I'm gonna say it, he's one of the best guitarists I've ever heard in my life. If not the best
@patrickfoster45864 жыл бұрын
Yes Billy is an acoustic MASTER!
@genehall88954 жыл бұрын
Have you heard him lately? Unbelievable!!
@coryCuc4 жыл бұрын
Agreed! Unbelievable...and as someone posted above...he's only gotten better. Crazy talented.
@veganvvarrior4 жыл бұрын
Cory talented, and also he has played guitar for 25 years and grew up with a father that was a very good guitar player also. So talent is just a small part of it.
@tumbo553 жыл бұрын
And a great singer too!
@mattmcmurray71196 жыл бұрын
This dude is so badass, that a new word needs to be invented to describe his badassery.
@josephstock89234 жыл бұрын
Here's a try : quickenpicking I say humbly since there would have to be some visibillyity today and here forward to share it far and wide - next Webster's Dictionary out someday soon I wonder? Hey there just backtrack oh yeah... Visibillyity! (n) to have Billy Strings attached to the music media. Guessing that one is 40 times better. Whatcha say online commentators?
@josephstock89234 жыл бұрын
VISIBILLYITY
@bloozintro4 жыл бұрын
the snap and punch of his picked notes is amazing. His touch is brilliant. They say about guitar pickers: your left hand is what you know, and your right is who you are.
@zachd5242 Жыл бұрын
I like that
@aqualung14664 жыл бұрын
Never talk while Billy is playing. Whatever it is you have to say, it can wait.
@Grindstaff092 жыл бұрын
Or anyone that's giving an inspired intense performance.
@Malagrass6 ай бұрын
Yea that’s really rude.
@TS-so2xi4 жыл бұрын
Unbelievable. Billy Strings is beyond words. How can all this talent be present in such a young kid??
@peterweisz69733 жыл бұрын
Billy's talent is both spectacular and sublime. His ability to faithfully replicate Doc Watson and then springboard from there to a higher level is nothing short of miraculous. Without a doubt the finest acoustic guitarist working today...not to mention an outstanding vocalist.
@JeffinBville6 жыл бұрын
That boy makes Michigan proud.
@14moldyhamsandwich6 жыл бұрын
michigan is a great place great people beautiful state billy, bob, bob, and the nuge . list goes on michigan great place great talents great people
@theseventyseven5 жыл бұрын
And Jack White
@HarryUndersack2 жыл бұрын
@@14moldyhamsandwich and fuck Ohio state (from Wisconsin)
@Bluegrassboy497 жыл бұрын
Just love that rendition of 15 Cents. Note Billy sings that song with his eyes closed as a tribute to Doc. Yea, Doc's music lives through Billy.
@jonnymac99022 жыл бұрын
Love that too brilliant
@JimmyMitchell-Lucky4 жыл бұрын
I break into a smile 😊 every time this young genius starts to play !!! His Daddy deserves an award 🥇! Not sure how you raise a genius unless you have an Island of genius yourself! Billy Strings you are a gift from GOD!!!
@joshuahendrickson48543 ай бұрын
Watching Billy play must be something to see. He can pick and good as he can sing. That guitar sounds amazing. I’m so glad these videos are around for us all to enjoy. Billy just keeps getting better and better. I saw a recent interview where Billy played a 1940 Martin D28. I checked with my local guitar center and that guitar cost around $70000. I don’t know if that is the guitar he uses here, but such a great performance. He can really play those Doc Watson songs.
@jababbaMob7 жыл бұрын
Please keep doing stuff like this Billy! Really helps us guitar players get better...
@finalgirl117 жыл бұрын
I've probably watched this video at least 10 times in the past few days
@josephpatmos77597 жыл бұрын
me too ;-)
@jonnymac99022 жыл бұрын
Totally amazing just wish more people in the UK knew about him ,im really trying to spread the word
@ArnoMBetts5 жыл бұрын
I love your music Mr Strings ! Thank you for all the music you do. God bless you.
@Patmosphere2 жыл бұрын
I'm back again. I've watched this 10 thousand times. love it. I really enjoy Billy's singing. Oh yeah, and by the way 5:46 ;) RIP Doc Watosn - Keep pickin' Billy
@countryguitaronline6 жыл бұрын
Love it. That’s some serious pickin’ ..and singing too
@chandramadrusdi3 жыл бұрын
Make tutorial of this pls
@kentowens2179 Жыл бұрын
The first time I ever saw Billy I recognized the talent, and he's just got better as time has passed. Hope he keeps his head on his shoulders, and stays after it! He's as great a guy, as he is an awesome picker.
@josephhirsch1716 жыл бұрын
Amazing Billy Strings!!!!!!😎🎸
@cdub97355 ай бұрын
I made that same comment on another video...cant recall which...there habe been a whole lotta Billy Strings videos as of late..Love him.
@christopherreily18956 жыл бұрын
My Feathers are Fluffed...they sure are!
@2ManyNamesTaken5 жыл бұрын
Who are the 12 crackheads that thumbsdowned this stellar performance!? :-)
@tonez2231 Жыл бұрын
Geez I'm glad I decided to give country and bluegrass music a bit of look at recently, so many great artists with such a bright futures in front of them ...
@bryanmabe90817 жыл бұрын
Give me back my fifteen cents.... classic Doc stuff....you go Billy Strings!
@PHJimY4 жыл бұрын
I love his duets with Molly Tuttle. Two monster pickers for sure.
@christophermcentee40446 жыл бұрын
The kid can truly play. Have mercy!
@wayno23334 жыл бұрын
Hard to believe this guy was in a heavy metal band in his younger days . I predict this young man has a big future .great stuff .
@HarryUndersack2 жыл бұрын
Not really it comes through his guitar playing pretty clearly
@debraapostol45977 жыл бұрын
That was fun to watch.
@gentileproductions84656 жыл бұрын
Debra Apostol agreed!
@theseventyseven5 жыл бұрын
The interviewer tried for Dust In A Baggie, but was denied. He's gotta be tired of playing that song.
@Dolkerken4 жыл бұрын
Big hits like that are usually both a blessing and a curse
@dougcrowe12262 жыл бұрын
So clean- so good it hurts, If for one day I could walk in his shoes Instead of playing these old blues
@robertburleson55096 жыл бұрын
A very talented young man! Great picker and vocalist as well.
@RandyHooHa7 жыл бұрын
Well, I'll be buying that record.
@eileencregg67542 жыл бұрын
I love these clips.. my heart 💚👁️💚
@deanmoody42632 жыл бұрын
Well I know what to do now...burn my guitar and listen to a kid. The best!
@fretfix16 жыл бұрын
Billy Strings.....the REAL fucking deal!! Pardon my French. All the Bluegrass forefathers (and Mothers) are smiling...
@jerrycoleman4986 жыл бұрын
Great tunes. Love your solo performances.
@josephstock89234 жыл бұрын
Woot woot then woot again until the very occasion some bright fall evening to see Billy live once again. Also a compliment to the green screen lake view background visuals.
@trippmiller61996 жыл бұрын
Good lord that damn guitar is an absolute cannon!!
@doctadre2105 жыл бұрын
That right hand......wicked.
@troycrowder99423 жыл бұрын
allways great to hear you bill
@jasonodell79er5 жыл бұрын
Ol’ Bill kills murder ballads lol. I love how you can see the effect of such powerful music on the host. I couldn’t have stayed that calm. Ida been cheesin too, or maybe trying to hambone lol. Kudos and hugs!
@JGSnave4 жыл бұрын
Me: I don't like bluegrass Billy Strings: Oh yeah? Watch this. Me: I stand corrected. True story.
@brucemacnaughton36024 жыл бұрын
that's the best. john hartford corrected me years ago.
@tommykukulka78114 жыл бұрын
I never disliked bluegrass music but I never watched it for hours until I came across Billy Strings
@troycrowder99423 жыл бұрын
i love bluegrass and make no mistake Billy knows how to play more than just bluegrass he plays it all and can stand on the roots it dont get no better than that fact
@skaterdavedownsouth4 жыл бұрын
Nice to hear Glenn Brown get the shout out he deserves! Little known factoid: Glenn was in a band during his college years with bass player Bill Laswell.
@gdbruin7774 жыл бұрын
Flawless....
@chynnadawl90222 жыл бұрын
Fast forward to the Halloween Run at Harrah's this year! Kid's just getting better and better! ❤❤33 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐⚡🔥💃
@PickPlay7207 жыл бұрын
DAMN GOOD! WOW
@stbny44444 жыл бұрын
best guitarist in the history of guitarists and worst interviewer in the history of interviewers.
@timtim-hf3ut6 жыл бұрын
The riff starting at 5:35.Good lord I gotta learn that
@deborahwarren83434 жыл бұрын
Billy is awesome. 🎶
@glenbaker53114 жыл бұрын
I have never heard wild Bill before is it one of his?if not it seems it was was done for him to play,, Thxs for posting, gb
@cliffsandifer3877 Жыл бұрын
Watch his video playing in airport terminal ....ONE is listening. Go to walnut Valley festival alot of " Billy's" " Molly's " there. He's carrying the torch ( wonder if he plays 12 string?)
@adriannasanchez4685 жыл бұрын
The interviewer really gets on my nerves here. You got a legend in the making in front of you and you're looking and talking off camera?
@savorydave24 жыл бұрын
Adrianna sanchez I think it was a sound check
@peterweisz69733 жыл бұрын
Agree. His off-camera antics are a distraction from the audience's enjoyment of the world's greatest living guitarist.
@craigmiller18702 жыл бұрын
You can really hear it ring out from over the hilltops
@karenjohnson11034 жыл бұрын
ITS ALL ABOUT THE SOUND,the music,and loving it. Don't judge a book by its cover,( Tomboy Productions) !! 18 hrs ago. I don't have tattoos, but to each his own.
@davestambaugh72825 жыл бұрын
Adam Steffy is most likely the expert on this subject. He is using the term "primative" to describe it. I don't have the complete understanding of the harmonic relationships involved in modal music to explain it.
@electricalbannana4 жыл бұрын
Billy is the real thing!
@TheJimburke4 жыл бұрын
At 2:06 the host is talking on camera during the performance. Even if he was making production adjustments,extremely unprofessional and very rude to the guest star.
@dannykennison8285 жыл бұрын
Perfection
@ericmatteson88884 жыл бұрын
There must be good stuff in the Michigan water too. . .
@HarryUndersack2 жыл бұрын
And lead
@genehall88954 жыл бұрын
Wheres those other guitar players?? Lol He is amazing. Talent like I've never seen.
@jamesoppy38727 жыл бұрын
Great music. Truly great. Terrible interviewer. Truly terrible. He needs to talk to someone during Wild Bill Jones? Really???
@MrMetallax4 жыл бұрын
You must be a msuician too cuz i 100% agree with this, everytime i play a song to people or show a recording they talk through it and ask questions, i think since non musicians play they dont have the same respect as another musician when it comes to playing live
@gregward32644 жыл бұрын
No need for the douchebag to even be in the shot to begin with .
@JamesWilliams-fm5nz2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like he’s in open tuning. What ever it’s out of this world good
@jameshart82 жыл бұрын
I was wondering that too it’s got be a lot of open notes
@cameronkelly8233 Жыл бұрын
It's indeed normal tuning he's just fast as shit
@JustinC9052 жыл бұрын
What songs are played in this interview?
@snuffygrunt28425 жыл бұрын
Detroit. Representin'
@DarionJude2 жыл бұрын
You can hear the influence the first song had on turmoil and tinfoil those breaks are almost identical
@Mr05Chuck4 жыл бұрын
See Billy shoot a stare at the guy when he was bull shitting?
@markwilliams85324 жыл бұрын
I must say that the name fits him.
@alro11 Жыл бұрын
whats that other guys T-shirt say?
@jameshart82 жыл бұрын
Why is he on camera during a performance ?
@M1keA17 жыл бұрын
The interviewer is tapping out some insane subdivions
@HarryUndersack2 жыл бұрын
I lol'd
@johnboy31005 жыл бұрын
Anyone know a good lesson on this?
@HarryUndersack2 жыл бұрын
Just gotta sell your soul to the devil first
@gregward3264 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, you just saw it!! lol
@thekeeper42935 жыл бұрын
Songs in order?
@user-sl4sx6dp4c2 жыл бұрын
whats the first song?
@HarryUndersack2 жыл бұрын
Wild bill jones
@jeremyrichard96217 жыл бұрын
That's a terrible chair for pickin'....get some stools, but great clip! Thanks!
@bluto2125 жыл бұрын
Lol I just noticed the arm rests, ouch.
@chop66044 ай бұрын
BMFS !
@davestambaugh72825 жыл бұрын
He is pulling a lot of stuff out of the modal mountain tradition that is otherwise been missing in the contemporary blue grass scene.
@B1B9045 жыл бұрын
Tell me a little more about what you mean I can hear but can’t explain it...please
@matlindell50227 жыл бұрын
What is the guitar?
@michaelhornhavermortensen99107 жыл бұрын
Believe it's a Thompson guitar.
@kommi19747 жыл бұрын
Mat Lindell Thompson D-MA. One of the best kept secrets out there...... Oh wait. Not anymore.
@wadebrooks99795 жыл бұрын
Unidentifiable after the fire.🔥
@chuckturner69845 жыл бұрын
I think it's one of Preston Thompson's Dreadnaughts.
@dirkschonbeck66344 жыл бұрын
@Randall Swanson No, he kept both (D-MA and the Brazilian D-BA). And the No.1 of his Signature Series by Preston Thompson went to his dad! There is a nice Video...kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHbXZoCZob6qpac
@rickschucker96972 жыл бұрын
He’s far, far from the best, but he’s good and fun to listen too. PS. , Billy knows he’s not the best. He’s good enough to know that!
@JamesWilliams-fm5nz2 жыл бұрын
i have to disagree. i would put him right up there with Tony Rice, Glenn Campbell who is top of the heap too me.of course there is Sutton and many others i admire..
@EricaLobell Жыл бұрын
The interviewer hung his head and cried... the shame.
@bigdaddy39197 ай бұрын
This dude next to Billy doesn't know a guitar from a 53 buick !
@ThisCreaturesFeatures2 жыл бұрын
The cringe emanating from the host in unbearable. Why should he even be in frame?