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.
Billy Strings
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.
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.
Concert Review: Newport Folk Festival 2021 — A Very Nontraditional Year
Folk On both exceeded and tempered expectations.
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.
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.