Friday, February 26, 2010

WCTE to bring 'Bluegrass Underground' to national television


"MCMINNVILLE -- Organizers of the internationally acclaimed radio-concert series 'Bluegrass Underground' announce a special public television partnership to bring the unique 'musical adventure' series to a national audience. The series' pilot will be videotaped 333 feet below the surface in the acoustically pure Volcano Room, deep within Cumberland Caverns near McMinnville. The 'Bluegrass Underground' radio-concert series has been airing weekly since 2008 on country music's flagship station, 650 WSM-AM. Now, a partnership of concert promoter Todd Mayo's Loblolly Ventures, WCTE-DTV (PBS) and Emmy award-winning producer Todd Jarrell are developing the series for national distribution on public television.

''Bluegrass Underground' is a labor of love for all who are part of it, and the Volcano Room at Cumberland Caverns is one of the most majestic and magical spaces on, or under, the earth,' says Loblolly president Mayo. 'We are thrilled to be partnering with WCTE and Todd Jarrell, who together have a track record of creating quality cultural and musical television programming for national PBS audiences.' Read on...

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