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

"The Caverns Sessions" three 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, Harley, Kimbro & Lewis.

♪ ...if you don't... ♪ It's deep down musical diversity at "The Caverns Sessions".

Coming up next.

(cheering and applause) (gentle music) ♪ I got neighbors who don't realize ♪ ♪ They got neighbors who do everything right ♪ ♪ Midday, morning even at night, ♪ ♪ but they're out of sight ♪ ♪ Well, I used to have a good neighbor that I liked a lot ♪ ♪ They mowed their grass a little too fast ♪ ♪ But they always had great pot ♪ ♪ Now the pot they got might have been bought ♪ ♪ From the brothers across the way ♪ ♪ They got a motorbike I kinda like ♪ ♪ They only ride it when it rains ♪ ♪ I got neighbors who don't realize ♪ ♪ They got neighbors who like to criticize ♪ ♪ Everything they own illuminates at night ♪ ♪ But they're out of sight ♪ (gentle music) ♪ Next to them is a vacant lot with one tall leaning pine ♪ ♪ It sits a little too close to the light post ♪ ♪ That carries the power lines ♪ ♪ Two doors down lives a family of clowns ♪ ♪ Acting like they on TV ♪ ♪ I'm pretty sure I know more about them ♪ ♪ Than I do my own family ♪ ♪ I got neighbors who don't realize ♪ ♪ They got neighbors who like to sleep at night ♪ ♪ Everybody's dog is getting ready for a fight ♪ ♪ But they're out of sight ♪ (gentle acoustic music) (gentle acoustic music) ♪ Next to me is now a B&B, more or less a revolving door ♪ ♪ And the mail trucks seem to keep up ♪ ♪ Delivering grocery stores ♪ ♪ My favorite neighbors live down the street ♪ ♪ I see 'em every other day ♪ ♪ If we lived any closer to one another ♪ ♪ We'd run out of things to say ♪ ♪ I got neighbors who don't realize ♪ ♪ They got neighbors who do everything right ♪ ♪ Midday, morning, even at night, ♪ ♪ but they're outta sight ♪ (gentle music) (cheering and applause) - This is a banjo, and I'm gonna play it now.

And I was told not to apologize for such an act.

I grew up in a place called Morristown, Tennessee.

(audience cheers) Yes indeed, Dolly lives just up the street from my mom.

That is a lie.

(audience laughs) That is not accurate.

She does not live close to my- Thank you for the compliment.

This is audience participation part of the show, ma'am.

(audience laughs) Uh, I'm gonna do a song about a house I used to live in in Knoxville, Tennessee, and I hated that house.

(audience cheers) Yes, yes, yes, yes.

- Big round of applause for hate.

- Yeah, big round of applause for hate, good point, Sam.

(audience laughs) (Bluegrass banjo music) (Bluegrass banjo music) ♪ Well, I've got a chair at home that squeaks ♪ ♪ And I gotta rug at home, it stinks ♪ ♪ My hardwood floor, it sags and dips ♪ ♪ My kitchen tap, it always drips ♪ ♪ Yellow sponges I throw away ♪ ♪ But the fruit flies come back every day ♪ ♪ And my ratty couch is where I sit ♪ ♪ It's the only place that I seem to fit ♪ (Bluegrass banjo music) ♪ Well, I've got grass that's always tall ♪ ♪ In some spots, it don't grow at all ♪ ♪ And I got a mailbox full of bills ♪ ♪ And I gotta buy more aspirin pills ♪ ♪ When it rains, my chimney leaks ♪ ♪ And my garden hose is full of kinks ♪ ♪ My chain link fence, it sags and bows ♪ ♪ My bright zip tie is to close the holes ♪ (Bluegrass music) ♪ It's red rust in my white bath tub ♪ ♪ And bars of soap I've worn down to nubs ♪ ♪ And a hundred books I'll never read ♪ ♪ More Tupperware than one man needs ♪ ♪ Sharpened spoons and dulled knives ♪ ♪ And no two cups that look alike ♪ ♪ My Frigidaire won't make no ice ♪ ♪ And my kitty cat don't catch no mice ♪ (Bluegrass music) (Bluegrass music) ♪ And I got lists, they're half crossed-out ♪ ♪ And I got knees plumb full of doubt ♪ ♪ And I got a hound dog that always pouts ♪ ♪ I get up and let that hound dog out ♪ ♪ And I got guns I'll never shoot ♪ ♪ And I got one set of every boot ♪ ♪ I got hats I'll never wear ♪ ♪ And I'm gonna sit down in my chair ♪ (Bluegrass music) (Bluegrass music) ♪ And I've got habits that I can't keep ♪ ♪ And I've gone to get some kind of sleep.

♪ ♪ I'll lay there staring at my wall.

♪ ♪ And most nights I don't dream at all ♪ ♪ For I got gutters that are falling down ♪ ♪ And I owe a bunch of folks downtown ♪ ♪ I owe the whole damn neighborhood ♪ ♪ And I'd pay 'em back in if I could ♪ ♪ I told the whole damn neighborhood ♪ ♪ I'd pay em back, man, if I could ♪ (Bluegrass banjo music) (Bluegrass banjo music) (cheering and applause) - Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Thank you, Pelham, thank you.

(applause and cheering) Making me feel home, I really appreciate that.

Thank you.

(audience claps) - Well, clearly I am the one who is not living in Tennessee currently, as you can tell from the Boston accent.

(audience laughs) I'm joking.

So I don't know, what can I tell you about myself?

Kind of a self-confessed guitar slut.

(audience laughs) That's a thing.

I've recently found a wonderful online platform where my guitar obsession and alcohol have come together.

And it's called eBay.

(audience laughs) I recently found myself in the small hours navigating the dark corners of that wonderful platform.

Bought myself a guitar from Hawaii made in the 1920s.

It was tuned to the traditional Hawaiian tuning.

And that was a brand new thing for me.

I had no idea what to do with that.

So I sat in my kitchen trying to think of a song, that could have some kind of Hawaiian slant to it.

So I wrote this next song from the mindset of a, of a cowboy who wants to move to Hawaii, like a Hawaiian cowboy.

I know that sounds like a missing page from the Karma Sutra.

But, the idea is this guy wants to, he wants quit his job.

It may be the 1930s somewhere.

He's found a postcard of Waikiki Bay.

And he's just dreaming, while he's riding his horse thinking, I'm off, I'm gonna move to Hawaii and learn to surf.

So this is called, "Cowboy in Hawaii" (upbeat guitar music) (upbeat guitar music) ♪ I'm nobody's sweetheart, nobody's fool... ♪ ♪ My pony knows which way to go, ♪ ♪ and I don't argue ♪ ♪ Postcard in my pocket, ragged and worn ♪ ♪ But you could still just see ♪ ♪ Waikiki shining like a new coin ♪ ♪ I've been dreaming of an island paradise, ♪ ♪ so they say... ♪ ♪ Do they need any cowboys in Hawaii ♪ ♪ Another day, another dollar, ♪ ♪ I lay my sleepy head down ♪ ♪ Under western skies, I close my eyes and drift away ♪ ♪ Maybe I could learn to surf ♪ ♪ like Duke Kahanamoku ♪ ♪ Ride the tropical swells, meet the the local girls ♪ ♪ Just let me dream, dream, dream ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm dreaming of an island paradise, ♪ ♪ so they say... ♪ ♪ Do they need any cowboys in Hawaii ♪ (upbeat guitar music) ♪ Trade this old pony for white horses in the waves ♪ ♪ Do they need any cowboys in Hawaii ♪ (upbeat guitar music) (upbeat guitar music) ♪ Honolulu, how do you do ♪ ♪ Ukulele, yippee-ki-yay ♪ ♪ Do you need any cowboys in Hawaii ♪ (upbeat guitar music) ♪ Trade this old pony for white horses in the waves ♪ ♪ Do they need any cowboys ♪ ♪ Do they need any cowboys ♪ ♪ Do they need any cowboys in Hawaii ♪ (upbeat guitar music) (cheering and applause) (cheering and applause) - Sam, Martin informed me that we've never played in a cave in England when we play over there, because they're all full of cheese, which is... See this woman, she just went, oh, I, I didn't know that.

I didn't know that either.

It wasn't a joke, they all laughed.

You and me, we're cool, I'll see you at the CD table.

Buy everything.

(audience laughs) - I like a good cheese joke.

- Me too.

(audience laughs) - You all might not be able to hear it because you're having such a great time, but there's this little stream back here.

It's so pleasant.

I wanna take a nap and go to the bathroom at the same time.

(audience laughs) But I'm not gonna do either.

(audience laughs) We've toured in many different facets together.

And we just wanted to write songs, honestly, that just made us feel good, and uh, and to have a good time doing it, and to share it with whoever might wanna hear it.

And uh, it's been such a treat to get the takeout into the world.

This is our first U.S. tour.

This is a very special treat for us, and.

(audience cheers) Yeah.

(audience claps) So one of the first songs we wrote together is this next song that we're gonna play.

And we were about three weeks out from making the record and we hadn't written anything yet... 'cause we are overachievers.

(audience laughs) So we started scramping and you know, like sending voice memos and ideas and melodies and stuff.

Martin started sending over lines about how, I'm not gonna do this if you don't do that.

And I'm not going there if you're not gonna do that.

And Kimbro and I were quite convinced he was just sending us things that his children were saying.

(audience laughs) But it turned into a really sweet song that we'd love to play for you right now.

One, two, three, four... ♪ I'm not going to Tokyo if you're not going too ♪ ♪ I'm not feeding any animals in the Tokyo zoo ♪ ♪ I'm not catching the bullet train ♪ ♪ Even if we skip the queue ♪ ♪ I'm not going to Tokyo if you don't go to Tokyo too ♪ (gentle music) ♪ I'm not swimming in the ocean if you're not swimming too ♪ ♪ I'm not taking any directions ♪ ♪ Unless they're coming from you ♪ ♪ I'm not dancing in the dark even if it's on the moon ♪ ♪ I'm not going to Tokyo if you don't go to Tokyo too ♪ (gentle music) ♪ Sweet dreams and harmonies don't last very long ♪ ♪ Hope I make it to Tokyo, I hope you get to come along ♪ (gentle acoustic music) (gentle acoustic music) ♪ I'm not sipping any sake unless you're sipping too ♪ ♪ And I'm not walking for hours around the Harajuku ♪ ♪ I'm not getting any souvenirs, photographs or the flu ♪ ♪ I'm not going to Tokyo if you don't go to Tokyo too ♪ (gentle acoustic music) ♪ Sweet dreams and harmonies don't last very long ♪ ♪ Hope I make it to Tokyo, I hope you get to come along ♪ (gentle acoustic music) ♪ Hope I make it to Tokyo, I hope you get to come along ♪ (applause and cheering) - Thank you friends, thank you very, very much.

We're so, so thrilled, honored, humbled to be here with all of you.

And it's not lost on us that you don't often get to play in a place that sounds really great and looks really cool, in a cool place, and the audience is amazingly kind.

And that's the combination of three things here that we're very grateful for.

(audience applause) Oh yeah, oh yeah.

(audience claps) We're gonna do a song now that I'd like to do for well, all of you once again.

But it's not about any of you, I'm sure, it's called, "I'm not a Real Good Man, but I'm a Real Good Guy to Know" And it's for that lady right there who actually knows a song that I've written.

And today is the best day of my life.

(audience cheers) That lady.

- You get a taco and you get a taco.

- What is your name?

Nancy?

- Vanessa.

- Vanessa, Nancy/Vanessa loves this song.

Okay, we're gonna do this in the key of F. Everybody capo's fret one, everybody good?

Not you, cool.

(hums indistinctly) We've been practicing harmonies in the car.

They're getting almost okay.

- Practicing.

Kimbro's trying to teach us how to sing harmonies.

- Yeah, well, you know, they're trying to teach me how to not talk too much.

One, two.

♪ If it fell off the wagon, if it come off the shelf ♪ ♪ If it's fit to be havin', then I've got it for sale ♪ ♪ If you need it real quick but you're short on dough ♪ ♪ I'm not a real good man, I'm a real good guy to know ♪ ♪ Tell me, have you got any copper ♪ ♪ Hey, have you got any lead ♪ ♪ 'Cause I can make you an offer ♪ ♪ Right off the top of my head ♪ ♪ Say your church house leaks but your pipes won't flow ♪ ♪ I'm not a real good man, I'm a real good guy to know ♪ ♪ 'Cause I can take your silver I turn it into gold ♪ ♪ I'm not a real good man, I'm a real good guy to know ♪ ♪ Oh, you say you got a broke limb, you ain't got no plan ♪ ♪ I can sell you insurance, I got mine second hand ♪ ♪ No, I'm no doctor, no degree to show ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm not a real good man ♪ ♪ I'm a real good guy to know, know, know ♪ ♪ Some call me gypsy, some call me a thief, huh!

♪ ♪ And I can get a bit tipsy ♪ ♪ And still make ends meet, meet, meet ♪ ♪ You need a getaway car, car, car ♪ ♪ You need a go-fast boat, boat, boat ♪ ♪ I'm not a real good man, I'm a real good guy to know ♪ ♪ 'Cause I can take your silver and turn it into gold ♪ ♪ I'm not a real good man, I'm a real good guy to know ♪ (upbeat acoustic music) (upbeat acoustic music) ♪ If it fell off the wagon, if it fell off the shelf ♪ ♪ If it's fit to be havin', Vanessa got it for sale ♪ (audience laughs) ♪ If you need it real quick whoo but you're short on dough... ♪ ♪ I'm not a real good man, Nancy ♪ ♪ I'm a real good guy to know ♪ (audience laughs) ♪ 'Cause I can take your silver, I turn it into gold ♪ ♪ I'm not a real good man, I'm a real good guy to know ♪ - Sing it one time.

♪ I'm not a real good man, I'm a real good guy to know ♪ (bass music ending) (cheering and applause) - Been an honor, friends, thank you very much for having us.

We'd love to come back sometime.

Thank you, thank you.

(audience cheers) Come on, thank you very much.

(cheering and applause) ♪ ♪