Billy Strings Tour

herogroundzero

so cool to hear he opened with that nugget! wow!

i am still obsessed with billy....while waiting for gigatron to arrive(f u am a zo  n)

Billy Strings - Must Be Seven (Animated Video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRDZBv_1MME

porchdweller

https://nugs.tv/live-webcasts/5,1125/Billy-Strings-05-2020-Somewhere-Nashville-TN.html  Live stream tomorrow night folks.  

herogroundzero

nice.ty for the heads up.

helplessdancer

Billy Strings - Help on the Way /Slipknot /Franklin's Tower /Brokedown Palace [Grateful Dead covers]

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and...

wow on michael cleveland. i'm obsessed with great fiddle players. and this dude is absolute killer!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkZ6bS-dvW4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9jcokuDg_M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63YumSlCPHs

helplessdancer

congrats to billy strings, who totally deserved the win, with home.

https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/billy-strings/287520

rgambs

https://youtu.be/kRo-lIKWPXY

benjs

Anyone else love this guy? Seeing him for my first time in October and December. He's replaced Pearl Jam for me.

jjflash

benjs said:

Anyone else love this guy? Seeing him for my first time in October and December. He's replaced Pearl Jam for me.

Count me as a huge fan. Seen him 9x so far, and, up next, hoping to catch one of the Huntsville shows at the end of the summer. IMO, he's like the Grateful Dead and other bands in that his studio efforts, while realllly good, are transcended by live shows. Where are you seeing him in Oct & Dec?

benjs

jjflash said:

benjs said:

Anyone else love this guy? Seeing him for my first time in October and December. He's replaced Pearl Jam for me.

Count me as a huge fan. Seen him 9x so far, and, up next, hoping to catch one of the Huntsville shows at the end of the summer. IMO, he's like the Grateful Dead and other bands in that his studio efforts, while realllly good, are transcended by live shows. Where are you seeing him in Oct & Dec?

Amazing!! Grand Rapids, MI on Halloween, Syracuse, NY December 16th. Beyond excited. I've become flat-picking obsessed. Nothing's made me pick up my guitar as often in years.

jjflash

benjs said:

jjflash said:

benjs said:

Anyone else love this guy? Seeing him for my first time in October and December. He's replaced Pearl Jam for me.

Count me as a huge fan. Seen him 9x so far, and, up next, hoping to catch one of the Huntsville shows at the end of the summer. IMO, he's like the Grateful Dead and other bands in that his studio efforts, while realllly good, are transcended by live shows. Where are you seeing him in Oct & Dec?

Amazing!! Grand Rapids, MI on Halloween, Syracuse, NY December 16th. Beyond excited. I've become flat-picking obsessed. Nothing's made me pick up my guitar as often in years.

Nice! I've been fortunate to see his Halloween shows the past couple of years in Asheville. If history is any indication then you're in for quite a treat. If you're on Nugs and haven't already done so give a listen to the Halloween '22 show....it especially is knock-your-socks-off good.

benjs

jjflash said:

benjs said:

jjflash said:

benjs said:

Anyone else love this guy? Seeing him for my first time in October and December. He's replaced Pearl Jam for me.

Count me as a huge fan. Seen him 9x so far, and, up next, hoping to catch one of the Huntsville shows at the end of the summer. IMO, he's like the Grateful Dead and other bands in that his studio efforts, while realllly good, are transcended by live shows. Where are you seeing him in Oct & Dec?

Amazing!! Grand Rapids, MI on Halloween, Syracuse, NY December 16th. Beyond excited. I've become flat-picking obsessed. Nothing's made me pick up my guitar as often in years.

Nice! I've been fortunate to see his Halloween shows the past couple of years in Asheville. If history is any indication then you're in for quite a treat. If you're on Nugs and haven't already done so give a listen to the Halloween '22 show....it especially is knock-your-socks-off good.

Sent you a PM, but so cool you've seen those! LOTR from last year looked outrageously fun. 

benjs

Anyone else going to his shows this Winter? Will be in Grand Rapids and Syracuse!

GB281198

Going to a show this summer 

Gern Blansten

I saw Billy in Indy on Saturday.

Great performance. I did think that a drummer was missing....there were some times where they were off tempo a bit.

Billy is amazing. Great guitar player and he has a perfect bluegrass voice. My only complaint is that every song was basically the same. You go through the main part of the song then fiddle solo/banjo solo/mandolin solo, back to Billy for guitar, etc.

He had two sold out nights at the White River Amphitheatre...pretty impressive. Lots of Grateful Dead shirts in the audience...crossover appeal there for sure.

benjs

Gern Blansten said:

I saw Billy in Indy on Saturday.

Great performance. I did think that a drummer was missing....there were some times where they were off tempo a bit.

Billy is amazing. Great guitar player and he has a perfect bluegrass voice. My only complaint is that every song was basically the same. You go through the main part of the song then fiddle solo/banjo solo/mandolin solo, back to Billy for guitar, etc.

He had two sold out nights at the White River Amphitheatre...pretty impressive. Lots of Grateful Dead shirts in the audience...crossover appeal there for sure.

Having gotten more into playing and listening to bluegrass over the past few months (actually, borderline obsessed), I can both appreciate where you're coming from, and also why bluegrass is performed that way still, nearly 100 years after Bill Monroe gave birth to the term.

It's a reverence for tradition, an embrace of simplicity, and a generosity through music where everyone is given a turn (regardless of skillset, etc). These are the tenets that keep the genre pure, homey, and to be totally cliched about it, it makes sure that nostalgia remains an ingredient. This is why bluegrass today still resembles bluegrass made 100 years ago, for better or for worse, and there are absolutely traditionalist fans who demand that of the genre. To me, this video says it all, taken from SPBGMA this year (Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America), and is what brings me so much joy about the genre. You can go to a bluegrass jam session anywhere, and you'll feel at home if you speak the language.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aggmsU-fwY&ab_channel=ColeGore

That said - I fucking love when he gets spacey and non-traditional too, and wish he would do more of it - so I'm no purist.

Gern Blansten

benjs said:

Gern Blansten said:

I saw Billy in Indy on Saturday.

Great performance. I did think that a drummer was missing....there were some times where they were off tempo a bit.

Billy is amazing. Great guitar player and he has a perfect bluegrass voice. My only complaint is that every song was basically the same. You go through the main part of the song then fiddle solo/banjo solo/mandolin solo, back to Billy for guitar, etc.

He had two sold out nights at the White River Amphitheatre...pretty impressive. Lots of Grateful Dead shirts in the audience...crossover appeal there for sure.

Having gotten more into playing and listening to bluegrass over the past few months (actually, borderline obsessed), I can both appreciate where you're coming from, and also why bluegrass is performed that way still, nearly 100 years after Bill Monroe gave birth to the term.

It's a reverence for tradition, an embrace of simplicity, and a generosity through music where everyone is given a turn (regardless of skillset, etc). These are the tenets that keep the genre pure, homey, and to be totally cliched about it, it makes sure that nostalgia remains an ingredient. This is why bluegrass today still resembles bluegrass made 100 years ago, for better or for worse, and there are absolutely traditionalist fans who demand that of the genre. To me, this video says it all, taken from SPBGMA this year (Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America), and is what brings me so much joy about the genre.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aggmsU-fwY&ab_channel=ColeGore

That said - I fucking love when he gets spacey and non-traditional too, and wish he would do more of it - so I'm no purist.

Yeah he got off on some solo tangents that were great....and the video screens were awesome in how you could see him close up but also the psychedelic effects they added.

But roughly three hours of it got to be a bit much. Love that he plays that long but we left early to beat the crowd. I just felt like I saw all that I was going to see basically. 

I would definitely go again though.

We were laughing at some guys in the pit that looked like they were at a heavy metal show. They were head banging the entire time.

benjs

Gern Blansten said:

benjs said:

Gern Blansten said:

I saw Billy in Indy on Saturday.

Great performance. I did think that a drummer was missing....there were some times where they were off tempo a bit.

Billy is amazing. Great guitar player and he has a perfect bluegrass voice. My only complaint is that every song was basically the same. You go through the main part of the song then fiddle solo/banjo solo/mandolin solo, back to Billy for guitar, etc.

He had two sold out nights at the White River Amphitheatre...pretty impressive. Lots of Grateful Dead shirts in the audience...crossover appeal there for sure.

Having gotten more into playing and listening to bluegrass over the past few months (actually, borderline obsessed), I can both appreciate where you're coming from, and also why bluegrass is performed that way still, nearly 100 years after Bill Monroe gave birth to the term.

It's a reverence for tradition, an embrace of simplicity, and a generosity through music where everyone is given a turn (regardless of skillset, etc). These are the tenets that keep the genre pure, homey, and to be totally cliched about it, it makes sure that nostalgia remains an ingredient. This is why bluegrass today still resembles bluegrass made 100 years ago, for better or for worse, and there are absolutely traditionalist fans who demand that of the genre. To me, this video says it all, taken from SPBGMA this year (Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America), and is what brings me so much joy about the genre.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aggmsU-fwY&ab_channel=ColeGore

That said - I fucking love when he gets spacey and non-traditional too, and wish he would do more of it - so I'm no purist.

Yeah he got off on some solo tangents that were great....and the video screens were awesome in how you could see him close up but also the psychedelic effects they added.

But roughly three hours of it got to be a bit much. Love that he plays that long but we left early to beat the crowd. I just felt like I saw all that I was going to see basically. 

I would definitely go again though.

We were laughing at some guys in the pit that looked like they were at a heavy metal show. They were head banging the entire time.

That'd be me, Gern! It makes me bounce like Pearl Jam used to.

GB281198

Had 3rd row side stage seats for Billy Strings last night. Enjoyed the show but I prefer when he plays more traditional type bluegrass songs than the jamming. I'm probably in the minority judging by how the crowd reacted. I'm amazed at how popular he has gotten saw him just a few years ago in a 1500 capacity theater that wasn't sold out.

benjs

GB281198 said:

Had 3rd row side stage seats for Billy Strings last night. Enjoyed the show but I prefer when he plays more traditional type bluegrass songs than the jamming. I'm probably in the minority judging by how the crowd reacted. I'm amazed at how popular he has gotten saw him just a few years ago in a 1500 capacity theater that wasn't sold out.

I’m with you on traditional bluegrass, but just because I’ve caught the bluegrass bug. It’s all I play or listen to now. 

Amazing you got to see him so close, I’m jealous! Will be seeing his Halloween show in Grand Rapids, and another show in Syracuse later this year, and honestly haven’t been as excited about shows in years. The guy blows my mind, and has brought out a passion for playing I haven’t had in easily ten years.

josevolution

benjs said:

GB281198 said:

Had 3rd row side stage seats for Billy Strings last night. Enjoyed the show but I prefer when he plays more traditional type bluegrass songs than the jamming. I'm probably in the minority judging by how the crowd reacted. I'm amazed at how popular he has gotten saw him just a few years ago in a 1500 capacity theater that wasn't sold out.

I’m with you on traditional bluegrass, but just because I’ve caught the bluegrass bug. It’s all I play or listen to now. 

Amazing you got to see him so close, I’m jealous! Will be seeing his Halloween show in Grand Rapids, and another show in Syracuse later this year, and honestly haven’t been as excited about shows in years. The guy blows my mind, and has brought out a passion for playing I haven’t had in easily ten years.

My wife & daughter are headed to Connecticut today to see him tonight I’m on pet sitting duties! My daughter has been into him for a couple of years now, I like his music just haven’t seen him yet not sure if I could sit through 3 hours of bluegrass lol but I’d def attend one of his shows.