Billy Strings & Co. Live and Up Close

[georged]

Bluegrass does NOT sound right when played on a stage through 100K watts into an arena.

It DOES sound right when the players surround a single central microphone in a small room with tight acoustics.

It sounds even MORER righterer when the players are world class barn burners on a mission:

https://www.npr.org/2025/12/10/g-s1-97418/billy-strings-tiny-desk-concert

 

[agnosticpipe]

Well... I love Billy Strings and I love the Tiny Desk Concerts even more. I've been watching and listening to those for a few years now and I think that you can really determine what kind of musician the performers are in that environment. Thanks for posting this.

 

[spearheadbill]

I’ve seen Billy a few times and his shows are more of a rock n roll in vibe but n all the best ways except the crowd always suck. Too many wanna be deadheads but I love Billy! We share the same name and birthday just that mines is a couple more years before him

 

[Hillcrest]

That was excellent ! Clearly, highly skilled musicians at the top of their game. Their attention to detail is amazing.

 

[georged]

That was excellent ! Clearly, highly skilled musicians at the top of their game. Their attention to detail is amazing.

Here are two of the same guys (fiddler and bass player) setting fire to part of Central Park (as in New York City) ?!?! led by a guy who is more trad/hardcore than Billy:

 

[tmc]

Here are two of the same guys (fiddler and bass player) setting fire to part of Central Park (as in New York City) ?!?! led by a guy who is more trad/hardcore than Billy:

Well said George. Michael Daves is one of my favorite flatpickers. He’s an excellent singer too. Here are a few good ones from him.

I like Billy Strings and crew when they play classics around the microphone. He and Billy Failing on banjo sing some nice harmonies.

 

[georged]

You've probably seen this (it's an oldie), but if not here ya go:

 

[irishearl]

Love the guy and his band. My favorite bluegrass performers. Have heard great, (long), jams from them online.

 

[jttnk]

Wow, i’ve seen the name a few times, but never listened. Those guys jam! When they played malfunction junction I was tripping out, I knew I had heard this before, but this wasn’t a cover. it was so familiar, but what the…. then I realized I had heard this before, by Cory Wong (jazz funk guitar master). Excellent Music, thank you for sharing!