Plays well with others. If Billy Strings still got a report card, that box would not only be checked but starred, bolded, underlined, and crammed with exclamation marks. The youthful stringpuller, who just turned 30 last month, has already racked […]
At some point in quarantine, the rest of the music world caught up with a truth the bluegrass community already knew: Billy Strings is an unparalleled talent. Following the late-2019 release of the Grammy award-winning Home, with planned spring (and […]
Compounded by generations of unwavering respect to the music and self-imposed rigidity, bluegrass continues to be highly wary of change. The genre often is stagnant to the point of self-parody. Tradition is rich and reverent, but it’s also stifling to […]
Billy Strings, Cleveland, Ohio 2018
December will be a “best of” month. Each column will highlight certain bests of the year. For this week’s column I asked our regular contributing photographers to select a memorable performance from the past year. Needless to say, all said […]
Billy Strings and mentor … his father, Terry Barber Sr.
Billy Strings with special guest Terry Barber Sr. (aka as Papa Strings) closing the 2018 Hoxeyville Music Festival.
Sunday headliner Billy Strings with special guest, Terry Barber Sr. … a very special moment.
Billy Strings 10/18/18 191 Toole Tucson, AZ
