- 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 the Dan Tyminski Band.

♪ I was born and raised ♪ - It's deep down sound in "The Caverns."

Coming up next!

(cheering and applause) - Thank you so much.

Welcome, welcome.

(upbeat bluegrass music) (upbeat bluegrass music) ♪ Well, the rain is a-pourin' down ♪ ♪ In a fury ♪ ♪ And the road is lookin' long ♪ ♪ And the only thing that comes to mind ♪ ♪ Is the tune of this sad song ♪ ♪ Tune of this sad song ♪ ♪ Oh, Lord ♪ (upbeat bluegrass music) (upbeat bluegrass music) ♪ Well, the wind is a-creepin' ♪ ♪ Up my back ♪ ♪ Through the door, through the roof ♪ ♪ Through the window crack ♪ ♪ Tossin' and a-turnin' all night long ♪ ♪ To the rhythm and the sound ♪ ♪ Of a saddened song ♪ ♪ Saddened song ♪ ♪ Oh, Lord ♪ (upbeat bluegrass music) (upbeat bluegrass music) ♪ In a dream of passion, I saw a face ♪ ♪ Of a beautiful woman ♪ ♪ In a terrible place ♪ ♪ She looked at me ♪ ♪ Then she called for you ♪ ♪ Then she closed her eyes ♪ ♪ And she sang this tune ♪ ♪ Sang this tune ♪ ♪ Oh, Lord ♪ (upbeat bluegrass music) (upbeat bluegrass music) (cheering and applause) - [Dan] Thank you so much.

(cheering and applause) Thank you so much.

Thank you, thank you.

We are here at The Caverns.

Oh my gosh, what a place to get to play music.

(cheering and applause) It's amazing.

(cheering and applause) Thank you.

(upbeat bluegrass music) (upbeat bluegrass music) (audience cheers) (upbeat bluegrass music) (upbeat bluegrass music) (audience cheers) (upbeat bluegrass music) (upbeat bluegrass music) (audience cheers) (upbeat bluegrass music) (upbeat bluegrass music) (audience cheers) (upbeat bluegrass music) (upbeat bluegrass music) (cheering and applause) - [Dan] Thank you.

(cheering and applause) Thank you so much.

That was an old song called, "Sourwood Mountain."

You don't know this, I grew up a banjo player.

I used to sit in the living room, and my mom would make me play that song all day every day.

It was apparently the only one she liked.

(audience laughs) This is a song that I wrote a little while back.

I was in a song write with a friend of mine, and we both had some people in our lives that were struggling with PTSD.

And I know that everybody has someone in their life that struggles with this.

It's not something we can necessarily talk about, but we found a way to write about it, sing about it a little bit, and this is on our last, this is on our last record.

We'd like to try this one for you now.

This is one called, "There's Silence in the Brandy."

(upbeat bluegrass music) ♪ My grandpa signed the line in '43 ♪ ♪ Said Uncle needs a few good men like me ♪ ♪ All filled with innocence ♪ ♪ He left his home ♪ ♪ Too late to change his mind ♪ (upbeat bluegrass music) ♪ On up through 1945 ♪ ♪ I saw too many good men die ♪ ♪ Those sounds that echo in his head ♪ ♪ Would come to haunt him every night ♪ ♪ So with a rifle ♪ ♪ And a bottle by his side ♪ ♪ He served God and country first ♪ ♪ He knew others had it worst ♪ ♪ When he needed a little help ♪ ♪ To pull him through ♪ ♪ He'd say a prayer down on his knees ♪ ♪ He was built for times like these ♪ ♪ War is hell ♪ ♪ And there ain't much a man can do ♪ ♪ 'Cept know there's power in the blood ♪ ♪ But there's silence in the brandy ♪ ♪ I've heard him say what's done is done ♪ ♪ Too much was lost to say we won ♪ ♪ Turns out the devil had his whip hand ♪ ♪ On the trigger of my gun ♪ (upbeat bluegrass music) ♪ I've done my best to make amends ♪ ♪ From all those ditch and gutter sins ♪ ♪ But every time I close my eyes ♪ ♪ It all comes back to me again ♪ ♪ So with the Bible and a bottle by my side ♪ ♪ I'll serve God and country first ♪ ♪ I know others got it worst ♪ ♪ When I need a little help ♪ ♪ To pull me through ♪ ♪ I'll say a prayer down on my knees ♪ ♪ Thank God I'm built for times like these ♪ ♪ I'll stay thankful ♪ ♪ That somehow I made it through ♪ ♪ And I know there's power in the blood ♪ ♪ But there's silence in the brandy ♪ (upbeat bluegrass music) ♪ Hey, hey, yeah ♪ (upbeat bluegrass music) ♪ He served God and country first ♪ ♪ He knew others had it worst ♪ ♪ When he needed a little help ♪ ♪ To pull him through ♪ ♪ He'd say a prayer down on his knees ♪ ♪ Thank God he's built for times like these ♪ ♪ He stays thankful ♪ ♪ That somehow he made it through ♪ ♪ He knows there's power in the blood ♪ ♪ But there's silence in the brandy ♪ (upbeat bluegrass music) ♪ My grandpa signed the line in '43 ♪ ♪ Said Uncle needs a few good men like me ♪ (cheering and applause) (gentle bluegrass music) ♪ In constant sorrow ♪ ♪ All through his days ♪ ♪ Well, I am a man ♪ ♪ Of constant sorrow ♪ ♪ I've seen trouble all my days ♪ ♪ I bid farewell ♪ ♪ To old Kentucky ♪ ♪ The place where I was born and raised ♪ ♪ The place where he was born and raised ♪ (gentle bluegrass music) ♪ For six long years ♪ ♪ I've been in trouble ♪ ♪ No pleasure here on Earth I've found ♪ ♪ For in this world ♪ ♪ I'm bound to ramble ♪ ♪ I have no friends to help me now ♪ ♪ He has no friends to help him now ♪ (gentle bluegrass music) ♪ It's fare thee well ♪ ♪ My old true lover ♪ ♪ I never expect to see you again ♪ ♪ For I'm bound to ride ♪ ♪ That Northern Railroad ♪ ♪ Perhaps I'll die upon this train ♪ ♪ Perhaps he'll die upon this train ♪ (gentle bluegrass music) ♪ You can bury me ♪ ♪ In some deep valley ♪ ♪ For many years where I may lay ♪ ♪ Then you may learn ♪ ♪ To love another ♪ ♪ While I am sleeping in my grave ♪ ♪ While he is sleeping in his grave ♪ (gentle bluegrass music) ♪ Maybe your friends think ♪ ♪ I'm just a stranger ♪ ♪ My face you never will see no more ♪ ♪ But there is one promise ♪ ♪ That is given ♪ ♪ I'll meet you on God's golden shore ♪ ♪ He'll meet you on God's golden shore ♪ (gentle bluegrass music) (cheering and applause) - Thanks y'all so much.

Thank you.

(cheering and applause) This song that I'm about to play now was a big hit song in the world of EDM music.

(audience cheers) I had to ask what EDM music was, I'm not gonna lie, when I was presented to do this song.

And dear daughter, this one's for you.

This is one called "Hey Brother."

(gentle guitar music) ♪ Hey brother ♪ ♪ There's an endless road to rediscover ♪ (gentle guitar music) ♪ Hey sister ♪ ♪ Know that water's sweet ♪ ♪ But blood is thicker ♪ (gentle guitar music) ♪ Oh, if the sky comes falling down ♪ ♪ For you ♪ ♪ There's nothing in this world I wouldn't do ♪ (upbeat bluegrass music) ♪ Hey brother ♪ ♪ There's an endless road to rediscover ♪ ♪ Hey sister ♪ ♪ Do you still believe in love, I wonder ♪ (upbeat bluegrass music) ♪ Oh, if the sky comes falling down ♪ ♪ For you ♪ ♪ There's nothing in this world I wouldn't do ♪ (upbeat bluegrass music) (upbeat bluegrass music) ♪ Hey brother ♪ ♪ There's an endless road to rediscover ♪ ♪ Hey sister ♪ ♪ Do you still believe in love, I wonder ♪ ♪ Oh, if the sky comes falling down ♪ ♪ For you ♪ ♪ There's nothing in this world I wouldn't do ♪ (upbeat bluegrass music) ♪ What if I'm far from home ♪ ♪ Oh brother, I would hear you call ♪ ♪ What if I lose it all ♪ ♪ Oh sister, I would help you out ♪ ♪ If the sky comes falling down for you ♪ ♪ There's nothing in this world I wouldn't do ♪ (upbeat bluegrass music) (upbeat bluegrass music) ♪ Hey brother ♪ ♪ There's an endless road to rediscover ♪ ♪ Hey sister ♪ ♪ Do you still believe in love, I wonder ♪ (upbeat bluegrass music) ♪ Oh, if the sky comes falling down ♪ ♪ For you ♪ ♪ There's nothing in this world I wouldn't do ♪ (upbeat bluegrass music) (cheering and applause) - Thank y'all so much.

(cheering and applause) - You people are coming with us everywhere we go.

Come on!

(cheering and applause) - Thank you so much.

We'd like to leave you with this one right here.

Thank y'all for coming, spending some time with us here at The Caverns.

We appreciate it.

We're gonna leave you with the "Old Home Place."

Come on, now.

(upbeat bluegrass music) (upbeat bluegrass music) ♪ It's been 10 long years ♪ ♪ Since I left my home ♪ ♪ In the holler where I was born ♪ ♪ Where the cool fall nights ♪ ♪ Makes the wood smoke rise ♪ ♪ And the fox hunter blows his horn ♪ ♪ Well, I fell in love ♪ ♪ With a girl from the town ♪ ♪ I thought that she would be true ♪ ♪ So I ran away to Charlottesville ♪ ♪ And worked in a sawmill or two ♪ ♪ What have you done ♪ ♪ To the old home place ♪ ♪ Why did they tear it down ♪ ♪ And why did I leave ♪ ♪ A plow in the field ♪ ♪ And look for a job in the town ♪ (upbeat bluegrass music) (upbeat bluegrass music) ♪ Now, the girl ran off ♪ ♪ With somebody else ♪ ♪ And the tariff took all my pay ♪ ♪ So here I stand ♪ ♪ Where the old home stood ♪ ♪ Before they took it away ♪ (upbeat bluegrass music) ♪ I fell down south ♪ ♪ And the cold wind blows ♪ ♪ As I stand here and hang my head ♪ ♪ I've lost my love ♪ ♪ I've lost my home ♪ ♪ And now I wish that I was dead ♪ ♪ What have they done ♪ ♪ To the old home place ♪ ♪ Why did they tear it down ♪ ♪ And why did I leave ♪ ♪ A plow in the field ♪ ♪ And look for a job in the town ♪ (upbeat bluegrass music) (upbeat bluegrass music) ♪ What have you done ♪ ♪ To the old home place ♪ ♪ Why did they tear it down ♪ ♪ And why did I leave ♪ ♪ A plow in the field ♪ ♪ And look for a job in the town ♪ (upbeat bluegrass music) (audience clapping in rhythm) (upbeat bluegrass music) (upbeat bluegrass music) - Thank y'all so much, good night.

(cheering and applause) (cheering and applause) ♪ ♪