- 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 Shane Smith and The Saints.

♪ It's a poor man's fight... ♪ - It's deep down sound in the Caverns.

Coming up next!

(cheering and applause) (upbeat country music) (upbeat country music) ♪ Can you remember, brother ♪ ♪ The good old days, in a cotton haze ♪ ♪ I can still see Mother ♪ ♪ She's crying over Daddy's grave ♪ ♪ She said, oh, oh, oh... ♪ ♪ And I can hear the old man say ♪ ♪ Pick up the slack, it don't go that way ♪ ♪ You will learn in this life ♪ ♪ It's a rich man's war ♪ ♪ It's a poor man's fight ♪ (upbeat country music) ♪ 'Cause momma spoke Czech, and she couldn't read or write ♪ ♪ So we worked the farm and played dances on the side ♪ ♪ 'Cause I could pick a guitar, enough to get by ♪ ♪ And Ed could saw the fiddle ♪ ♪ He'd make the people dance like fire ♪ ♪ Remember brother... ♪ ♪ Oh, the good old days ♪ ♪ The good old days ♪ ♪ When I could hear the old man say ♪ ♪ Pick up the slack, it don't go that way ♪ ♪ You will learn in this life ♪ ♪ It's a rich man's war ♪ ♪ It's a poor man's fight ♪ (upbeat country music) ♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh... ♪ ♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh... ♪ ♪ Can you remember, brother ♪ ♪ The good old days ♪ ♪ The good old days ♪ (upbeat country music) - How y'all feelin' in this place?

- Put your hands together, let's go!

(upbeat country music) (upbeat country music) ♪ Oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh... oh... ♪ (upbeat country music) (cheering and applauding) (gentle country music) ♪ It's a full moon ♪ ♪ It's shining like the truth ♪ ♪ And I'm gonna see it through somehow ♪ ♪ It don't feel right ♪ ♪ I was born with good intentions ♪ ♪ And I'm begging for your wisdom right now ♪ ♪ Adeline, I should've been fine by now ♪ ♪ But I am facing what we had ♪ ♪ 'Cause in the night, I can't deny ♪ ♪ The love from you I'm missing hurts me bad ♪ ♪ I should've let you hold me back ♪ (upbeat country music) ♪ You're an old soul with an angel's intuition ♪ ♪ And I know you're on a mission down here ♪ ♪ Yeah because I see you like I used to on the highway ♪ ♪ Just a fool a thousand miles from your tears ♪ ♪ And I am fearing that ♪ ♪ I should've been fine by now ♪ ♪ But I am facing what we had ♪ ♪ 'Cause in the night, I can't deny ♪ ♪ The love from you I'm missing hurts me bad ♪ ♪ Should've let you hold me back ♪ ♪ Should've let you hold me back ♪ ♪ Let you hold me back... ♪ (upbeat country music) ♪ Oh baby... ♪ ♪ Miss you lying next to me... ♪ ♪ Oh, why can't you see ♪ ♪ Without you there is no me ♪ ♪ Should've let you hold me ♪ ♪ Should've let you hold me, oh, let you hold me, oh... ♪ ♪ I should've let you hold me ♪ ♪ Should've let you hold me ♪ ♪ Should've let you hold me back... ♪ (upbeat country music) ♪ Should've let you hold me ♪ ♪ Let you hold me back... ♪ (cheering and applauding) - Y'all feelin' good in this place so far?

(cheering and applauding) (gentle country music) ♪ Thirty miles in the Gulf Stream ♪ ♪ Hear the south wind moan ♪ ♪ Bridges are getting lower ♪ ♪ Shrimp boats coming home ♪ ♪ The old man down in the Quarter ♪ ♪ Slowly turns his head ♪ ♪ Takes a drink from his whiskey bottle ♪ ♪ And this is what he said ♪ ♪ I was born in the rain on the Pontchartrain ♪ ♪ Underneath the Louisiana moon ♪ ♪ I don't mind the strain of a hurricane ♪ ♪ They come around every June ♪ ♪ The high black water, a devil's daughter ♪ ♪ She's hard, she's cold and she's mean ♪ ♪ But nobody taught her, it takes a lot of water ♪ ♪ To wash away New Orleans ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah.. ♪ (upbeat country music) (upbeat country music) ♪ Man came down from Chicago ♪ ♪ He's gonna set that levee right ♪ ♪ He said, it needs to be at least three feet higher ♪ ♪ It won't make it through the night ♪ ♪ But the old man down in the Quarter ♪ ♪ He said don't you listen to that boy ♪ ♪ The water be down by the morning ♪ ♪ And he'll be back to Illinois ♪ - Y'all sing it!

♪ I was born in the rain on the Pontchartrain ♪ ♪ Underneath the Louisiana moon ♪ ♪ I don't mind the strain of a hurricane ♪ ♪ They come around every June ♪ ♪ The high black water, a devil's daughter ♪ ♪ She's hard, she's cold and she's mean ♪ ♪ But nobody taught her, it takes a lot of water ♪ ♪ To wash away New Orleans ♪ - Give it up for sunshine, let's go.

(upbeat country music) (upbeat country music) ♪ Thirty miles on the Gulf Stream ♪ ♪ Hear the South wind moan ♪ ♪ Bridges getting lower ♪ ♪ The shrimp boats coming home ♪ ♪ The old man down in the Quarter ♪ ♪ Slowly turns his head ♪ ♪ Takes a drink from his whiskey bottle ♪ ♪ And this is what he said ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah... ♪ ♪ I was born in the rain on the Pontchartrain ♪ ♪ Underneath the Louisiana moon ♪ ♪ I don't mind the strain of a hurricane ♪ ♪ They come around every June ♪ ♪ High black water, a devil's daughter ♪ ♪ She's hard, she's cold and she's mean ♪ ♪ But nobody taught her, it takes a lot of water ♪ ♪ To wash away New Orleans ♪ ♪ Yeah... ♪ - Put your hands together, let's go!

♪ New Orleans, oh... ♪ (upbeat country music) - Yeah, yeah, yeah, let's go, make some noise!

(upbeat country music) (upbeat country music) (cheering and applauding) (cheering and applauding) - We'll play for you the first song we ever sent out to any radio station of any kind, way, way back in the day.

Me and Mr. Bennett here used to go around in my high school pick up truck all over the state of Texas and Oklahoma handing out promo CDs with this song burned on it.

And, anyways, it's about going to the Gulf of Mexico, it is called "Coast," we're gonna play it for you.

(cheering and applauding) (smooth country music) (smooth country music) ♪ Way down South where the highland fades ♪ ♪ There's a poor man working in a rice filled maze ♪ ♪ And a barefoot boy, on a jetty plank ♪ ♪ As he walks into the gulf ♪ ♪ And a lighthouse shining out to the sea ♪ ♪ To the shrimper staring in disbelief ♪ ♪ At the mermaid saying he's gotta believe ♪ ♪ That light will take him home ♪ ♪ And by the Mississippi River ♪ ♪ There's a Southbound train ♪ ♪ And it's headed for the gulf ♪ ♪ Gonna buy my ticket ♪ ♪ And hold it tight ♪ ♪ 'Till I know I'm getting close ♪ ♪ See me running down the alleyway ♪ ♪ Looking for the jetties ♪ ♪ Searching for my soul ♪ ♪ You know... ♪ ♪ Oh... ♪ ♪ I'm headed for the coast ♪ (upbeat country music) ♪ For the coast, yeah ♪ ♪ Too many young people trying to run their lives ♪ ♪ Too many rich folks that change their mind ♪ ♪ I'm tired of the hustle ♪ ♪ Get out of the bustle ♪ ♪ Every time I see the light ♪ ♪ Tell me baby, can you feel my soul ♪ ♪ I'm rolling with the rhythm of cruise control ♪ ♪ I got three chords and I speak the truth ♪ ♪ To Willie Nelson, that's a country song ♪ ♪ By the Mississippi River ♪ ♪ There's a Southbound train ♪ ♪ And it's headed for the gulf ♪ ♪ Gonna buy my ticket and hold it tight ♪ ♪ 'Till I know I'm getting close ♪ ♪ See me running down the alleyway ♪ ♪ Looking for the jetties ♪ ♪ Searching for my soul ♪ ♪ You know... ♪ ♪ Oh... ♪ ♪ I'm headed for the coast ♪ (upbeat country music) ♪ For the coast ♪ ♪ Yeah... ♪ (upbeat country music) ♪ By the Mississippi River there's a Southbound train ♪ ♪ And it's heading for the gulf ♪ ♪ Gonna buy my ticket and hold it tight ♪ ♪ 'Till I know I'm getting close ♪ ♪ See me running down the alleyway ♪ ♪ Looking for the jetties ♪ ♪ Searching for my soul ♪ ♪ You know ♪ - [Shane] Let's go!

♪ Oh... ♪ ♪ I'm headed for the coast ♪ (upbeat country music) (upbeat country music) - Give it up for Bennett Brown on the fiddle, everybody.

(upbeat country music) (upbeat country music) (cheering and applauding) - We are Shane Smith and The Saints from Austin, Texas, we've always dreamed to get to do this, thank you for letting us be a part of it.

And thank you for showing up, I know so many of you traveled so far to be here, we love you to death for that, so thank you.

(cheering and applauding) - Y'all wanna close this out right?

(audience cheering) Let's do it.

(gentle country music) (cheers and applause) (gentle country music) ♪ A storm's runnin' through the midwest ♪ ♪ Like a bandit out on the loose ♪ ♪ All the clouds they're black as night fall ♪ ♪ But all I see is you ♪ ♪ Rain's pourin' through the window panes ♪ ♪ And the cracks of this roof ♪ ♪ Tea's boilin' from the spout of the pot but ♪ ♪ All I see is you ♪ - [Shane] Two, three, four!

(upbeat country music) (upbeat country music) ♪ It's like the nights in Salt Lake City ♪ ♪ Where the snow fell down too soon ♪ ♪ People laughed and howled from their beers ♪ ♪ But all I could see was you ♪ ♪ And I remember our first night abroad ♪ ♪ As the sun traded ships with the moon ♪ ♪ It was a lot to take it in for some eyes from east Texas ♪ ♪ But all I could see was you ♪ ♪ 'Cause all I ever see is you ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ (upbeat country music) ♪ I'll make my way to the doctor one day ♪ ♪ When my eyes don't work like they should ♪ ♪ Just read the letters from the large down to small ♪ ♪ But all I'll see is you ♪ ♪ Then when I'm old and weathered ♪ ♪ From the winds of a life that consumed ♪ ♪ I pray to God the day I find my death bed ♪ ♪ All I'll see is you ♪ ♪ 'Cause all I wanna see is you... ♪ ♪ Everyday ♪ - Oh, sing it as loud as you can, let's go!

♪ Oh, oh, oh, I will wait ♪ ♪ A few more nights ♪ ♪ But until that time ♪ ♪ All I see is you ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ (upbeat country music) ♪ A storm's runnin' through the midwest ♪ ♪ Like a bandit out on the loose ♪ - Get those hands back together.

♪ All the clouds, they're black as night fall ♪ ♪ But all I see is you ♪ ♪ Go, go ♪ ♪ Rain's pourin' through the window panes ♪ ♪ And the cracks out of this roof ♪ ♪ Tea's boilin' from the spout of the pot but ♪ ♪ All I see is you ♪ ♪ 'Cause ♪ - Caverns, thank you so much for havin' us, we love you!

(upbeat country music) - Yeah!

(upbeat country music) - Now make some noise if you had a good time tonight, go, go!

(upbeat country music) (upbeat country music) - Love y'all to death, thank you so much.

(upbeat country music) (cheering and applauding) ♪ ♪