by extremescene

[Loon160T]

Strangely enough, there were no noticeable echoes or acoustic issues I could detect. The show sounded fantastic and I think WSM did a great job. They also had a couple of video cameras set up on each side of the stage but, last time I checked, they haven't posted any pictures, videos or sound clips from this weekend's show.

[extremescene]

I was sick and couldn't make it Saturday so unless a fan turns in some photos, there won't be any from last show unfortunately.