Billy Strings at Red Rocks Amphitheatre

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  • Billy Strings - September 15, 2019 at Red Rocks in Morrison, CO
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    Video by 201 Productions / Audio by Andy Lytle
    Set list:
    DUST IN A BAGGIE
    WHILE I’M WAITING HERE
    TAKING WATER
    EVERYTHING’S THE SAME
    AWAY FROM THE MIRE
    HOLLOW HEART
    PYRAMID COUNTRY
    LITTLE MAGGIE
    RUNDOWN
    TURMOIL & TINFOIL
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  • @johnburns5652
    @johnburns5652 Před 4 měsíci +64

    53 yrs old. Brought up on bluegrass, this young man is amazing. The best I've heard since Flatt and Scruggs!

  • @1TaylorKing
    @1TaylorKing Před 3 lety +584

    I’m recently obsessed w this guy. Been watching every video I can find on him in the past week or so

    • @sarahswartz2735
      @sarahswartz2735 Před 3 lety +3

      Not sure where you’re located but he’ll be in Ohio in June just in case you’re interested!?

    • @1TaylorKing
      @1TaylorKing Před 3 lety +2

      @@sarahswartz2735 I’m in jersey let’s goooo

    • @sarahswartz2735
      @sarahswartz2735 Před 3 lety +5

      @@1TaylorKing I’ll be there but I’ll be working I’m doing security for him!

    • @jswolfe94
      @jswolfe94 Před 3 lety +12

      I'm currently stuck going down the Billy Stings rabbit hole as well. I'm really hoping to catch the Ohio show. I'm in Holland, outside of Toledo.

    • @sarahswartz2735
      @sarahswartz2735 Před 3 lety

      @@jswolfe94 nice!! So then you’ll be going to legend valley?

  • @nath9201
    @nath9201 Před 2 lety +116

    I can't get over how good this kid is!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Deadheads and Bluegrass lovers unite...Billy's kids are here!

    • @sgenetti77
      @sgenetti77 Před 2 lety +11

      Eh man, leave room on the bandwagon for this rock guitar player and heavy music lover brother! These songs are what's up! Topical, melodic, musical, backed by killer playing and vocal harmonies....Jesus. What great songs he and the band write!

    • @RiverRat1953
      @RiverRat1953 Před rokem +7

      I have listened to Jerry Garcia for 52 years. Garcia turned me on to bluegrass with the Old and In The Way. Billy’s tribute to the Dead brings tears to my eyes! God bless Billy Strings! His style of bluegrass is PERFECT!

    • @bomarroletti1960
      @bomarroletti1960 Před 11 měsíci +1

      ​@@RiverRat1953100% correct

  • @mcchaikin
    @mcchaikin Před 29 dny +4

    Love me some Billy Strings! And I’m 76 years old!

  • @GPJACKSOGA
    @GPJACKSOGA Před rokem +128

    I've been listening to bluegrass for sixty years and I just love this guy.

    • @mstuckey311
      @mstuckey311 Před rokem +4

      I'm sort of new to bluegrass even though my family roots are in appalachia via Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. I thank my bro-in-law for introducing me to Mr. Strings and reconnecting me to my roots. I've seen him twice now, and I'm seeing him again in Feb. I can't wait.

    • @MeetMe-at-TheCreek
      @MeetMe-at-TheCreek Před rokem +1

      Check out CABINET. They are also another great bluegrass band from the Northeast.

    • @MeetMe-at-TheCreek
      @MeetMe-at-TheCreek Před rokem +2

      They are untraditional bc they do have percussion but they are good to the ears and get the feet moving.. Enjoy

    • @dirkevans3443
      @dirkevans3443 Před rokem +4

      68 here and Yes Sir, this kid can tear it up
      The Real Deal

    • @williamreilly5469
      @williamreilly5469 Před 6 měsíci

      Bless his heart...
      Seen him live tonight and I was blown away...ive seen Zeppelin and now I can say I seen Billy Strings ~
      Unfuckinbelievable

  • @chiznicken
    @chiznicken Před rokem +289

    Billy Strings is definitely a musical missionary. I'm a third generation gigging musician, have allowed music (all music) to consume my life. I've never seen anyone resurrect a genre like this. Sure there are originators of styles, Elvis, Sabbath, Zeppelin, etc., And while they deserve the respect and appreciation they deserve, it seems what Billy is doing to bluegrass is more difficult. People have expectations, judgmental, snobby, ignorant opinions. Billy and his crew are keeping a huge part of American culture alive and have every ounce of my respect and appreciation. Thanks guys, you're truly setting a much needed bar on the level of talent all music can/should strive for.

    • @jamesmoody9363
      @jamesmoody9363 Před rokem +1

      😊

    • @eric_b_
      @eric_b_ Před rokem +7

      underrated comment. so true.

    • @mikebanner7745
      @mikebanner7745 Před rokem +13

      When's the last time bluegrass has sold out 20-30,000 seat arenas night after night after night? He's resurrected bluegrass and his crowds are a huge cross-section of fans. Billy Strings is probably the best thing that's happened to music in general in the last 20 years.

    • @bidensniffedmetoo1005
      @bidensniffedmetoo1005 Před rokem +6

      That’s one of my favorite comments ever… he just popped up after I played a song and it was nutshell by AIC mixed into his song Wargasm live. That alone made me think I found my new favorite artist. Miss people pouring their heart and soul into music . America is right 🇺🇸🤘

    • @MeetMe-at-TheCreek
      @MeetMe-at-TheCreek Před rokem +1

      Lol when they want you to hear it it will be prompted and be loved by millions Amazing musicians. 33 stands for something.

  • @bigtdrewdrmr
    @bigtdrewdrmr Před 3 lety +56

    For those who thumbed this down you know absolutely nothing about music. Billy Strings is a Prodigy and 1 of the BEST pickers living today!
    God Bless Billy ❤️

    • @D45VR
      @D45VR Před 3 lety +2

      I love Billy Strings but your statement is silly. Does everyone have to agree with you? Just enjoy what you like and stop judging others.

    • @dianadubuque5296
      @dianadubuque5296 Před 3 měsíci +1

      What idiots would dis BMFS and his band mates. Duh!!!

    • @crocodilegrundee4514
      @crocodilegrundee4514 Před měsícem +4

      I agree he is one of the best flat pickers I’ve ever heard. Would be impossible to thumb this down. His bandmates are incredible in their own right too!

    • @chuckmottmusic1915
      @chuckmottmusic1915 Před 20 dny +1

      @@D45VR Sounds to me like he is merely stating facts. If you don't like bluegrass move on. No need to act like an ass.

    • @billyhill598
      @billyhill598 Před 16 dny +2

      Billy Strings can play any song ya want. This guy will be a legend . To me he already is. I'd give anything to play like that. But i like all music.

  • @angelinamayland4989
    @angelinamayland4989 Před 11 dny +2

    Billy Strings' face when he gets in the zone...that is passion!!

  • @eko4749
    @eko4749 Před 3 lety +82

    Guy on the mandolin is amazing

    • @zg1972
      @zg1972 Před rokem +2

      He is sooooo good👍 !!!!

    • @cameronbarnhardt1652
      @cameronbarnhardt1652 Před rokem +4

      Jarrod walker everyone!

    • @jrobertsbrewer
      @jrobertsbrewer Před rokem +1

      Indeed. I am really blown away by the Banjo as well.. these guys could be studio musicians.. What talent.

    • @jacstocker5100
      @jacstocker5100 Před 9 měsíci +1

      The banjo player too

  • @cmcdonald7880
    @cmcdonald7880 Před 3 lety +39

    If Away From The Mire doesn't give you chills you have no soul

    • @jimbernard8964
      @jimbernard8964 Před 2 měsíci

      I've literally told a couple people that.

  • @jessechristian8665
    @jessechristian8665 Před rokem +150

    These kids nowadays. Taking bluegrass to a new level. God bless 'em.

  • @peterlee4856
    @peterlee4856 Před 2 lety +17

    I may be old and I may be strange but I can still dance and I can still holler Im not at your shows 'cause I ain't got a dollar
    So wherever you are what you might want to know is I thank.the Lord for this free you tube show. Yes I may be old in the hospital today your music is medicine that will get me away from these doctors and nurses and all I can say is I may be old but not in the way that makes you believe I'm here to stay. So
    Let me go home where I can be strange and be back with my livestock out on the range. I'm learning your songs and I will sing them out loud to stars and the mountains and my good friends the clouds.

  • @dubsmith7
    @dubsmith7 Před 2 lety +153

    Just a casual bluegrass fan here, but this kid, this collection of musicians, is really something!

    • @tscottshea
      @tscottshea Před rokem +6

      I can't think of a better way to describe it, Dub! These kids rock!

  • @damiandavis4831
    @damiandavis4831 Před 3 lety +15

    dressed like a hippie
    headbanging like a rockstar
    guitaring like GOD🤘

  • @elmoblatch9787
    @elmoblatch9787 Před 3 lety +237

    That smile. This kid has charisma. The ol' youtube algorithm has deranged society with conspiracy madness, but it also gave me Billy Strings.

    • @robertferguson3023
      @robertferguson3023 Před 3 lety +1

      Billuminati got you hooked like a leg o sheep

    • @VibrationsfromMirror
      @VibrationsfromMirror Před 3 lety +1

      Welcome Home!

    • @danstephens1260
      @danstephens1260 Před 2 lety +8

      Because it's madness doesn't mean it might not be real

    • @apancher
      @apancher Před 2 lety +1

      You can tell he is loving every minute of it!

    • @squirlmy
      @squirlmy Před 2 lety +3

      Only once in a while do I get a conspiracy nutter. I resist clickbait. I actually have more problems and issues with CZcams demonetizing good music, music teaching and harmless educational stuff like Tom Scott's videos. But they do a much better job than Facebook and Twitter.

  • @tomf429
    @tomf429 Před 6 měsíci +11

    Great pickers, great singers, great sound system, great setting, great audience. Perfect bluegrass storm.

  • @d3adc0ps
    @d3adc0ps Před 4 lety +772

    0:00 Dust in a Baggie
    4:35 While I'm Waiting Here
    11:20 Taking Water
    15:36 Everything's the Same
    19:25 Away from the Mire
    29:05 Hollow Heart
    32:40 Pyramid Country - >
    39:48 Little Maggie
    44:35 Rundown
    49:05 Turmoil & Tinfoil
    57:28 Band intros/set outro

    • @d3adc0ps
      @d3adc0ps Před 4 lety +7

      @Class Clown They were opening for Greensky Bluegrass...

    • @ThunderCat731
      @ThunderCat731 Před 4 lety +8

      upvote this

    • @steven2973
      @steven2973 Před 4 lety +6

      Utah Fitz out here doing the lord’s work🙌🙌🙌

    • @smigsky6741
      @smigsky6741 Před 4 lety +9

      @Class Clown was opener for Greensky...Dude will never be an opener again..Good Stuff

    • @AlienTrees
      @AlienTrees Před 4 lety +1

      thank you dude

  • @jims3114
    @jims3114 Před 4 lety +1967

    I just found out about him a few months ago. Some people frown that he is not pure Bluegrass. He introduced this genre to younger people that would never be interested in Bluegrass. A regular Bluegrass band would not draw these big crowds. Music is supposed to be fun to play and listen too. Critics need to get over it.

    • @jnholland006
      @jnholland006 Před 4 lety +81

      James Silverstone everyone from added something to it ! Original 3 bands are Bill Monroe & Bluegrass Boys, Flatt & Scruggs and the Stanley Brothers. After that it was all a spin off of the original ! Moral of story lol Billy is keepin it alive and I’m grateful!!! sorry I got long winded !

    • @jims3114
      @jims3114 Před 4 lety +32

      @marlene riggs I learned banjo years ago. Its been gathering dust in the corner because i have learning guitar. I like bluegrass but when i go to a show or listen to music its usually rock. Billy renewed my interest in Bluegrass and its cool to see him covering the dead. A lot of Bluegrass songs are in the key of G and easy for a beginner guitarist to learn to chord along and sing with.

    • @Jen-nemo1934
      @Jen-nemo1934 Před 4 lety +47

      Agree !! 💗💗 Love his music.. The greats rewrite genres !! 😎 Sometimes music evolves quicker than some people's brains lol.

    • @andykraft5819
      @andykraft5819 Před 4 lety +57

      When Bill Monroe started he was way outside the "mainstream" of the time. True artists always take the genre to new places.

    • @daveguitarnowski4402
      @daveguitarnowski4402 Před 4 lety +50

      I don't give much of a crap for "bluegrass" (whatever that means these days, lol)... but I dig the crap out of these guys. And I'm (somewhere ) in my 60's

  • @b.w.22
    @b.w.22 Před 3 lety +118

    Good god - I just found this man and his music after a walk through Bela Fleck’s music on here. I can’t tell you how good this sounds here in the mountains of West Virginia on a bright, sunny day.

    • @jadecady3424
      @jadecady3424 Před 3 lety +7

      It's feel good music brother

    • @vande66
      @vande66 Před 3 lety +1

      You don’t have to tell me, I live it everyday!

    • @lolitsajoke77
      @lolitsajoke77 Před rokem +3

      Check out Coulter Wall guy is 27 and sounds like he’s been around for 70years

    • @b.w.22
      @b.w.22 Před rokem +2

      @@lolitsajoke77 - Found that guy wandering down the same rabbit hole. What a voice on that guy! He, Billy, and most of the folks on “gems on VHS” give me great confidence that the future of country and western music isn’t just heartthrob dudes in cowboy hats singing pop music with a twang over a finger snap beat.

    • @lesabooth5243
      @lesabooth5243 Před rokem +1

      Wish I was there kickin' it with you up there in them big hills 😊

  • @davidrosen9346
    @davidrosen9346 Před 2 lety +16

    one of the most amazing and endearing things about Billy Strings is his complete selflessness, like no ego on stage, he's a true team player, gives away focus which makes him look so brilliant

  • @PJTen
    @PJTen Před 4 lety +427

    Billy Strings has everything - guitar pickin’ superior to almost everyone who has ever touched the instrument, this amazing voice that soothes and feels as much a part of nature as the trees in the forest or the sky and clouds above, and perhaps the hardest for most musicians to accomplish - an incredible songwriting ability that pulls you in and twists your heart in two while at the same time making you happy to be alive... every word is perfect. This is the kind of music that makes you want to run faster, work harder, and live and love forever.

    • @Inertia888
      @Inertia888 Před 4 lety +7

      Amen PJ !!

    • @PJTen
      @PJTen Před 4 lety +21

      Well, I have listed to this about 57 more times.. and my comment wasn’t meant to take anything from the rest of the band. I mean.. say their names. Jerrod Walker, Billy Failing, Royal Massat. Each one of these musicians is at the pinnacle for their respective instruments. Perfection.. each and every one!

    • @cara9467
      @cara9467 Před 4 lety +9

      How do I 'love' this comment? Lol

    • @daisywares1
      @daisywares1 Před 4 lety +5

      Yes indeed PJ.

    • @miles2928
      @miles2928 Před 3 lety +4

      He is such a great musician.

  • @redleader
    @redleader Před 4 lety +427

    For those of you just now finding Billy, I can tell you there is nothing like him. He is super hyper talented. He plays so many kinds of music. A blend of all the greats from the last 40 yrs. Its unreal and he loves loves loves to just go into a crazy space jam for days....it is so great and new. He is not shy about his love for the electronic pedals and gizmos. It gives his creativity such a hug palette. This dude channels , Garcia, Hendix, Page, Frampton, Clapton, it is so damn fine.

    • @suebeattie5101
      @suebeattie5101 Před 4 lety +10

      Fully, dude. Billy strings is a marvel

    • @patrickhawkinson8399
      @patrickhawkinson8399 Před 4 lety +16

      And he's not shy about singing about cocaine and prison either. He's the real deal. Bluegrass needs a rebel to shake things up.

    • @stybur19
      @stybur19 Před 3 lety +1

      @@patrickhawkinson8399 rebel? Lol hes just another freemason sellout. His contract won't last forever...

    • @patrickhawkinson8399
      @patrickhawkinson8399 Před 3 lety +5

      @@stybur19 How is he a sellout?

    • @stybur19
      @stybur19 Před 3 lety

      @@patrickhawkinson8399 are you aware of freemasonry and its connection with the entertainment industry?

  • @philhardwick100
    @philhardwick100 Před rokem +31

    I was at this show. No one sat down and there was no opener. The crowd was in such a great mood. Between Billy and that venue it was my most memorable of anything I’ve ever seen. It was his first time opening there.

    • @JasonLumbatis
      @JasonLumbatis Před rokem

      Sounds like you caught a dandy

    • @heehaw8401
      @heehaw8401 Před rokem +1

      State Farm Arena in Atlanta was packed on March 10. Everyone stood the whole show. No opener. Three hours.

  • @olivialynch422
    @olivialynch422 Před 2 lety +65

    The way Billy shares the stage is just incredible.

  • @johnlund1464
    @johnlund1464 Před 4 lety +316

    The country, world, universe needs Billy Strings and his band, and whoever sits in and plays with him, especially his dad Terry Barber.

    • @jimjones8268
      @jimjones8268 Před 4 lety +2

      FaM

    • @hberry8844
      @hberry8844 Před 4 lety +8

      Old steel drivers and billy strings colab would be..... man. And by old steeldrivers I mean chris stapleton

    • @ryanguitargodfrey
      @ryanguitargodfrey Před 4 lety +8

      Country music and bluegrass are too completely different worlds

    • @johnlund1464
      @johnlund1464 Před 4 lety +4

      I agree, ,,,

    • @hberry8844
      @hberry8844 Před 4 lety +6

      @@ryanguitargodfrey Word? Chirs Stapleton when he sang with SD was blue grass. Still love to see that colab regardless of what CS doing now. Would be sick.

  • @SamA-nj7yr
    @SamA-nj7yr Před 3 lety +22

    I’m from the UK but if I was from the US this is definitely the people I’d be hanging with!

    • @disqusmacabre6246
      @disqusmacabre6246 Před 3 lety +1

      Not all that different from skiffle... popularized here in the USA most notably by Lonnie Donnigan. Seem to recall that before the Beatles were the Beatles s couple of them were in a skiffle group.
      I'Ll say this though. Billy Strings is much more accomplished musically than any skiffle group I remember. Billy's sense of timing is amazing. His notes and runs clear and crisp and precise. And a smile that says "I'm doing the one thing that gives my life meaning and there is no place that I would rather be than on this stage, at this time, with these musicians. playing the music I love for all of you."

  • @eileencregg6754
    @eileencregg6754 Před 2 lety +21

    I just got introduced to Billy Strings 6mos ago and been to 3 concerts and more to come.. am 60 and Billy Strings and the Band of Strings is by far the most comfortable talent I've seen since was a teenager... absolutely 👁️💚👁️💚🍀🕺🎻🎶🪕🎵🪕💚

    • @michaelcraig9449
      @michaelcraig9449 Před rokem +2

      Go see Junior Brown if you want to see something totally unique and awesome!

  • @1040north
    @1040north Před rokem +27

    Billy Strings and his band are a National Treasure.

  • @barbarawilliams57
    @barbarawilliams57 Před 2 lety +23

    I love this kids music beyond words, but the way he smiled at the very beginning melted my heart

  • @kevindick1110
    @kevindick1110 Před rokem +10

    Roy Clark would be proud of this young fella. Amazing skills!

  • @joeldelaney5769
    @joeldelaney5769 Před rokem +11

    This show burned my face off. Was a spiritual experience. Glad I was able to go.

  • @gayspark
    @gayspark Před 2 lety +13

    Upon discovering Billy I have since, built a bonfire, burned my guitars and and sat there and cried like a baby lol. He is a phenom! A legend in the making.

  • @danielblair876
    @danielblair876 Před 3 lety +38

    Such a relief to FINALLY see genuine talent getting big attention. I would actually pay the $150 for a ticket. And they deserve every penny of it.

  • @leokregul342
    @leokregul342 Před 3 lety +15

    Well my bad day yesterday was one of my worst today. Till I picked up my guitar and watched Mr. Strings play I tried to play along found myself forgetting my tragic day an wishing I was right there playing my heart out an my only worry would be if God was going to wake me in the morning so I could do this all over again,thanks Billy.

  • @HawaiiJetboat
    @HawaiiJetboat Před 7 měsíci +7

    Watching Billy and his talented guys on stage erases years and mileage and replaces them with smiles and foot stomping.

  • @HearHerePresents
    @HearHerePresents Před 3 lety +55

    Billy Strings is one of the few things that gives me hope for the future.

  • @scottclark4760
    @scottclark4760 Před 3 lety +43

    Earlier in the comments someone called this NEWGRASS.
    No, this is beyond that. Newgrass came about in the 80's (Thank You Sam Bush).
    When I first saw Billy on 'Bluegrass Underground' my first thought was this is not Newgrass any longer - This is psychedelic-grass!
    Thank you Billy for expanding bluegrass but keeping a solid footing in tradition.

    • @alexwyman8380
      @alexwyman8380 Před 3 lety

      It's metal grass. Turmoil is structured like a Metallica song

    • @LetArtsLive
      @LetArtsLive Před 3 lety

      I have an open mind I'm not up here is like Pete Seeger try to cut the freaking wire lol but it was pretty funny why because Bob Dylan wanted to play electric guitar LOL that was such a party story he had her taxes he was going to chop that freaking wire at the Newport Jazz Festival God Rest his soul

    • @Roll_Todd
      @Roll_Todd Před 3 lety +3

      I like smoking grass

    • @LetArtsLive
      @LetArtsLive Před 3 lety

      @@Roll_Todd LOL you must be older than me

    • @corkgrones
      @corkgrones Před 3 lety +1

      Dead Grass?

  • @chanceburger3169
    @chanceburger3169 Před 5 měsíci +7

    I came across this kid about 4 years ago,I'm 61 years old now an I have been following an listening to a lot of the same bands since I was 14.I don't know how much more time I got on this earth but I wish Billy an his band were here 40 years ago.This kid is just getting started an has so much more to offer all of us.

    • @brendafreeman1284
      @brendafreeman1284 Před 4 měsíci

      Just heard him yesterday
      Love it.l am Elvis fan since
      He sang his first song.
      Loved this also.🙏🙏😊😊

  • @williamkolbenschlag6198
    @williamkolbenschlag6198 Před 3 lety +14

    That look on his face at the end of Away From The Mire...he looks amazed by/in love with his guitar. I know I am!

  • @doctorgarbonzo2525
    @doctorgarbonzo2525 Před 2 lety +7

    Billy & the Band has brought a unique perspective here that hasn't been seen & heard of for Years! Brought Country Music out of the Grave, This is real Country

  • @Hendrix.
    @Hendrix. Před 4 lety +47

    All that smoke coming from their strings.

    • @tylerjohnson269
      @tylerjohnson269 Před 3 lety

      Thats when you know the shows hit hot status in Colorado!!!

  • @Benjamin_Holland
    @Benjamin_Holland Před 4 lety +41

    Billy is an Alien. From planet bluegrass.. when he plays he emits pure grass, he looks human but he really isn't. ... New pentagon footage!

    • @eatyourbroccoli
      @eatyourbroccoli Před 4 lety +1

      PURE GRASS

    • @EndingTimes0
      @EndingTimes0 Před 4 lety +3

      I hear hes got 2 extra invisible alien fingers and thats how he plays so good. Plus he can pick his nose without anyone seeing.

  • @petercontarino646
    @petercontarino646 Před 6 dny

    It’s not only great to hear someone of this playing caliber but he is writing new music!! Music that is worth hearing and carrying on.

  • @stevecampbell5314
    @stevecampbell5314 Před 3 lety +11

    This is what I grew up hearing around my grandparents in east TN.

  • @vintagetiger2059
    @vintagetiger2059 Před 4 lety +40

    This guy has been diggin' draggin' punchin' and playing for years finally getting the respect he deserves Power to ya Billy Tiger

  • @cjkanedc
    @cjkanedc Před 3 lety +65

    I stumbled along this just today. Never heard of these guys. All I can say is WOW! Great stuff, really great.

    • @ronmyers2110
      @ronmyers2110 Před 3 lety +6

      Buckle upand check him out. This guy is hands down the best flat picker on earth today. He is constantly releasing new stuff.

    • @jadecady3424
      @jadecady3424 Před 3 lety +4

      Welcome aboard

    • @stevensullivan5282
      @stevensullivan5282 Před 3 lety +3

      @@jadecady3424 Took the words out of my mouth. Be excellent to eachother. Party on dudes.

    • @jamigen1
      @jamigen1 Před 3 lety +2

      Go back and look at his stuff when he was a kid. Woe.. You'll Melt

    • @tokziikk5610
      @tokziikk5610 Před 3 lety

      Billy is serious man dude is incredible and a dope person to meet.

  • @gotskinn
    @gotskinn Před 5 měsíci +27

    fuggin. I'm 213 yrs old & this rocks.

    • @RVGP-AMOR
      @RVGP-AMOR Před 28 dny

      First person thats older than me

  • @TheOnlySolipsist
    @TheOnlySolipsist Před 3 lety +39

    Billy is like the secret special recipe that’s been enjoyed by the few has been let out to the masses no doubt to become a living legend. he has a talent ingrained in his very DNA. he will define American music. i am very happy to witness his journey through the years and thoroughly enjoy every note.

  • @frankatchison2519
    @frankatchison2519 Před 3 lety +8

    "Doc" Watson is smiling down on this performance (Seeing everything + everyone)!👍😇🇺🇸 Billy's flatpicking will be legendary someday too.

  • @janetsmith8634
    @janetsmith8634 Před rokem +13

    I am amazed at the clarity, progression, and unique music Billy Strings and band puts out yet hanging on to the real bluegrass!!! What a delight!!!!

  • @turbolife5912
    @turbolife5912 Před 2 lety +7

    We have an Ampitheatre near my home Billy listening to you today took me back to childhood 50 year's ago we'd ride our bicycles then hike up to the Rebold hill Ocean lookout circa 1930s second World War then climb down the old face to the cave's left from 1920s limestone quarrying. Camping there with Perth's best view from the city to the Indian Ocean out West the moon's reflection making an imaginary pathway out to where apon reaching the horizon you could reach up and touch the moon. A moment in Time when the free imagination abundance and innocence of a child dreaming about an unknown World Thank you for your music regards William 🌏🎸🙏🏼🇦🇺❤️☮️

  • @kewltoyz2565
    @kewltoyz2565 Před 2 lety +9

    Billy breathes the way most of us feel. He's just that much closer to his sense of self and being. He show's us how to relax.

  • @billylux4046
    @billylux4046 Před 4 lety +5

    Got turned on to Billy Strings about 6 months ago. Dust in a Baggie has been on my rapid rotation Play List ever since.
    This Live performance is Fantastic.
    Love the Jammin’

  • @MichaelTaylor-mm9lq
    @MichaelTaylor-mm9lq Před 3 lety +4

    How have I only just stumbled across this now.....absolutely unbelievable!!!!!
    I'm at a loss for words.....

  • @debbiebeall2933
    @debbiebeall2933 Před rokem +5

    I just learned about Billy a month or 2 , and he's the best since Jimmy Martin, Bill Monroe , and so on, I love some good ole blue grass . Raised on it. That's all my mom and daddy listen to. Wish they were a live to hear Billy, they would agree with me 100%

  • @NunYa953
    @NunYa953 Před 3 lety +7

    One of the many perks of living in Colorado is Red Rocks. Any fucking show at Red Rocks.

  • @apancher
    @apancher Před 2 lety +6

    I saw Billy live last night for the first time in Indianapolis. I'm hooked for life.

  • @russellmetzger1499
    @russellmetzger1499 Před 4 lety +104

    Billy Strings and band are the best thing going.

  • @peterjongsma5540
    @peterjongsma5540 Před 3 lety +3

    Binged on Tommy Emmanuel.
    Now I'm bingeing on Billy Strings.
    Brings a smile to my face and feet.
    Yep.
    My feet can't stop Smiling.

  • @Grunt11B101
    @Grunt11B101 Před 3 lety +5

    I dont know how I missed this guy over the years but Im ashamed. He is a legend. Glad I stumbled on him.

  • @TheLarousse89
    @TheLarousse89 Před 3 lety +36

    I'm a metal head and lowkey excited about seeing him live.

    • @maxwallstrom3170
      @maxwallstrom3170 Před 3 lety +3

      Billy is a metalhead too! He was wearing a Cryptopsy shirt in an interview once

    • @damiandavis4831
      @damiandavis4831 Před 3 lety +2

      same here... i never imagined myself actually kind of ENJOYING anything related to country...

    • @dpeady78
      @dpeady78 Před 3 lety +2

      Same here, this music is metal and technical as fuck

    • @seanrielly9090
      @seanrielly9090 Před 2 lety +2

      Metal head here as well. This guy is incredible. I'm hooked on this sound now.

  • @TheSmendrick
    @TheSmendrick Před 3 lety +10

    turmoil and tinfoil is such an amazing fusion of bluegrass and Metal. all of these guys are truly amazing. Love it

  • @AndrewOlsenMusic
    @AndrewOlsenMusic Před 3 lety +17

    27:19 may be one of my favorite moments. What band chemistry! Mirrored licks starting with guitar, going to banjo, ending with mando

  • @MrBixsonic
    @MrBixsonic Před 3 lety +84

    Been playing guitar since I was 14, pushing 60 now..the speed and accuracy of his flat picking is truly insane..He's flying and he never misses...

    • @carolyngarman1422
      @carolyngarman1422 Před 3 lety +7

      I grew up in a bluegrass playing family in Appalachian Mtns, I'm in my, 60s and I've never seen anything like him. He's got it all. I could listen to him for days nonstop.

    • @carolyngarman1422
      @carolyngarman1422 Před 3 lety +5

      I grew up in a bluegrass playing family in Appalachian Mtns, I'm in my, 60s and I've never seen anything like him. He's got it all. I could listen to him for days nonstop. I've always liked progressive grass.

  • @MrStradia
    @MrStradia Před 4 lety +114

    Not sure how I got to this video, but I'm not sad. Never heard of him before.

    • @robertdenton2638
      @robertdenton2638 Před 4 lety +10

      I stumbled on his stuff a few months ago. He is amazing!

    • @coryCuc
      @coryCuc Před 4 lety +5

      You're in for a treat lol.

    • @Samantha-do9iq
      @Samantha-do9iq Před 4 lety +4

      My favorite!!!

    • @rikjohnson812
      @rikjohnson812 Před 4 lety +9

      Same, but it was a couple years ago. I'm a big fan now. I generally stick with death metal and freeform jazz, but this is really good stuff

    • @seraphale
      @seraphale Před 4 lety +2

      @@rikjohnson812 🤘🏼🤠

  • @paulburke3917
    @paulburke3917 Před 4 lety +48

    F'in love this dude! Him and Marcus King have saved music for me!

    • @seankrause1891
      @seankrause1891 Před 3 lety +4

      My two new favs for sure.

    • @chrishickie8600
      @chrishickie8600 Před 3 lety +2

      Absolutely. Throw a little Gary Clarke Jr in there and you have a majestic trio.

    • @VibrationsfromMirror
      @VibrationsfromMirror Před 3 lety

      YOU MUST check out Roosterwalk show '19 where they played first together! Fricking HOT sold take my money! Got to be here on yt. One of the best shows on this millennia, imo! But the scene helped ) July 1st Va. GROWS! Love~

  • @hippiesusesidedoor191
    @hippiesusesidedoor191 Před 3 lety +12

    How have I not heard this BLESSING TO MANKIND before? This is gift to be shared...

  • @kevina.zakariasen5571
    @kevina.zakariasen5571 Před 2 lety +7

    So thankful this young man showed up in my feed. I have been listening steady for a few months and will be a fan for the rest of my days. Incredible skills, not many can pick a guitar like that. He will be the a common name in music for generations to come.

    • @Sleepy_Alligator
      @Sleepy_Alligator Před 2 lety

      100% agree. This young man is a rare rare talent. In interviews he seems really genuine, a sweet humble kid. Just love the energy, the emotion his music stirs in me. Most certainly he will be spoken of for a long time.

  • @kylet3390
    @kylet3390 Před 4 lety +38

    If you look at the video with the sound off you’d expect them to be a 90s rock band. If you listen to the video without watching it you’d expect them to be a 1970s bluegrass band. Great job guys 🪕

    • @theajthomas
      @theajthomas Před 4 lety +3

      I grew up in the 90's and I don't recall any rock bands with Mandolin and Banjo and very few with stand up bass.

    • @kylet3390
      @kylet3390 Před 4 lety +2

      Ignoring the instruments. Look how they dress and present themselves. I think it’s awesome.

    • @ISa-jy8ol
      @ISa-jy8ol Před 4 lety +2

      The old dont judge a book by its cover eh....

    • @ICU2HI
      @ICU2HI Před 4 lety +1

      @@theajthomas LEFTOVER SALMON,

    • @OhGodWhatIsThisAah
      @OhGodWhatIsThisAah Před 3 lety

      @@ICU2HI Ooh, Aquarium Rescue Unit, and a bunch of other jam bands too lol. Bela Fleck?!

  • @redplanetdrifter3352
    @redplanetdrifter3352 Před 4 lety +66

    I don't know, I was born in 66' so I'm a few years too young to remember, but this has to be what it was like when people first heard Hendrix. I've been following Billy for a couple years now, and he just consistently keeps blowing my mind.

    • @crunch9876
      @crunch9876 Před 4 lety +1

      Joe Combs how is he the most talented? In what way?

    • @stephenhanlin2388
      @stephenhanlin2388 Před 4 lety +3

      crunch9876 idk if he’s the most talented but i will say his originality sets him apart. Songwriting is just as good as his music

    • @stoojinator
      @stoojinator Před 4 lety +2

      @@crunch9876 Maybe Joe's only seen one musician? He's stating this from a personal perspective, not spouting it as gospel.

    • @stoojinator
      @stoojinator Před 4 lety +3

      It's not just Billy though - although I won't disagree that he is amazingly talented. The musicians who play along with him are also incredible.

    • @daniellerider2363
      @daniellerider2363 Před 4 lety +1

      It is beautiful

  • @jakehirschman1533
    @jakehirschman1533 Před 3 lety +6

    Discovered Billy Strings in a deadhead group, can’t believe the talent this group has.

  • @lindareinert5900
    @lindareinert5900 Před 2 lety +12

    I need to say THANK YOU to these incredible guys who share their gifts with us.

  • @chilson.fillips
    @chilson.fillips Před 4 lety +63

    Don't get the low key shade some folks are slinging toward the band mates. Billy Strings AND the boys in the band are the absolute best. PERIOD. I was at this one and it was absolutely amazing!!! Who would have thought just 6 months later we'd be in the grips of a global pandemic. 😔 Stay safe everyone. It may be a while, but I'll see you at the next show!!

    • @CorneiliusLibowitz
      @CorneiliusLibowitz Před 4 lety +5

      Agreed. ALL members are at the top of their game. And let’s face it, they need to be top notch to to play at this level. Jarrod Walker won awards for his playing, and along with his brothers, they’re a force to be reckoned with.... As for singing....Flings got that high, lonesome sound, which harmonizes well with Strings. If you ask me, it should be called the ‘Billy Flings’ Band.

    • @Jen-nemo1934
      @Jen-nemo1934 Před 4 lety +3

      Anyone that can keep up with this kid deserves their due credit. They're all amazing !! 😍😎

    • @aliveinupstate
      @aliveinupstate Před 4 lety +1

      Wish I could've made this one but the lady and I were on a road trip somewhere between Portland and Boise when they played. Let's hope we get em back here sooner than later!

    • @suebeattie5101
      @suebeattie5101 Před 4 lety +1

      What a great band! Every one of them totally necessary all the time. Wow

    • @oldsoundz
      @oldsoundz Před 4 lety +1

      We got to see him 2 days after Red Rocks. They were still high AF. It was an amazing show. Crazy enough, we got to see their last live show also in Utah. Just before the shut down. Can't wait to see them again. Amazing live shows.

  • @DanielTaylorOCMD
    @DanielTaylorOCMD Před 4 lety +94

    I was at this one, came all the way from Maryland. It took until the third song for the tears of joy to stop flowing. Red Rocks is one of the premier venues and Billy's a premier act, you can see that the band was enjoying the place and the crowd.

    • @wesspangler
      @wesspangler Před 4 lety +4

      Wow! I would have love to have been there.

    • @tomdabomb3457
      @tomdabomb3457 Před 4 lety +2

      you are so lucky to see this show!

    • @douglasmorgan5187
      @douglasmorgan5187 Před 4 lety +3

      did you wear a skirt?

    • @DanielTaylorOCMD
      @DanielTaylorOCMD Před 4 lety +21

      @@douglasmorgan5187 No, I had a kick ass time while you were home making snarky comments on CZcams videos.

    • @chilson.fillips
      @chilson.fillips Před 4 lety +3

      @Daniel Taylor I'm also from MD and was at this show!! I scheduled my annual trip around it. I love Greensky too, but I was definitely there for Billy & Co.

  • @CalixaCal
    @CalixaCal Před 3 lety +5

    My interest in bluegrass music skyrocketed when I saw Billy sing one. A living legend, indeed.

  • @flapjackson6077
    @flapjackson6077 Před 2 lety +12

    I’m binge watching this video. It’s a trip! I love how it goes from daylight to dusk. The band is killing it! I love Billy’s use of pedals. The band is so freeking tight! Such great musicians!
    All things Billy Strings!

  • @STolley317
    @STolley317 Před 4 lety +33

    Absolutely amazing what they're doing with Bluegrass...Lyrically and musically 100% original sounds. Thank YOU BILLY !!!!

  • @mc3666
    @mc3666 Před 4 lety +47

    Billy has taken progressive bluegrass to a new level... One of the best acoustic guitarists out there today and he keeps getting better! It won't be long before he headlines this place.

    • @andrewmast60
      @andrewmast60 Před 4 lety +3

      Can't believe he isn't already

    • @jadecady3424
      @jadecady3424 Před 3 lety

      Picking getar yes please

    • @scottmoore3508
      @scottmoore3508 Před 3 lety +2

      Fast forward 10 months And dudes a Grammy award winner

    • @aquarius4562
      @aquarius4562 Před 2 lety +2

      @@scottmoore3508 Grammy does not deserve Billy.

  • @akatripclaymore.9679
    @akatripclaymore.9679 Před rokem +9

    Billy & His band are amazing! I bet he loves the fact that he was able to do Red Rock...It is kinda like getting on SNL (you know you are on your way) for real.

    • @CorneiliusLibowitz
      @CorneiliusLibowitz Před rokem +2

      Yeah...NBC is behind the 8-ball on this one... The other network late night shows already had them on ages ago... Love to see them perform on SNL instead of most of the crap they book on the show....

    • @faaaaaaaaaaack
      @faaaaaaaaaaack Před 8 měsíci

      They just played at the biggest venue in my city two nights in a row. Tore the house down

  • @tylerjohnson269
    @tylerjohnson269 Před 3 lety +6

    His little excited spurts he gets like at 31:08 when hes in his own world and dances or steps a certain way, thats that jolt that lets you know the feeling in the musician. That what they're singing about has been something they've lived and remember in that moment. I love it!!

  • @slapshot6ful
    @slapshot6ful Před 3 lety +8

    Was thinking about my grandpa, and looked up some Chet Atkins. Ended up here, and wish i could have shown him this. Keep picking guys, beautiful music.

  • @brendanmcg8566
    @brendanmcg8566 Před 4 lety +13

    This is perfection in every way. Music isn't dead quite yet.

    • @gregfishel4559
      @gregfishel4559 Před 4 lety +1

      Only just recently - maybe 2 months ago - "discovered" Billy and his band - I just cant get enough of him - an incredible talent - and he really seems to enjoy just playing so much

    • @Space_Toasty
      @Space_Toasty Před 4 lety +3

      Music gets better and better, but there's just aloy more bullshit to sift through to find it

    • @vahrzawofficialtracks
      @vahrzawofficialtracks Před 4 lety +1

      It’s very much alive, just not that innovative and thus, pretty boring. But... these kids with guts and skills appear and change the game for the better.

    • @dverygrateful1
      @dverygrateful1 Před 3 lety

      The music never stops!

  • @deannaalves3538
    @deannaalves3538 Před 3 lety +7

    Some of the best picking I’ve ever heard a hippie playing bluegrass wow great!!

  • @user-sc5hh4cc2b
    @user-sc5hh4cc2b Před 2 měsíci +1

    Oh my my . I have no words . I can't wait to see Billy in Tampa .

  • @FhornPatrick
    @FhornPatrick Před 4 lety +191

    That must have been an epic night. Cheers Billy.

    • @bobjohnson7307
      @bobjohnson7307 Před 3 lety +2

      Bad ads from old banjo player and long time deadbeat from Oregon

    • @chewyrocker
      @chewyrocker Před 3 lety

      That transition/segue from Pyramid Country into Little Maggie?
      Pfffftttt!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @reggiedunlop2222
    @reggiedunlop2222 Před rokem +9

    People need to forget about defining hi genre and just appreciate him for the musician that he is. An excellent one!

  • @BassPlayer9000
    @BassPlayer9000 Před 2 lety +6

    Can confirm am spiraling down rabbit hole of Billy Strings greatness. I feel lucky and blessed to have these amazing musicians to listen to and like holy cow these guys can play. I play bass myself but these guys are on another level of talented. I support it 100%

  • @ext93
    @ext93 Před 3 lety +6

    Discovered Billy Strings 4 hours ago, and now I'm going to any show of his that I can get to. What an incredible talent

  • @guitarsword1
    @guitarsword1 Před 4 lety +29

    What a mix. Bass poppin through, mandy, banjo , Billy , everyone.

    • @DanRossGraphics
      @DanRossGraphics Před 4 lety +1

      Came to hear Billy, stayed for that killer Bass.

    • @brendanmcg8566
      @brendanmcg8566 Před 4 lety

      Exceptional mix indeed, as you would expect for Red Rocks!
      Pour one out for the sound techs. Definitely doesn't hurt having four exceptional players that get the absolute most out of the instruments.

  • @mikekuun
    @mikekuun Před 3 lety +8

    Hadn't ever heard of Billy Strings till about a week ago. Seriously gifted fellow this one, oooozing talent. Damn!!!

  • @terryt2910
    @terryt2910 Před 5 měsíci +2

    I hear Billy Strings pushing the envelope of Blue Grass beyond, and with more talent, than most others have. I saw him and his band a couple years ago. One of the best concerts I heard. Amazing versatility.

  • @mr.crapper7197
    @mr.crapper7197 Před 2 lety +3

    My favorite bluegrass hillbilly country rock Appalachian music band.

  • @syalutsa
    @syalutsa Před 4 lety +36

    He has such phenomenal focus, expressiveness and joy in his playing. I love watching his face as he reaches for notes and feels the rhythm. Great stuff. A group of amazing, creative players, all of them.

  • @headrushindi
    @headrushindi Před 3 lety +28

    I have been a rocker all my life , played in several bands. But I am eclectic. I love Opera, country, and definitely appreciate the sincerity and incredible roots of bluegrass. But here's a kid who looks like he should be the front man for a pop rock or metal band, and he is doing with , and for bluegrass, things I have never heard before. He is making blue grass accessible and cool for the younger generations. God love Doc Watson , and the trailblazers who laid the groundwork of genius in the past...but Billy here is the NEXT legend methinks !!!

    • @sdwndr66
      @sdwndr66 Před 2 lety +1

      Absolutely 💯 % agree! This guy can jam like I've never before seen! Love his music!

    • @rosscampbell1173
      @rosscampbell1173 Před 2 lety

      I think he was playing metal at one point. You can se him play Voodoo Chile here on CZcams.

    • @robertflagg2461
      @robertflagg2461 Před 2 lety +1

      Very well said!!!! To headrush

  • @noahhart739
    @noahhart739 Před 3 lety +9

    I dont say this about many people, but Billy Strings is very much an inspiration to me. I can listen to this artist sing & play his guitar for hours on end, and some day I hope I can live my life doing what I love with who I love.

  • @JonathanE1961
    @JonathanE1961 Před rokem +8

    His music is a fresh breeze

  • @jend2915
    @jend2915 Před 3 lety +5

    The best freshest brightest beautiful music in a long time. Bless you Billy Strings!

  • @mikedawesofficial
    @mikedawesofficial Před 4 lety +268

    This is just incredible!

    • @davidjohnston710
      @davidjohnston710 Před 4 lety +3

      Mike, I agree! Could be said maybe that Billy is the “Michael Hedges” or “Stevie Ray” of Bluegrass? BTW, you are indeed one of my favorite artists, too. Cheers!

    • @HazeGreyAndUnderway
      @HazeGreyAndUnderway Před 3 lety +1

      @@davidjohnston710 Billy is Doc Watson reincarnate.

    • @dereksmallsuk
      @dereksmallsuk Před 3 lety +3

      Fuck sake.

    • @timwhiting6721
      @timwhiting6721 Před 3 lety +1

      I would nickname him amphetamine fingers !

    • @conorhogan6407
      @conorhogan6407 Před 3 lety +12

      Been a punk rocker my whole life. This is the greatest thing I ever heard. Be the first not punk rock album I buy on vinyl

  • @cogent211814
    @cogent211814 Před 3 lety +16

    This is amazing! If you ever get a chance to see a show at RedRocks in morrison Colorado, GO! I have never been to a bad show there. I missed this show but shall see him there after the covid goes back to hell.

  • @stvman192
    @stvman192 Před 3 lety +6

    Killer! That is some pickin' and a grinn' there. I am so enthused I found out about Billy Strings!