Billy Strings

Billy Strings (born William Lee Apostol in Lansing, MI, on October 3, 1992) is an American guitarist and bluegrass musician. He won a Grammy Award in 2021. A master of the guitar, banjo, and mandolin, Strings is a singer and instrumentalist whose music starts with the sound and speed of bluegrass and folds in elements of rock, jazz, and psychedelia. Strings deals in acoustic music, but his lyrics are rooted in contemporary issues ("Dust in a Baggie" sounds like a classic bluegrass breakdown

Influenced by: Tony Rice, Doc Watson, David Grisman, The Bluegrass Album Band

Active:

2010s-present

Scene:

Michigan / Appalachian bluegrass

• Steep Canyon RangersSat, Sep 19
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• Punch BrothersSat, Nov 7
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• Daniel DonatoWed, Jul 1
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• Billy Bob Thornton and the BoxmastersThu, Jul 23
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• Billy Bob ThorntonSun, Aug 2
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• Old Crow Medicine ShowSat, Aug 15
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• Vitamin String QuartetWed, Oct 7
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• Keller Williams’ Grateful GrassSat, Aug 1
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