Billy Strings "So Much for Goodbyes" Listening Party
FolkCountryprogressive bluegrassacoustic virtuositycontemporary folk-influencedgenre-blending instrumentalism
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, Ricky Skaggs, Doc Watson, David Grisman
- Active:
- 2015-present
- Scene:
- Michigan/Appalachian bluegrass
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