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Billy Strings

Bluegrass Album Review: “Dad/And/Me” — Billy Strings Sings of Things Past

Billy Strings injects some contemporary vibes into Me/And/Dad, but this is first and foremost a back-to-the-roots album.

By: Scott McLennan Filed Under: Featured, Folk, Music, Review Tagged: Billy Strings, bluegrass, Dad/And/Me, Terry Barber

Festival Review: Beach Road Weekend — A Lighthouse Beacon for Music Fans

This version of Beach Road Weekend marked a huge step to the event joining Newport Folk and Solid Sound among New England’s marquee mid-size festivals.

By: Paul Robicheau Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Beach Road Weekend, Beck, Billy Strings, Caamp, Emmy Lou Harris, Guster, Jason Isabell, Royal Masat, Ryan Miller, Wilco

Concert Review: Billy Strings Blesses Roadrunner, Memorably

Where Roadrunner goes from here remains to be seen, but Billy Strings did his part to open the room with a bang of a blessing.

By: Scott McLennan Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review, Rock, Uncategorized Tagged: Billy Strings, Bowery Presents, Roadrunner, Scott McLennan

Country Album Review: Billy Strings’s “Renewal” — Bluegrass’s Brightest New Star

This is an amazing follow-up to Billy Strings’s Grammy-winning Home album.

By: Scott McLennan Filed Under: Featured, Folk, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Billy Strings, Renewal, Rounder, Rounder Records, Scott McLennan

Concert Review: Newport Folk Festival 2021 — A Very Nontraditional Year

Folk On both exceeded and tempered expectations.

By: Paul Robicheau Filed Under: Featured, Folk, Music, Review Tagged: Allison Russell, Beck, Billy Strings, Black Pumas, Chris Thile, Deer Tick, Kam Franklin, Nathaniel Rateliff, Newport Folk Festival 2021, Paul Robicheau, Yola

Concert Review: Billy Strings’s Streaming Strings Tour — Virtual but Unbridled

If the first set was all about reminding us the breadth and depth of the talent in Billy Strings’ combo, the second set was all about dynamics and power.

By: Scott McLennan Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review Tagged: Billy Strings, Marcus King, Scott McLennan, Streaming Strings Tour

Music Feature: Billy Strings — A Breakout Year

Billy Strings is deservedly catching fire with a unique blend of mind-snapping talent as a guitarist, deep appreciation for tradition, appetite for improvisation and experimentation, and ever-improving songwriting.

By: Scott McLennan Filed Under: Featured, Folk, Music Tagged: Billy Strings, Home, Scott McLennan

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