The TrueSouth crew will travel to four states throughout the season – making pit stops in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia and Louisiana – telling stories inspired by the beliefs and hard work of crawfish cooks and duck hunters, lumpia cooks and t-shirt makers.

This season, Chère Éliseout of Lafayette, La., plays modern Cajun at a roadside bar. In the Shoals of Alabama, session musicians lay down tracks at FAME Recording Studios, where Aretha Franklin recorded "Do Right Woman" and Sun Drop Sound, home base for musician John Paul white and others. In Atlanta, Ga., the Buford Highway Orchestra Project is featured, which teaches public school students to play violins and cellos and dream big.