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Photo by Jesse Faatz *** If you happened to grow up listening to heavy music, bluegrass, and reading The Lord of The Rings, then Billy Strings made your

Last night, Billy Strings performed at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, N.Y., as part of his ongoing fall tour. During his performance at the nearly

Photo by Jesse Faatz Last night, Billy Strings and his fellowship of musicians continued to elate and inspire with the second evening of their The Lord of

Will The Circle Be Unbroken, released 50 years ago, revolutionized how country and bluegrass music were perceived by mainstream and youth culture in America. The 3-LP set of 37 songs came about when west coast country-rockers The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band persuaded a cast of venerated elders of Nashville to collaborate with them over a week at Woodland Studio in East Nashville. Craig spoke with founder Jeff Hanna, distinguished alumnus John McEuen and new generation member Ross Holmes about the ban...

Billy Strings debuted a cover of The Beatles’ “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” during the encore of last night’s show with John Mailander in Atlanta.

Billy Strings Debuts ‘Hickory Wind’ Cover At Columbia Speedway Finale Apr 5, 2021 Billy Strings concluded a four-night stand at Columbia Speedway in Cayce, South Carolina on Sunday. Strings, bassist Royal Masat, mandolinist Jarrod Walker and banjoist Billy Failing keep growing their repertoire as yesterday’s concert featured the debut of “Hickory Wind,” a song originally released on The Byrds’ iconic 1968 studio album, Sweetheart Of The Rodeo. The quartet opened with Tony Rice�...

/ Lucas Pasley. More than a few families with strong musical traditions call Appalachia home. West Virginia alone has the Hammons and the Kessingers, talented kin known worldwide as bearers of musical traditions. But, for Lucas Pasley, a fiddler, banjo player and singer-songwriter from Alleghany County, North Carolina, family musical traditions were not some flowing stream to draw from. They were more of a deep spring, hidden in plain sight. Lucas grew up in a family with more than its fair sh...