- Hidden deep beneath the Cumberland Mountains in Grundy County, Tennessee lies one of the world's most magical musical adventures.

"The Caverns Sessions."

3 million years in the making, pure acoustics offer music from the heart of the American experience, center stage and deep inside the mountain.

This time welcoming Darin and Brooke Aldrich.

♪ Set it all down in the tear-stained letter ♪ - It's deep down musical diversity at "The Caverns Sessions."

Coming up next!

(cheering and applause) (upbeat Bluegrass music) ♪ Sometimes you just got to go ♪ ♪ Put your fate to the wind ♪ ♪ And sail into the great unknown ♪ ♪ Like a child, but acting fully grown ♪ ♪ That's how I left my Cumberland Plateau ♪ (upbeat Bluegrass music) ♪ He offered lovin' so fine ♪ ♪ A garden and home ♪ ♪ He tried to make me make him mine ♪ ♪ I left that fruit on the vine ♪ ♪ And wandered from my Cumberland Plateau ♪ ♪ Oh, midnight alone ...♪ ♪ Moonlight through maple is falling ♪ ♪ Oh, my Tennessee home, is calling... ♪ (upbeat Bluegrass music) (upbeat Bluegrass music) ♪ I guess I've come to believe ♪ ♪ When it comes to the heart ♪ ♪ My heart had nothin' up it's sleeve ♪ ♪ It only gives to receive ♪ ♪ The thing that it can't realize alone ♪ ♪ Oh, midnight alone... ♪ ♪ Moonlight through maple is falling ♪ ♪ Oh, my Tennessee home, is calling... ♪ ♪ I know we all get our turn ♪ ♪ To shake off the dust ♪ ♪ And laugh at what we think we've learned ♪ ♪ And if I never return ♪ ♪ I'll always have my Cumberland Plateau... ♪ ♪ I'll always have my Cumberland... ♪ ♪ My Cumberland Plateau ♪ ♪ Hey!

♪ (upbeat Bluegrass music) (cheering and applause) - We've been fortunate enough to play the Opry over 50 times since 2017, and we wrote a song about our experience and what the Opry means to us.

And we hope y'all like our song called, "Grand Ole Circle."

(upbeat Bluegrass music) (upbeat Bluegrass music) ♪ They cut it from the Ryman stage in 1974 ♪ ♪ Roy Acuff helped to place it just right on the Opry floor ♪ ♪ There's a microphone standing in the middle ♪ ♪ Where the chosen get to sing ♪ (upbeat Bluegrass music) ♪ Boots and heels have walked into it ♪ ♪ Left some scuffs and scars ♪ ♪ You can feel the ghost of Hank ♪ ♪ Singing Your Cheating Heart ♪ ♪ It survived a flood in 2010 ♪ ♪ There's not one show where its gone missing ♪ (upbeat Bluegrass music) ♪ That circle can't be broken ♪ ♪ It's always there and open ♪ ♪ With a light on it for those who sing their songs ♪ ♪ From Bill Monroe to Ricky ♪ ♪ To Flatt & Scruggs and Minnie ♪ ♪ 6 feet of wood it's been there all along ♪ ♪ God bless that Grand Ole Circle ♪ ♪ For all the years it's been ♪ ♪ For dreamers just like us to stand in ♪ (upbeat Bluegrass music) ♪ We saw it from the wings behind the ropes ♪ ♪ And were amazed at all the stars that it held up ♪ ♪ Never thought there'd be a day ♪ ♪ That we'd walk into that circle ♪ ♪ And hear Eddie Stubbs call our names ♪ (upbeat Bluegrass music) ♪ That circle can't be broken ♪ ♪ It's always there and open ♪ ♪ With a light on it for those who sing their songs ♪ ♪ From Marty, Vince, and Patty ♪ ♪ To Tater, George, and Tammy ♪ ♪ 6 feet of wood it's been there all along ♪ ♪ God bless that Grand Ole Circle ♪ ♪ For all the years it's been ♪ ♪ For dreamers just like us to stand in ♪ (upbeat Bluegrass music) ♪ It will always be there ♪ ♪ It'll live on and on ♪ ♪ Other dreamers will stand on it ♪ ♪ Long after we're gone ♪ ♪ That circle can't be broken ♪ ♪ It's always there and open ♪ ♪ With a light on it for those who sing their songs ♪ ♪ Whisperin' Bill and Jeannie Seely ♪ ♪ Loretta, Dolly, Emmy ♪ ♪ Six feet of wood it's been there all along ♪ ♪ God bless that grand ole circle ♪ ♪ For all the years it's been ♪ ♪ For dreamers just like us to stand in ♪ (upbeat Bluegrass music) ♪ For all the years it's been ♪ ♪ For dreamers just like us to stand in ♪ (upbeat Bluegrass music) - God Bless the Grand Ole Opry.

(cheering and applause) Thank you.

(cheering and applause) We're gonna do an old Richard Thompson song here for you.

Take you down to Louisiana in the Cajun Way I suppose.

And we call it, "The Tear Stained Letter."

(upbeat Bluegrass music) (upbeat Bluegrass music) ♪ It was three in the morning when he took me apart ♪ ♪ He wrecked my house and he wrecked my heart ♪ ♪ He danced on my head just like Arthur Murray ♪ ♪ The scars ain't gonna mend in a hurry ♪ ♪ Just when I thought that things would get better ♪ ♪ Right through the door came a tear stained letter ♪ ♪ Whoa, oh, oh Lord, Lord ♪ ♪ Cry and cry if it makes you feel better ♪ ♪ Set it all down in a tear-stained letter ♪ ♪ Whoa, oh, oh Lord, Lord ♪ ♪ Cry and cry if it makes you feel better ♪ ♪ Set it all down in a tear stained letter, hey ♪ (upbeat Bluegrass music) ♪ Well my head was spinning just a little too fast ♪ ♪ It was writing checks that my body couldn't cash ♪ ♪ I jumped to my feet I was reelin' and a dizzy ♪ ♪ I went for the phone but the line was busy ♪ ♪ Just when I thought that things would get better ♪ ♪ Right through the door came a tear stained letter ♪ ♪ Whoa, oh, oh Lord, Lord ♪ ♪ Cry and cry if it makes you feel better ♪ ♪ Set it all down in a tear-stained letter ♪ ♪ Whoa, oh, oh Lord, Lord ♪ ♪ Cry and cry if it makes you feel better ♪ ♪ Set it all down in a tear stained letter ♪ ♪ Yeah-eee ♪ (upbeat Bluegrass music) ♪ Now I like coffee and I like tea ♪ ♪ But I just don't like this feeling in me ♪ ♪ It makes me nervous it gives me the hives ♪ ♪ Looking for the truth in a pack of lies ♪ ♪ Just when I thought that things would get better ♪ ♪ Right through the door came a tear stained letter ♪ ♪ Whoa, oh, oh Lord, Lord ♪ ♪ Cry and cry if it makes you feel better ♪ ♪ Set it all down in a tear-stained letter ♪ ♪ Whoa, oh, oh Lord, Lord ♪ ♪ Cry and cry if it makes you feel better ♪ ♪ Set it all down in a tear stained letter ♪ ♪ Whoa, oh, oh Lord, Lord ♪ ♪ Cry and cry if it makes you feel better ♪ ♪ Set it all down in a tear-stained letter ♪ ♪ Whoa, oh, oh Lord, Lord ♪ ♪ Cry and cry if it makes you feel better ♪ ♪ Set it all down in a tear stained letter ♪ (upbeat Bluegrass music) (upbeat Bluegrass music) (cheering and applause) - Well, if you didn't catch a name of that one, that's called, "Tear Stained Letter."

Since we're in Tennessee let's do a little Tennessee flat top box.

We got any Johnny Cash fans, folks?

(audience cheering) (upbeat guitar music) ♪ In a little cabaret ♪ ♪ In a south Texas border town ♪ ♪ Sat a boy and his guitar ♪ ♪ And the people came from all around ♪ ♪ And all the girls ♪ ♪ From there to Austin ♪ ♪ Were slippin' away from home ♪ ♪ And puttin' jewelry and hopped to take the trip ♪ ♪ To go and listen ♪ ♪ To the little dark-haired boy who played the... ♪ ♪ Tennessee flat top box ♪ ♪ And he would play ♪ (upbeat guitar music) ♪ That's right ♪ (upbeat guitar music) (upbeat guitar music) ♪ Well, he couldn't ride or wrangle ♪ ♪ And he never cared to make it down ♪ ♪ But give him his guitar ♪ ♪ And he'd be happy all the time ♪ ♪ And all the girls ♪ ♪ From nine to ninety ♪ ♪ Were snappin' fingers, tappin' toes ♪ ♪ And beggin' him don't stop ♪ ♪ And hypnotized ♪ ♪ And fascinated ♪ ♪ By the little dark-haired boy who played the... ♪ ♪ Tennessee flat top box ♪ ♪ And he would play ♪ - Oh, what do y'all think of that little dark haired boy?

(audience cheering) (upbeat guitar music) ♪ Then one day he was gone ♪ ♪ And no one ever saw him 'round ♪ ♪ He vanished like the breeze ♪ ♪ They forgot him in the little town ♪ ♪ But all the girls ♪ ♪ Still dreamed about him ♪ ♪ And hung around the cabaret until the doors were locked ♪ ♪ And then one day ♪ ♪ On the hit parade ♪ ♪ Was the little dark-haired boy who played the ♪ ♪ Tennessee flat top box ♪ ♪ And he would play ♪ (upbeat guitar music) ♪ Oh, I'm sorry girls!

♪ (upbeat guitar music) ♪ He's mine!

♪ (upbeat guitar music) (upbeat guitar music) - Let me pick one.

(upbeat guitar music) (upbeat guitar music) (audience cheering) (upbeat guitar music) (audience cheering) (upbeat Bluegrass music) (upbeat Bluegrass music) (audience cheering) (upbeat Bluegrass music) (upbeat Bluegrass music) (audience cheering) (upbeat Bluegrass music) (cheering and applause) (upbeat Bluegrass music) (upbeat Bluegrass music) ♪ I don't want to be standing here ♪ ♪ With this ticket for this outbound plane ♪ ♪ 'Cause I've been here before ♪ ♪ But somehow it doesn't feel the same ♪ ♪ Talk is cheap, so we could talk all night long ♪ ♪ We may never figure out just where our love went wrong ♪ ♪ I don't want to be standin' here ♪ ♪ And I don't want to be talkin' here ♪ ♪ And I don't really care who's to blame ♪ ♪ 'Cause if love won't fly on its own free will ♪ ♪ It's gonna catch that outbound plane ♪ (upbeat Bluegrass music) ♪ The old folks say love's not forever anymore ♪ ♪ Because these young people walk away ♪ ♪ From love alone, to pace the floor ♪ ♪ Young or old I say that love is still the same ♪ ♪ And you may walk away from love ♪ ♪ But you'll fall head and heel again ♪ ♪ I don't want to be standin' here ♪ ♪ And I don't want to be talkin' here ♪ ♪ And I don't really care who's to blame ♪ ♪ 'Cause if love won't fly on its own free will ♪ ♪ It's gonna catch that outbound plane ♪ (upbeat Bluegrass music) ♪ Two lonely hearts in this airport knowing ♪ ♪ Neither cares where that other heart is going ♪ ♪ But if love won't fly on its own free will ♪ ♪ It's gonna catch that outbound plane ♪ (upbeat Bluegrass music) ♪ That crown you're wearin' ♪ ♪ Is just your halo turned upside down ♪ ♪ Where is the laughter we once shared ♪ ♪ Back in the lost and found ♪ ♪ These broken wings are gonna leave me here ♪ ♪ To stand my ground ♪ ♪ You can have that ticket ♪ ♪ For that lonely plane that's flyin' out ♪ ♪ I don't want to be standin' here ♪ ♪ And I don't want to be talkin' here ♪ ♪ And I don't really care who's to blame ♪ ♪ 'Cause if love won't fly on its own free will ♪ ♪ It's gonna catch that outbound plane ♪ ♪ 'Cause if love won't fly on its own free will ♪ ♪ It's gonna catch that outbound plane... ♪ Yeah!

(upbeat Bluegrass music) (upbeat Bluegrass music) (audience cheering) (upbeat Bluegrass music) (upbeat Bluegrass music) (audience cheering) (upbeat Bluegrass music) (upbeat Bluegrass music) (audience cheering) (upbeat Bluegrass music) (upbeat Bluegrass music) - God bless ya.

Y'all have a great evening, everybody!

(cheering and applause) (cheering and applause) Thank you, folks!

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