Billy Strings absolutely rippin! "Pretty Daughter" New Haven, CT 8/6/21

Billy Strings performs Danny Barnes' "Pretty Daughter" at the Westville Music Bowl in New Haven, CT on August 6, 2021. Brought to you by Less Than Face Productions.

[@LessThanFaceProductions1]

"Here's a creepy love song." -Billy

[@drewb.5419]

Greatest band of our generation right here

[@geraldlowe2652]

This band is gonna take Bluegrass into the next generation, They are the Caretakers of bluegrass for the next 25yrs.

[@i-love-comountains3850]

Facts. Seeing Billy's a few months younger than me really gives me hope for my generation lol

[@stacykeough6468]

I won't quit going to Billy shows until I get this live. And then I'll keep going after that.

[@Tracej99]

Hope you made it to the Lexington show last weekend. 20 minutes of pretty daughter, absolutely insane

[@matthewblanchard4329]

@@Tracej99Lexington was insane! Was there night one and treated to this! Hopefully I’ll be able to hit both Pine Knob shows later this year on Fall tour!

[@JacobS2000]

I’m shocked by how Billy keeps impressing. He is truly one of the most talented artist’s of our time. He’s got me into bluegrass and I just can’t stop listening.

[@Teresa7087]

Same. I didn't listen to bluegrass until I got hooked on Billy. Now I'm a big fan.

[@sharonanderson8375]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@123Shel12]

He ain’t “human!”

[@kurtzwar729]

Billy drives this band to stardom. Genius guitar playing with a killer band to blast along with 3 fabulous lead players. Fantastic harmony vocals help set this band in the top drawer of creative Americana music. We are so lucky to be able to hear and watch Billy Strings and his bandmates show us how it is done. Glad I am here to catch it all. I saw Doc and Merle and the Dead years ago. Doc and Jerry are grinning ear to ear on this one. New blood and how wonderful. Thanks Billy. Tip the band. They all deserve it. You are listening to the finest.

[@nunyanunya6398]

They are *it*.. yes, we are so lucky for sharing their gifts. yes, fat man smiling up

[@IgnatiusChinaski]

Preach

[@alicelovell3905]

I'm so glad 😊 I saw him before he got so popular

[@adamgrimes820]

His band deserves a higher cut for sure though. Billy makes the dollars and the band makes the change

[@i-love-comountains3850]

@@adamgrimes820 How are we supposed to eat that without any sauce??

[@kpasa111]

Just when I think that guy can't impress me again, he blow my sox off again. Outstanding piece of art.

[@lisalynnstollings8106]

God gave this boy a beautiful talent and he is and has been so amazing with each and every performance and song he does. His band absolutely makes the music come alive Love it WOO-HOO

[@jeneavamiddleton8679]

Good lord, that banjo.

[@i-love-comountains3850]

Fuckin eh, bud!!🤘😝

[@JamesManning-tu6rs]

For those that don't know this man's background, suffice to say that he's come a long way and he's one hell of a guy. I've listened to many a blue grass, but this guy is off the charts. This goes without saying that the band as a whole is amazing. This is the music that generations now need to listen to. Keep this music alive and flowing for years and years to come! I'd give my right arm to see him in concert. I'm left completely without words to describe how amazing Billy Strings is....love you man!

[@presleyleti]

Saw our 1st BMFS show last night!!!! Kentucky girl here!

[@Tracej99]

@@presleyletiI was there too, blew my mind!!

[@camilleeonich]

George Jones asked "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes?". Billy and band is over flowing them!

[@ikkenhisatsu7170]

I’m a die hard prog/fusion fan - Steve Howe, Steve Hackett, Jeff Beck - but Billy Strings is from another planet. Just amazing, and his band, too.

[@lesterwilliams1116]

Me too, it just blows me away. He is coming here two nites is February to a small venue that doesn't have a bad seat in the venue. Planning on going both nites

[@joergie6008]

Nothin like some Strings 4 a Friday snack ☮️

[@LessThanFaceProductions1]

Enjoy Joergie!

[@susiefairfield7218]

Or a tasty breakfast 🤘☮💀🌹

[@charlesjohnson-cj1or]

Absolutely love Billys Banjo player..one of my favorite instruments. They are all great misicians.

[@an5925]

Banjo players name is also Billy. Billy Failing 🙃

[@i-love-comountains3850]

@@an5925 Should change his name to Billy "Never" Failing!🤘😝

[@davidmccue3591]

I want to ask if he might possibly be on the autism spectrum -- possibly Asperger's. This isn't a smartass comment. My exes family had lots of autism and Asperger's and the ones that had Asperger's were all excellent musicians. I swear I don't mean any disrespect. Just curious if someone might know. He has the look.

[@AustinPierce7526]

@@davidmccue3591 I think more people have those conditions than they know of. Just might not present itself in a typical Manner

[@BluesStraightFromTheHarp]

As a musician...often your only as good as the musicians you surround yourself with. Music has brought me many places, from these green mountains where I grew up watching Phish play at The Front in Burlington before they were “Phish”. I’ve played all over this country of ours...from Chicago to the South...finally landing in Austin,TX where I was fortunate enough to be able to make a living from music...Billy & Co are carrying that musical generational torch. I grew up with music, my uncle the mando player for a bluegrass band The Bluegrass Patriots...to all the music my folks played as I grew up. I’m always lovin these guys...they really do compliment one another, the way it needs to be.

[@williamadams2112]

Holy smoke - is this dude human ?

[@Sunahvagun]

I dont think it's even comparable how much more talented these guys are to anyone else in the genre. I'd love to hear an explanation to the 5 dislikes on this one

[@bobmalcom5537]

Up to 9 now. These 9 people are just haters for the sake of hatin'. This shit is amazing!!

[@D45VR]

@@bobmalcom5537 Why focus on dislikes? They are lonely friendless people.

[@extremelywickedreptiles3597]

This kid is so fuckin talented! Mind Blowing! Amazing!

[@kpasa111]

How many times can I say, "WOW". Always excellent. That one was near perfect.

[@davidhale9672]

Go see these guys if you can; you will say “wow!” and dozens of other exclamations. Truly mind blowing.

[@daf827]

A band of virtuosos. Brilliant playing by all. Billy Strings is a phenom.

[@susiefairfield7218]

Best Part of Waking Up ☕💘is Billy Strings in my cup 🏆⛏

[@likersleaf]

This tune keeps ERUPTING each time they play it. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💥💥💥💥

[@hamiam1978]

What a way to wake up!!! Holy moly!

[@i-love-comountains3850]

Oh yeah i was draggin ass till this came on gaht damn!!

[@nunyanunya6398]

These men are gifted and puting it to real use. Thank you.

[@JockomCares]

..and he's only getting started! 🤯

[@mr.roaddogwade7107]

No words man. 👌🏆👏❤️

[@jaystevens427]

BMFS!!!! 🐐

[@sandrabehrle-liebsher4805]

Damn!! Just damn...

[@VeronicaHernandez-pt7bo]

Yeehaw!! I love Rock but I Never new Bluegrass could be so damned amazing!! Thank you Billy Strings and your awesome band!

[@Amfrabrikerbabbin]

He absolutely rips every song he does.

[@zirconarmadillo]

"You are watching what greatness is all about." - Brent Musburger

[@kvfkvf6900]

Song title describes it as " Absolutely Rippin " Well said mate 👍

[@LessThanFaceProductions1]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@HughJasbawls]

when they play this live, the place fucking explodes

[@craigmunro2129]

I need to see Billy...he's gotta come to bonnie Scotland😍😍😁

[@Garyj1784]

Only of goes by boat. We have to protect this man at all costs. We got to keep him out of airplanes. We've lost too many good musicians early.

[@donaldreed6856]

THAT is a performance, would to see them live.

[@nora1172]

Wow 😮 almost unreal 🔥

[@rickyhenry4958]

Saw him sing this the other day at railbird and it was my favorite song of the set.

[@williamrobinson6492]

I mean how great was that show!? Should’ve had him headline imo

[@rickyhenry4958]

@@williamrobinson6492 agreed 100%

[@glennathea]

Oh my god! BadaZz is an understatement💥

[@alicelovell3905]

Been since 2019 for me but super excited for this Summer Tour

[@williamwrath]

It's a wonderful tribute. Well done Billy, your music is FIRE. I hope flat gittin' on a Danny Barnes tune brings a wider audience to chow on Bad Livers. Delusions of Banjer really is a masterful album. Right on, Mr. Strings.

[@g211hall4]

Ok!! Can we please acknowledge how effin good this banjo player is?!! Holy s***!!

[@tambrelipps1800]

Incredible as always...slammin' banjo

[@tonyindiana]

You captured lightning that night! Straight up instrumental mechanics

[@niceguy8283]

That was unreal.

[@crosmo1]

Jerry was there

[@robertsquires7388]

holy fuckin shit

[@sheisirish]

So blessed to have been there!!

[@bobndoug1]

Was it Toads?

[@sheisirish]

@@bobndoug1 Nope, it was Westville - says it in the description.

[@IExertio]

The whole band are just fucking insane!! I went to see them in Mancheter, UK 🇬🇧 Best gig ive ever been too.

[@jackieringersma7003]

OMG! Might be best version ever! Thank you ✌🏼🤟🏼Billy Strings!

[@maceisaiah]

man on banjo is crazyyyy

[@deannaalves3538]

WOW ❤best version of pretty daughter ever 🔥

[@gordoksel]

Simply amazing music

[@paullanyi516]

That's Some Serious Pickin' . . !

[@notmyname3681]

Just keeps getting better.

[@Mtdew10212]

thats amazing ied love to see that live

[@Teresa7087]

I have yet to hear a Billy Strings performance that I didn't love. I have to see them live!!

[@buzzkill1969]

I remember seeing Danny Barnes walk out on stage with Jeff Austin at Delfest a bunch of years ago . He was fucking wearing a Napalm Death shirt and I looked at the dude next to me and said, fasten your seatbelt brother cuz this is gonna get freaky. Haha.

[@susyhammond5196]

Outstanding. In awe.

[@tonymayhew191]

Now that's how it's done right there boys and girls!😉

[@richardmcnally3135]

Would love to have seen Billy do a strum and pick off with Roy Clark. Truly two greats who can play any aura.

[@Jay91Byrd]

My guitar watches this when I’m not home

[@dudeotis]

blood on the strings in the town of New Haven

[@dimitrihatz3]

I didn't know billy had that daaawg in him

[@mickeymoore6771]

Sounds pretty good at my lunch break today thanks for posting

[@sharonanderson8375]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@duaneulman9915]

Thank you

[@G3tZ]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@brianthompson661]

Amazing really nice

[@lloydmunga4961]

As a hard rock / old school metal player i always appreciated the upbeat bluegrass stuff . The playing is phenomenal. I always joked .... give a bluegrass player a Gibson and a Marshall and all the metal players would cut their hair and get s job at McDonald’s

[@HomeSouthBuilders]

Lol, no…. Hard rock/Metal requires more than this right here. Attitude, phrasing, vibrato, tone, etc… Yes what Billy is doing is badass, but would he have been as good as Randy or Zakk with Ozzy or Vivian with Dio or Gary Moore in everything? Buckethead can do all this stuff Billy does in his sleep.

[@robertgordon9668]

I don't know if it's on purpose but right around the 4:03 mark and a couple times after sounds exactly like a mound tease unless that's how he wrote the song

[@bluemoonhorizon4987]

🔥🔥🔥

[@bevil45181]

Wow,

[@glenray5962]

Shit fire

[@willnot5687]

Good BANJO

[@susand2008]

Creepy song. Billy is amazing.

[@missouribattleflag328]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@nickrobinson7283]

Where's their last mandolin player?

[@markdundale2616]

Asheville

[@geraldlowe2652]

Does anyone know the other members of the band? They are Incredible!

[@bradwright674]

Banjo - Billy Failing Mandolin - Jarred Walker Bass - Royal Masat They're all amazing!

[@lutherbstokes9269]

The bus came by and when it all began , There was Cowboy Bill at the wheel this bus to never land ! They blow The Seldom Scene away ................

[@Lea99Jones]

Some might say Tony Rice "blew away" Doc Watson, and I'd call them fucking nuts. There's some parable about the student becoming the master. Seldom Scene brought us something like this... Their vox might've topped the Strings band, too. But what the hell is the point of rating bands when they're all in the stratosphere? What are your thoughts on Tom Brady, btw?

[@94757598494309438]

Jared Tearing up that Mando Break @5:26

[@margaretmacinnes1519]

Who wrote this song ?

[@LessThanFaceProductions1]

Danny Barnes!

[@evanbragin9620]

Possessed

[@rickbel645]

A kitchen dwellers collab of this song is necessary.

[@kpasa111]

I watched Saturday Night Live yesterday and as usual they had some puke band on the show. I thought, "What a shame, they could have had Billy Strings on their show." I wonder why they are having a problem getting some TV exposure. They did a three minute shot on the Jimmy Kimmel show but that's about all, as far as I know.

[@sonofguire8669]

Yeah, that will "play". Do it by the book first, then "improv" the rest. I "like" it.

[@tomgarrett6303]

Bad livers. Danny Barnes

[@golfingfool777]

I love this tune, but it is kinda' creepy. Billy is the MAN! His band is even better now that they've added a first-class fiddle player.

[@bryanmiller9207]

8

[@nickranger8706]

uber banjo

[@theloniouszappa]

Havent seen billy strings live yet, but I think leftover salmon is the best bluegrass band on the scene

[@slak96u]

Lol... yall love him...until he aint

[@tmcmurra63]

There might be a better flat picker in the US.....but I have no idea who it could be. Billy is the king right now.