I don’t want to brag, but I just can’t help myself! Billy is my nephew and not only is he a great guitar player and musician in total but he’s also a great songwriter! His songs are his story and he performs them like a dream. He is also up for a Grammy for album of the year!

You ain't heard nothing yet this kid is a virtuoso. I've been playing for forty years and I can't keep up with him. This kid is the real deal.

I like how when the banjo is playing Billy is hammering that guitar, but when accompanying the mandolin he tones it down so we can hear the mando. always conscious of what the bandmates are doing

This guy (Billy Strings) is a musician in the order of Jimi Hendrix. If yall have a chance to see him live, do it. This is music history being made right before your eyes... seriously.

Smiling from ear to ear, and waiting 3 minutes into the song before jumping in. That's when you know Fil is digging what he's hearing! Nice.

That whole band kicks ass. They've been grinding and are telepathic on stage pushing one another. So many fantastic musicians sitting in with them.

This guy lives in a sea of so much talent and is still extremely special. He is one of the most talented musicians today.

So glad to see you cover Billy .. I thought I was the only person on the planet following him. He’s amazing. Great video 💯🎸

When billy goes to his happy guitar place he has the facial expressions of a young Angus going on. Billy's playing and singing blows my mind... he is the real deal indeed

My favorite song of Billy Strings is "Dust In A Baggie".

Bill Monroe always said that you should learn the style and then create your own. Billy has taken it to heart.

I'm 45 and this kid has given me faith in the future of music. I love what he does for grateful dead songs. Amazing 👏

Billy Strings music is about the best new thing I've come across for many years. Absolutely sensational.

Yo, Fil: As an old bluegrass guy, I kept thinking how tough it would be to alter the synch between the right and left hands. Their right hands are pretty much straight bluegrass (doing rolls), while their left hands are PUTTING FINGERS WHERE THEY SHOULDN'T GO! God those chords! So weird and wonderful. So creative. Again, Fil!

I hope I’m around in 20 years if for no other reason than to see how good Billy is at 45.

He's also adding a lot of jazz elements. Not just straight jazz, but outside the lines jazz. He deserves the accolades he's receiving.

Billy is terrific. He was the featured artist at Grey Fox 2019, so he played many times during the 3 day festival with many bands. He is fabulous and can play anything with anyone. Loved seeing him perform with Molly Tuttle.

I just discovered Billy Strings when I watched a vid of him playing Freeborn man with Bryan Sutton maybe a week ago. Bryan is like the Tony Rice of today. Seriously high end player and I thought this kid outplayed him. Starting watching a bunch of vids of him. IMO, he could do for bluegrass what SRV did for the blues back in the 80s. He’s that good and the energy and charisma he brings gives him a star quality.

The whole band is awesome.

KZfaq recommended me Billy a few weeks ago and i got hooked.. I am not a huge Bluegrass fan but this guy is just unreal..

So glad you found Billy Strings. This is a fellow to watch cause he's going places.This cat could do for bluegrass what Stevie Ray Vaughn did for the blues.

He and Molly Tuttle used to be roommates. Can you imagine what it was like at their place when they were home from the road?

Imagine being able to write lyrics and music, then be masterful enough to play that music, and have the voice to sing those lyrics, and have the personality to draw talented musicians to you to form your band, and have the stage presence to bring all that together and wow every audience. A perfect storm of talent! I'm a real fan, and I just _yesterday_ heard this guy for the first time.

So glad you got around to Billy Strings. He has brought something to Bluegrass that I have never seen. Thanks.

I agree with everything you say here. Billy Strings is, perhaps, the most original artist for decades. Every now and then a true musical genius comes along to set the creative bar even higher. Billy is, in my opinion, a true musical genius .... and one of my favourites.

The banjo, bass and the mandolin etc., do a heck of a job helping to "glue it all together, too." All these guys are fire.

To get the full Billy Strings experience, find one of his full length concerts and watch the entire thing. The way he weaves traditional bluegrass playing with spacey jams and crazy effects is amazing! I saw him 5 times last year and he blew my mind every damn time!

I discovered Billy only two weeks ago. He is tearing up America! Taking Bluegrass into so many different musical directions. Even the old timers are buzzing about Billy. I sent a email to a friend. Please ck. Out Billy. A email came back within minutes. I have been trying to book Billy for a concert! Believe that!!!! He was just voted top guitar player in 2019 and best new artist!

I loved his story about getting his dads guitar back after 6-7 years later.Billy is a fantastic flat picker and makes it look effortless. Thanks brother for adding Billy Strings....cheers!!!

Dude is super talented.. he takes bluegrass to a whole new place

The music world has needed Billy Strings for quite some time. He is absolutely masterful and intentional with everything he does- from the music compositions, lyrics, and of course, his sheer virtuosity on the guitar. He embodies so much of what has been lost from the music from the 60's and 70's, and has found a way to make Bluegrass palatable for just about anyone. As I've listened to his music, I can hear so many influences of past musicians and bands. When they get to the break down on this song, I hear "The Doors." And if you listen to his track "Home," you can hear Carlos Santana in his electric guitar playing. Billy Strings incorporates so many interesting elements into his music that there is never time for boredom while listening. I can't wait to see how he continues to grow and evolve as a musician.

The mandolin and banjo players are admirably attuned to his style and just as good, IMO. Trad. players could not have accompanied so well. I like this a lot. I am continually amazed that new young performers are showing that this old art form is not a dead old folk music art, but a living and developing one. Dare I say were it not for the "Folk Music" revival of the early sixties, this music would have faded away to natural death.

Love me some Billy Strings! Give Molly Tuttle some love too. She is another rising star in bluegrass.

My boy Billy representing Traverse City right! Glad you found him! He's nuts.

First time I saw William was in 2013, and then again in 2014, at Earthwork Harvest Gathering. Sunday wake up, or should I say bedtime, in the morning, when he came on with Don, we all knew.... Here is the moment. Billy is now a Michigan, mostly Northern, Icon.... Wheatland, Hoxey, Harvest, and many more. The festivals in Northern Michigan, and some parts of the south & west coast, are beyond brilliant. The music diversity, the culture, the atmosphere of goodwill and peace are class. This is what spawned Billy Strings and others. Come, come join us in blessings and gratitude. It really is a "Good Sign"

Billy is a gift of a generation. He’s a very special talent.

Coming from a bluegrass background I love how Billy plays his version of the brand. His ability to take it beyond traditional places is a unique and special skill. Billy is a generational talent.

Billy strings has gotten me to like and enjoy bluegrass

To me he is a mix of Frank Zappa, Jerry Garcia, Doc Watson, pure genius and a wonderful young man.

Bluegrass SHREDDING!! Nice choice Fil.

Just a fantastic Artist , I'd love to have seen Roy Clark Jam with this Kid. (RIP Roy)

All my life, I've never been into bluegrass music. It never fails though, that every time I see a bluegrass band, wether live or on video, I can't stop watching! These players are amazing!👍😎🎸🎶

This is American music as deep as it gets. I remember when I was a kid visiting my aunt and uncle, and every Friday night they would bust out their matching Stratocasters and a case of cheap beer, and blast out Ralph Stanley, Hank Williams, ‘Jambalaya’ (which my mom’s dog would howl along with when she played it on the harmonica.) If you’re religious, you felt like God was in the room with you, drinking a beer and laughing at Uncle Richie’s southern accent. I’m a Randy Rhoads/Tony Iommi kid, but, they put this music in my blood and it makes me happy every time I hear it. Good job, man. This is a great discussion. I got into Billy Strings when I found his amazing cover of “I’ve Just Seen the Rock of Ages” by Ralph Stanley, with the cute country girl singing backup.

Have tickets to see Billy Strings tonight (10/30/2022) in Asheville NC. I am excited.

Billy Strings is really something special & he's going to be huge someday soon!

Wow, talk about jamming. These guys are all pro musicians and they're opening a new door on bluegrass and acoustics!

I smile from beginning to end every time I watch this.

The smile that the presenter has is that of which he is genuinely enjoying the song and is becoming a bigger bluegrass fan. You should check out Brown Bird's Threads of Measure

Billy is the freshest, most transcendent voice in the Bluegrass genre, and maybe any music genre currently popular.

It's great to hear you talking about Billy. Found Bill Strings, his music and band just a few weeks back and can't get enough. His new album is out early September. Two songs from the album have been released, Taking Water and Out of the MIre. His mix of music is sensational. He's being discovered by a lot of people right now. Great joy! They tour all over America a lot. I'm in the UK so maybe he'll make it here if enough people hear his great music.

I've been a fan of bluegrass my entire life. At 48, I've now heard a new bluegrass sound that is truly groundbreaking!

Wow! There’s no words!! I love Bluegrass, blues, jazz, country, folk, etc. Anything with awesome guitar. This guy is amazing.

I saw Billy in concert last March. Billy is in his element when he is on stage!

Wow.................that was an incredibly technical and accurate assessment in which I agreed with fully.

Every tune on this album is fantastic. I was never really a Bluegrass fan until I heard Billy play. Have listened to this album over and over and it never gets old.

Nice! ,I suggested Billy to you a while back (don`t know if that was an influence ) but happy to see you share it. I saw him live recently and he tore it up. When the band took a setbreak , he stayed on stage and took old school bluegrass requests from the crowd and killed those ,on guitar and vocally,also

8 months later - he grows more AWSOME by the month! Just watched his recent set with Bela Fleck - supernatural!!! He’s a long haired hippy now, toting a crazy good Thompson dread. He plays with action so high, most of us would run! I’m old. I’ve seen em all - Clarence, Doc, Tony - you name it - this young man is as good, or better. He’s got a long way to go - he’ll be one of the all time greats! And he’s BORN to sing bluegrass! Even more than Skaggs ! Takes me back to the mid 70’s when us hippies of the time, embraced bluegrass as opposed to disco. John Hartford, Seldom Scene, Marc O’Connor - oh, jeeze, I’m tearing up!

You just gotta love the enthusiasm he displays, and it's obvious the band is having a lot of fun with this. I also love the discordance he throws in... that will probably hear the ears of traditional bluegrass fans, but it's tasty to me. Nice catch, Fil!

Isn’t it gr8 what we have traded and learned from one another! I play mandolin, guitar, banjo, ukulele, all keyboards and even a harpsichord....I learned this all from my grandma Anderson from Edinburgh Scotland!

he just made bluegrass metal asf!!

yep, been listening to Billy for several years now, outstanding

First time is saw Billy was at the John Hartford Memorial Festival. He was the young gun on the small stages. But they brought him up on the Mainstage Grand finale to lead the show off with about 30 some musicians. Need to say he came back two years later and was on the mainstage. Not a headline but will be next time . I shoot video and photography there and many other places. And have hung with him a bit . Humble and kind dude for sure .

Go see Billy Strings live... AMAZING!

Fil, you never cease to amaze me with your insights. Billy strings is incredible, but I didn’t know precisely why. Your input radically expands the whole conversation. I also love: meet me at the creek.

Wow...the oddball tonalities and the insane sync of the band are so cool. Reminds me of the old dead stuff where they just went into that whirling give and take. I need to see This guy live

How could a guy with that much talent have a voice that good also...its not even fair

I loved this! Saw Billy Strings at Red Rock Canyon in Colorado 4 years ago, it was an awesome experience! ❤ 🎸

Another "New Grass Revival" baby. LOVE it! Sam Bush & Bela Fleck must be so proud!

I don't think that there is a fretted instrument or genre that Fil doesn't like! Lol. It is just as fun to watch him as the artists he is featuring.

Wow! This is great! I have played Bluegrass music since the 70s, and actually played (for a pitiful) living for 15 years with the banjo. All the old standards of course. But what a blast this is. I'm so glad to see people twist the music, that is what keeps it alive. The Grateful Dead was good for doing this too. By the way, even though I didn't make any money playing, it was by far the best time of my life.

Billy Strings! The SRV of bluegrass!!! Period! Just amazing!

I'm not embarrassed to admit how much time I've spent watching your channel. Your enthusiasm for music is infectious.

Seek out vid of him and his step dad jamming and singing in a living room for 20 minutes..... I haven't smiled as much in all my decades as you do in one clip: You ever cramp up?

I just heard of him a couple weeks ago and I'm already a fan. He definitely puts his all into his playing.

I discovered him and Molly at the same time. 😱 Talk about talent. Both are great. There are some GREAT musicians out there you just have to search which is a damn shame!

This guy holds serve well live. His live shows are really powerful. The voice/accent changes constantly and is quite good. He can play many styles and his band are all virtuosos. Thanks for reviewing. You are spot on in your review. 👍🏻

They deserve all that is good coming to them. Billy’s story is amazing, what an inspiration.

30 years from now, we will look back on this performance as the seminal work in what I hope is a long and successful career. What incredible musicianship, to pull off Pantera at the Grand Ol' Opry! If ever there was a chance for bluegrass to go mainstream, this guy is it. Talent that transcends genre.

Billy was allowed to be free. To be himself. He is so grateful for his upbringing, which allows him to shine as bright as possible.

Are you kidding me!? Thanks for introducing me to this kid. Spellbinding!!

This is a great review of Billy and his band. 2019 IBMA Artist and Guitarist of the year! Co gratulations Billy!

I discovered Billy a couple days ago because he was playing with Tommy Emanuel. Now I am a big fan.

It’s about time someone put jazz and bluegrass together. Syncopation, augmented chords, odd time signatures. Whoooo-eeeee! Thank You, Fil! Brilliant!

This has that energy of some old YMSB when Jeff Austin was still with them.

What a great and unique sound one of the best artists you've had featured so far. Really loved it

This is just superb. No other words. Such talented musicians! A rarity today.

They ROCKED

I've just recently discovered Billy Strings courtesy of KZfaq. I'm 68yrs old and this kid ROCKS! Hope the best for him and his band!

Fil, you're awesome and such a pleasure to listen to. You bring the music alive with all your background and explanation and I'm only a 3 chord guitar player. I love when you pull one of your axes out as you are quite the guitarists as well.

Billy is the real deal, I've been following him from the 1st , and like all his fans wish him every success. I've loved bluegrass music my whole life; he is a great credit to the genre and spirit of the musical style. Steeped in tradition and carving a new path.

Bro Fil... I believe Billy Strings is the "savior" of guitar pickin' bluegrass , amazing young man total beast on ANYTHING WITH STRINGS

Billy Strings takes Bluegrass to Mars. Just what we been needing. Great video, thanks.

Incredible talent in that band. As for Billy… no superlatives good enough to describe his talents.

Never heard this guy! Super cool!

Who else only came across the Billy strings last week? So glad I did. Awesome

Nothing like a Billy Strings show. I’ve never been so baked lol

I love watching the talent of bluegrass players, but not crazy about the music, but these guys sound awesome! I could listen to them all day!👍😎🎸🎶

Oh I love your British accent! I just discovered Billyabout two weeks ago! You can thank the fact I found your link to being utterly ADDICTED to his music ever since! It's been a couple years, you need to revisit him again! And yes, I'm subscribing to your channel... I'm addicted to your accent too! Plus, I'm gonna post your link to his fan page, so here come a million more likes from all BILLY STRINGS fans!

Brilliant reaction and breakdown - thank you. This has got to be the ultimate and I haven't heard anything like this mixed genre since Bela Fleck and the Flecktones

Billy Strings singing Dust in a Baggie to is mates while sat on a sofa in somebodys room . The expression on is friends face is priceless they all know he is someone very special when it comes to the guitar and singing.