Billy Strings and Bryan Sutton at Station Inn Nashville

Live recording January 8, 2020 from The Station Inn in Nashville
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Set List:
8th OF JANUARY
TOM DOOLEY
WHERE I BELONG
BACKWATER
LAST TRAIN
FROSTY MORN
WAITING - CUMBERLAND
LOVE LIKE ME
WAY DOWNTOWN
RIDING OUT THE WINTER
BEAUMONT - BMR
COMIN’ BACK
NASHVILLE PICKIN
LETTER EDGED IN BLACK
WALKIN’ ACROSS
DRAM - RUFUS - ANNIE
YONDER’S WORLD
ITLY
SWANNANOA - MUD
EVERYTHING’S THE SAME
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[@dhansen888]

I have heard Billy Strings play with many guitarists but I don't think I've heard a better duo than this pairing with Bryan Sutton. The two of them together have a purity in their music that transcends each individual guitar.

[@ChronicCraftsman]

I agree but who’s the best out of the two?

[@danhansen8403]

@@ChronicCraftsman I'm lucky. I don't have to stack rank them. I can simply note that they are in that cluster of top-notch guitarists and let it go at that.

[@dylanrogers510]

​@@ChronicCraftsmanBryan is a better straight-up flat picker, Billy is a better singer and songwriter and entertainer.

[@bakerrr333]

It’s because Bryan Sutton is so well accomplished as a musician and a teacher and such and amazing flatpicker. Helps keep everything right in the sweet spot

[@justindutton8707]

Billy would say that Sutton is the best flat-picker on the planet. I’m not gonna argue with BMFS…

[@leonard_maz]

January 8th, 2020 - Billy Strings & Bryan Sutton at Station Inn, Nashville, TN, USA Set 1: 00:00 Eighth of January (Traditional) 03:06 Tom Dooley (Traditional) 07:09 That's Where I Belong (The Notting Hillbillies cover) 12:29 Backwater Blues (Uncle Dave Macon cover) 17:42 Last Train From Poor Valley (Norman Blake cover) 23:12 Frosty Morn (The Doc Watson Family cover) 27:07 While I'm Waiting Here 32:03 Cumberland Reel (Traditional) 36:29 Love Like Me 40:25 Way Downtown (Traditional) 45:18 Riding Out the Winter (Buddy Greene cover) Beaumont Rag (Traditional) Black Mountain Rag (Traditional) Set 2: 55:51 I'm Coming Back but I Don't Know When (Bill Monroe cover) 59:21 Nashville Pickin' (Doc Watson cover) 1:05:37 The Letter Edged in Black (Hattie Nevada cover) 1:09:33 Walking Across This Land (Bryan Sutton cover) 1:13:54 Give the Fiddler a Dram (Traditional) > Whistling Rufus (Traditional) > Ragtime Annie (Traditional) 1:19:56 Back in Yonder's World (Norman Blake & Tony Rice cover) 1:24:44 Italy (Bascom Lamar Lunsford cover) 1:28:10 Swannanoa Tunnel (Bascom Lamar Lunsford cover) Muddy Roads (The Doc Watson Family cover) 1:35:15 Everything's the Same Missing: Shady Grove (Traditional) Been All Around This World (Traditional) Encore: John Henry (Traditional)

[@j.l.ballentine8687]

If you don't play guitar, you'll never really understand just how talented these two men really are. With little or no prep they just started picking and melded together seamlessly. Sometimes. I'll swear the very best can practically read each other's minds when they play together. Only bad thing about watching these two is that I have an urge to burn my guitars, but I seem to get over it and try and get a little better everyday!

[@philmccrevis4493]

Wholeheartedly agree. How many watching are string fiends looking for hints?

[@uzi4u182]

@@philmccrevis4493 *Raises hand*

[@robertclark4509]

How true , these guys are blessed beyond. Im grateful to hear .I play as well and lets just say these guys are very inspirational to my motivation to play guitar... On a scale of 1 to 100 I'm a 3 maybe lol . I love playin..

[@philmccrevis4493]

@@robertclark4509 I'm guessing robert clark is better than he thinks. I hear ya tho. I'm not posting any youtube videos. lol!

[@MsLucyJayne]

I don’t play guitar, but I DO understand!

[@williamc.hensel130]

Back porch music on steroids - thanks, Bryan, BIlly, God.

[@margaretstoner4701]

GOD BLESS BACK PORCH MUSIC. THANK YOU FOR SHARING ❤

[@TheNewHugeCountryBoys]

Bryan aint nothing compared to Billy

[@spencertherren6806]

​@@TheNewHugeCountryBoysEveryone knows.✌️

[@majorgaming2126]

Just one more video before bed:

[@Zepphead22002]

I was at this show. Good times...

[@frankholly1095]

Get two flatpickers together, and magic happens!

[@temriver]

Back in the late '90's we attended the annual Bill Monroe Celebration at the Ryman. The Del McCoury band couldn't make it last minute, so they had some local players fill in. Just happened to be: Bela Fleck; Sam Bush; Stuart Duncan; Jerry Douglas; and a fresh-faced young guy, Bryan Sutton. Thought we'd hit pay dirt. Didn't take long to know who Bryan Sutton was. Have appreciated that Bryan has been playing with many of the younger pickers over the past years. Class act. Even trying to give Billy a leg up :)

[@bobfreephotography]

Saw Ricky Skaggs at California Worldfest in 97 when he went "back" to bluegrass. I was absolutely, totally blown away by his young guitar player. Bryan Sutton.

[@rickbenjamin6134]

all great musicians but Billy Strings is something else...he is truly special.

[@justindutton8707]

There’s never been anybody like Billy Strings. Singer/songwriter/player/performer. Has it all. And he’s getting better by the day, playing with a band that spits 🔥

[@bobsmith-ji2uh]

I can't imagine how many many hours and hours it must take to get to this level of playing. Great, they're both great.

[@rosscampbell1173]

Bet they both had their 10,000 hours in before 22.

[@patpankratz4148]

More than I've left. Gotta l LOVE these guys keeping it real

[@TheRealJ_Hizzy]

this video changed my life..... as a tool fan i have always said we are super lucky to live in a time with music like that, billy and bryan prove that same love and energy can also turn up in acoustic music. as a musician, i feel like my own palate of musical colors has been SO enhanced by learning bluegrass, it feels like a million years since i held my les paul lmao

[@BradStowers]

I was 100% sure I was the only Billy Strings / Tool crossover fan. Not sure if I should be happy or very, very afraid.

[@TheRealJ_Hizzy]

@@BradStowers😂 probably both. also, you in the market for a les paul?

[@TruthScrotum]

Dude. It’s crazy how parallel to me this is. Couldn’t agree more. I was really starting to feel so stale in the same ol electric guitar licks in my SG. Zeppelin, sabbath, tool, you know, stuff like that. And obviously, never anything against that stuff. It’s my favorite music basically. But then bluegrass just grabbed me at the perfect time. I was so bored with guitar at the time. And same as you, I haven’t been plucking anything but my acoustic for a long ass time, when before hand I would barely pick that thing up. I play so much now. Every day I have the strongest itch to sit down and ‘try that bluegrass run again to see if I can get it a little faster now’. And holy shit has it opened a whole other dimension to my electric guitar playing. Just a joy to have really discovered in depth. Literally changed my life as you said too.

[@Hamilton-Louise]

Damn those Tom Dooley harmonies. Sutton FTW!

[@paulkossak7761]

Been following Billy for a few years now and all i can really say is he is next level gifted.

[@prayertool]

What a way to spend a great evening. Greetings and well wishes from Oklahoma

[@americafirst4585]

Love from the Commonwealth of Virginia

[@dorettazingg8414]

Grossartige Musikalität ❤fantastisch Fingerfertigkeit ! Only great sound ❤

[@guitarcollector008]

Billy, after watching one set you played at Tipitina's, I immediately ordered your three albums and have looked at countless videos. EVERYTIME I watch you play I'm amazed and I truly admire your songwriting! You've got "it" Brother. I have been playing for 28 years and I still suck but I have fun doing it. I wish when I was a youngster I had someone to teach me the skills that you have. I can't wait to see what you put out next. Keep jammin' man and we'll buy them up. 👍👍🎸🔥

[@guitarcollector008]

Make that 5 albums 😂 I have the cuts with Don now too.

[@gui-texzan7477]

Spot on... ✌️One can learn the runs, etc., but both of these men have otherworldly talent that is surpassed only by their passion for the instrument and the traditions that inspire the music.

[@markspencer352]

I don't know how those guitars don't catch fire...whew...smokin!

[@be-bop4043]

Did anyone else get goosebumps when they first did the harmonizing thing in tom Dooley???? Wow!!!

[@keithlambert6217]

Last Train...pure perfection. The whole performance is a masterpiece.

[@bluegrasscharlie]

Two awesome pickers and props to the sound man! It's almost like being there!

[@martinblumrich8296]

Yeah? Listen again from 1.14 to about 1.20. Dang near fell of my chair!

[@TheNewHugeCountryBoys]

Like Doc Watson and Tony Rice. Doc realized the student became the master, and Bryan realizes this with Strings. Strings No. 1 Flatpoicker of all time

[@bluegrasscharlie]

@@martinblumrich8296 There's been a time or two that I almost fell off my chair at the Station Inn!🤪

[@dabble855]

This is one of the sickest jams ever period

[@joshuatate5671]

I love how Billy talks about learning that lick from Brian at 11:43, and Brian throws it in the next song and gives him that look at 13:33.

[@bradyross2379]

That was quite the spot... Thank you. Gives them an element of humanity that is hard to remember when watching them play like gods.

[@jasonyount6036]

Great catch! Very cool!

[@ThunderboltWisdom]

Yeh good catch. Sweet.

[@matthewkaras6962]

the banter at the 11 minute mark is so endearing and joyful - it makes me laugh, cry, and wish that I were 1/10 the musician of these men. I can listen to that banter over and over again. "that's a Bryan lick there. That's the only one I know though" - Billy "sometimes I feel like it's the only one I know" - Bryan perfect exchange, you couldn't write better dialogue.

[@kylekromer8047]

I can't believe I've never seen this video before. To say I'm blown away is an understatement. These guys are my 2 favorite guitarists holding a pick these days. I'll just put this on a loop and listen to it over and over...

[@rosscampbell1173]

It gets better every time!

[@theme542]

they bring out the best in eachothers playing

[@dskim5848]

Billy please record album with Bryan. That would be something I would definitely cherish.

[@TheNewHugeCountryBoys]

Billy outclasses him sorry to say

[@rickperalta13]

Billy brought me here, I'm really loving bluegrass now much more than I'd think! OUTSTANDING

[@Debunis]

Me too. I found billy on youtube and now i love him and his music.

[@jonypark]

Seen the original Dust in a baggie video and i havent looked back. New bluegrass convert right here

[@ThunderboltWisdom]

@@Debunis Same here.

[@ThunderboltWisdom]

@@jonypark Same here

[@kevincreel3944]

It's like he plays the songs I've always wanted to hear. Legend in the making.

[@robertlee8042]

Spectacular. Breathtaking. Beat for beat. Lockstep. Despite often playing melody and harmony variations as two simultaneous leads.

[@jambonejim1249]

Once again I find Mr. Strings and Mr. Sutton having way too much fun. What a great set. It would have been great to hear those guitars in the flesh.

[@gabelee9488]

So good to see a humble young man perfect his craft with respect for what came before him and build on it!

[@TheNewHugeCountryBoys]

He built on it so much

[@garylenard7105]

Seriously, the 2 best guitar players on planet earth.

[@DuosHabet]

we have here two fine pickers, but what makes Billy unique is that he can at the same time sing absolutely perfectly. I love him

[@margaretstoner4701]

Unique...A exceptional human being that GOD borrowed us!❤

[@scott5107]

Well said my friend. Billy is a real bad ass!

[@Debunis]

@@scott5107 agree man!!

[@BobK5]

Isn’t Bryan singing then?

[@willchaney8931]

@@BobK5 lol yeah they trade off the entire time

[@rbdavisphoto]

Billy's voice is pure sugar..no it's sweeter than sugar.

[@marcusfinn759]

wooowwwwww this is the very very best merci billy merci bryan merci soundtrack engineer, excellent job billy..you are almost twice younger as me..... you broke my heart with your ''postman's mother death letter'' song and you did it twice with fiddlers dram and ragtime annie .... this is bright bright classic very well played bluegrass this video is turning with no end at my farm in france..i love it un tres grand merci greetings from the pyrenees mountains France ps i'am damn happy with my HD28 and D18 and my banjos,,,, yooo bluegrass

[@johnmac333]

Bluegrass , and these two together always makes me smile !

[@americafirst4585]

Billy is the best to pick up a guitar since Duane Allman... love you brothers and sisters. Stay safe and love one another

[@jordanchiaruttiniREALTOR]

That is the weirdest sentence. Duane and Billy would have the hardest itme even playing a song together.

[@jordanchiaruttiniREALTOR]

@Michael Powell I know.....i was drunk when i said that. LOL. Of course they #could# play together. They're so different though. It would be interesting of course to see how they came each other's ways. I think i was reacting to the competitive nature of the comment, mostly. That they were the "best to ever" gives me some kind of violent reaction when it comes to music, always.

[@mbsnyderc]

Billy's great ,but the guy he's playing with is the best there is,billy is a singer songwriter and player witch will make him more famous ,but nobody play's this type of stuff better than Bryan Sutton and Billy would tell you that.

[@richardklein3344]

Ok? That's like putting Jackson Pollack and Renoir in the same boat. Besides, I think you meant Jerry Garcia not Duane Allman. But I'll forgive you lol.

[@TheNewHugeCountryBoys]

Allman played a diffrent style. Billy is the NOMBER ONE bluegrass guitarrist

[@xavyps8277]

Bryan is an absolute Monster ...

[@TheNewHugeCountryBoys]

Monster becaue you dont want to be near him or hear him LMAO Billy destroyed him

[@xavyps8277]

@@TheNewHugeCountryBoys LOL … just ask Billy, I‘d say. But this is all crap. I wasn’t referring to Bryan because I wanted to rate Billy (pointless and childish, if you know what I mean) Bryan’s playing is the total package when you take also tone into account. His right hand is almost flawless.

[@nicholasregall1307]

Wow, this is just great.

[@jefffitz-gerald646]

Wow 2 great musical artist going to town amazing. Thank you

[@scottylynn7103]

B.s. and B.s.... HA HA!! Sounds great guys. Billy, you're awesome bro!

[@darrenstewart5622]

If like me you're a relative newcomer to bluegrass music and the wonderful Billy Strings, stop what you're doing, fast-forward to 27 minutes and listen uninterrupted until 35 minutes. Just brilliant, so talented.

[@darrenstewart5622]

I could have picked any other 8 minutes at random, by the way. Listen to it all, it's fucking brilliant.

[@3kbigmon60]

Totally agree! While I’m Waiting Here and the ensuing instrumental jam…beautiful

[@TheNewHugeCountryBoys]

@@darrenstewart5622 Sutton was there to learn

[@bobsmith-ji2uh]

@@TheNewHugeCountryBoys what?!

[@mercharris5266]

Man, I could learn so much in 30-minutes hanging with either of these guys. Crazy knowledge

[@fredradical]

Amazing! Standng O here.

[@andyshep2576]

HOW DID I JUST NOW FIND THIS??????????? I THOUGHT IVE SEEN EVERY BILLY VIDEO 33 THOUSAND TIMES.

[@crocodilegrundee4514]

I get it. I’ve been listening non stop for two weeks and I continue finding little gems. If I would stop rewinding and watching his flat picking solos so much, maybe I could find all his videos. I just enjoy his pickin way too much😁

[@mitchell7692]

Also check out "Doc Watson Remembered - Sutton, Strings, Newberry" and "Billy Strings_Shady Grove: The Music of Doc Watson"

[@BL-gc6tv]

The B.S. Brothers could be a touring act.

[@elrioviolino3549]

What an outstanding show!!! Reminds me of a time when life was worth living and we thought we had a future.

[@spencertherren6806]

Absolutely perfect. Billy plays well with Anyone.✌️🇺🇲

[@chrisrussoroos6091]

Amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@nikkinunya676]

Good golly what talent. Love you both! Thanks for doing this fellas, this music can heal the soul for real, y'all play it as good or better than any I've heard.

[@curlybill3966]

Wow! Two of the best! Get it!

[@JimDavidson-FingerpickinGood]

Doesn't get any better than this.

[@securenc1]

Man... both these guys can flat out pick... sounds sooo sweet!!!

[@MTDesolator]

Holy S*** what an epic moment. I love every second of this. They harmonize so well together

[@symphonyfarm2009]

Bryan sounds good on that tenor vocal!

[@andrwlr1]

What a great set! I could watch these two virtuosos riff off of each other all day. The mutual respect and generosity of spirit comes through loud and clear

[@gsmeeuwsen]

This is INSANELY good.... Seriously,.....WHAT????!!!!

[@maryannfryar8289]

Billy's picking is so close to Doc's (RIP) and I am thankful that it does. Bryan, what a pleasure to see you and you have exceeded Rice by leaps and bounds! Bravo to both of you!

[@brandoncox7474]

Yeah.. very bold statement. Tony rice is ridiculously complex musicianship

[@tyjomello]

Why make comparisons?

[@jamieeades-1114]

This was absolutely joyful to watch. I wouldn't expect anything less with such talented people as these two, but this was special. Would have loved to be there

[@margaretstoner4701]

I to Jamie

[@mikewillifordjr]

Arguably one of my favorite sets of music to date

[@Sluggo01]

Been to the Station in many time and seeing some great players but this is one that I wished I had a scene from the best

[@timhicks1785]

Straight up gangsta shit. Oh my God! Pythagoras would be so proud right now! That is damn near everything good in life!

[@AFewPages]

The one thumbs down 👎 must be an EX of Billie. :) so glad to discover Strings on KZbin. It was a video of him playing “Dust in A Baggie” at a house party.

[@greygray100]

17 of em now we need their addresses hehehe

[@be-bop4043]

@@greygray100 I bet any girl who dumped Billy is feeling really be dumb now, lol!

[@TheNewHugeCountryBoys]

Probably a fan of SuttMAn

[@benwrong6855]

amazing!!

[@anitadavideduo]

Wonderful!

[@rainchaser5389]

Love it!

[@Ogma3bandcamp]

Come to Ireland Billy, when all this craziness is over. Please. Simply the best.

[@ThunderboltWisdom]

And while you're there you can pop over to Scotland to play too. You can stay in my spare room...and you'll never leave. Mmwaahaaahaa.

[@nige2410]

Love watching this 🙏🙏🎸🎸👏👏

[@dvinemisfortune]

Just loving it, Billy... thanks for all the great music!

[@WildRiceRDMC]

Made my day....awesome picking...

[@jamied8013]

Great to see two of my favorite Flatpickers on stage together. Good chemistry! Hope to see you play together more.

[@dion_69]

This is just lovely

[@turrafirmaguitarchannel]

Stellar ! ❤🤩 Watching Billy’s right hand he keeps his wrist straight and moves his whole arm. He can do this at speed and I think it gives his picking rhythmic drive and power.

[@jameshauer8554]

That was glorious!

[@user-sz7go9wc7q]

내가 너희를 사랑한것 처럼 너희도 서로 사랑하라. 나 의 복수를 하는 자들은 구더기 아니면 버러지로 될것이야 아멘

[@proberaum7015]

Flarpickrers Paradise! Next station...

[@eddiealviar921]

I totally enjoyed this 👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍

[@jimmybare3026]

Absolute studio quality work men! Thanks!

[@tyjomello]

Joy from the station inn

[@leftypick4854]

Thanks for posting this one.

[@deniskeeton6089]

awesome as usual.

[@ChristophHenrici]

Absolutely congenial, two with incredible chops and before all both with otherworldly musicianship, playing together and enjoying themselfs. Can it get better?

[@edstazel404]

Terriffic to hear such good music by devoted musicians

[@ChristophHenrici]

@@edstazel404 Totally, agree , they are musicians , in the best sense of the word.

[@alessiocomneno8880]

Epic, Swannanoa Tunnel in particular sounds touched my soul

[@guitarsword1]

Two of the best flat-pickers in the world playing some old songs. Damn , Tom Dooley is morbid.

[@benwrong6855]

Big up Billy!

[@tylerblevins8299]

Love that backwater song

[@eileencregg6754]

Absolutely love these up close jams.. so wicked sweet 👁️💚👁️🎤🎵🪕🕺🎶🎻🎸🍀🙃🎵🪕🎶

[@JeffinBville]

Good to see you both in excellent form. Greetings from the Mitten State.

[@Forevertrue]

A new Beginning for country and folk. I would love to see it. Billy is already re-defining country! It needs it badly. Lets get back to Muhlenberg county with America in mind.

[@TheNewHugeCountryBoys]

NO its blue grass. Country is long gone lonesome now, thanks to pop influence

[@jermeybull5681]

Such a breath of fresh air

[@rebeccaherron3789]

Amen!

[@tyjomello]

Pure elation

[@00a09722]

Yonders World. Wow!

[@josephpearce777]

Billy good luck 🍀 through all this, you make it look easy boss mane

[@isjerryzkid]

My love will not change...........♥️💯🤸‍♂️🦋✌️🎶🎸🇺🇸

[@mitchelllawrence5086]

Only watched this 4 times today.

[@jessicaterrystykes6874]

Oh me, oh my!

[@beckystiles1754]

Awesome picking! Sounds great guys 👍🏼

[@tyjomello]

♥️♥️♥️🙏

[@michaelkenna2024]

I’m ready for some fine music 🎼 , bring it on. 🌹✌️🌷😎🌹

[@jermeybull5681]

Don't download . Buy his CDS, support great artists like this !!!

[@WGBader]

How about downloading this for the visual and buy his CDs to help support him.

[@yermumsyerdad9174]

@@WGBader How about buy THEIR CDs?

[@flinfaraday1821]

how about yall stfu

[@codyeynon8467]

Thank you for keeping these songs alive. Wait.. . not just alive but relevant and vital. These songs relate deeper human experience outside of the temporal references they contain.