Billy Strings Thread

[anthrax]

i like billy strings, but i really enjoy when he ditches the whole psychedelic bluegrass thing and focuses on traditional.  also, he had panic's drummer sit in on 3/7.  i've always wanted to hear them with a drummer. gonna have to search out some shows from this past week.  these setlists are pretty bonkers...

SHOW DATE
2023-02-26
SONG VENUE
Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN


SET LIST
Set 1

Tennessee
These Old Blues
Old Home Place
A Face In The Crowd
Dark Hollow
Airmail Special
Somehow Tonight
The White Dove
Big Sandy River
Freeborn Man
Eight More Miles To Louisville1
 
Foggy Mountain Breakdown1
 
Bringing Mary Home1
 
Long Journey Home1
Down The Road2
 
New Camptown Races
Katy Daley
Set 2

Ole Slewfoot
Road To Columbus
The Letter Edged In Black
Dusty Miller
Stone Walls & Steel Bars
Sitting On Top Of The World3
 
John Deere Tractor
Think Of What You've Done
I've Just Seen The Rock Of Ages
Hello City Limits
Lonesome Moonlight Waltz
Blues Stay Away From Me
Peartree
Nobody's Love Is Like Mine4
Rank Stranger
Ashland Breakdown
My Sweet Blue Eyed Darling
Encore

Roll On Buddy, Roll On
SET LIST NOTES
With Rob McCoury (Del McCoury Band) on banjo
Billy Failing on lead vocals
Royal Masat on lead vocals
Jarrod Walker on lead vocals

SHOW DATE
2023-03-03
SONG VENUE
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum – Winston-Salem, NC

SHOW INFORMATION
Part of the "Doc at 100" series celebrating Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson's 100th birthday.  The series includes Ted Olson, Jack Hinshelwood, Jack Lawrence, T. Michael Coleman and Wayne Henderson.  Included for Billy's celebration are also Bryan Sutton, Molly Tuttle and Wyatt Ellis.

SET LIST
Set 1

Way Downtown1
Shady Grove
Down Yonder
Freight Train Boogie
Red Rocking Chair (Doc and Merle version)
Blue Railroad Train2, 3

Your Lone Journey2, 4

I Told Them All About You2
The Old Home2, 5

Going Down The Road Feeling Bad2
 
Otto Wood The Bandit6
 
Wagoner's Lad7
 
Miss The Mississippi And You
Open Up Them Pearly Gates
Ready For The Times To Get Better
Peartree
Sadie8
 
Walk On Boy8
Steel Guitar Rag8
 
Deep River Blues8
 
Watson Blues9
 
Soldier's Joy9
 
Nashville Blues6
And Am I Born To Die?10
Georgia Buck7
 
Doc's Guitar
Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
Summertime
Fifteen Cents11
 
Nothing To It11
 
Groundhog11
The Train That Carried My Girl From Town11

Black Mountain Rag11
Greenville Trestle High11, 12

Salt Creek13
 
Sheeps In The Meadow13, 14

Give The Fiddler A Dram13
 
Whistling Rufus13
 
Ragtime Annie13
 
Southbound11
 
In Case You Ever Change Your Mind
Nights In White Satin
Tom Dooley
Hold That Woodpile Down
Tennessee Stud
Encore

We Shall All Be Reunited14, 15

Mama Don't Allow No Music14, 15

[VA $l!m]

if anyone here ever happens to notice he has a tour date near me please DM me.
Would love to catch him.

[PIE-GUY]

He's playing the big new Arena in Austin for two nights this spring - which is nuts. It feels like Phish in the early 90's. I saw him play a BBQ restaurant with about 50 people. I've seen him with about 500 people at an outdoor "pod" show during covid. I've seen him play the smallest stage at ACL Fest and then the third largest stage at ACL Fest. I've seen him play a Stubb's - around 2500 people. Now a full-on arena. It's fucking incredible. 

[anthrax]

Yeah, I don't know that I'm ready to see a bluegrass band in an arena.

[sls.stormyrider]

1st time I saw him was in a club in Cambridge, MA. Those days are long gone. Gonna catch him this summer in Boston, medium size venue.
btw, the last 3 songs he did that show in Cambridge were on electric, with a drummer. It Hurts Me Too, Funk 49>Paranoid.
11/13/2019, on the archive

[VA $l!m]

[rowjimmy]

So good.

And Happy 90th to Willie today!

[emay]

Billy strings got married this weekend and there's pics emerging of him, bob weir, les, and trey all playing together at his reception. 

[mistercharlie]

 That's something I'd like to hear!

[mistercharlie]

Okay, so today on "sit-ins that you never thought would happen" we have Billy Strings sitting in with TOOL!?!?! He came out and played Jambi with them!

https://loudwire.com/tool-billy-strings-salt-lake-city/

[GBL]

yeah that's cool

[Buffalo Budd]

I'm sure most of you have seen some of the clips from Billy's Halloween show but he seems to just keep upping the ante. Very reminiscent of another band we all hold dear...

[PIE-GUY]

I'm deeply, madly, in love with Sierra Hull. That is all. 

[anthrax]

I'm deeply, madly, in love with Sierra Hull. That is all.

Halloween version or regular version?

[PIE-GUY]

I'm deeply, madly, in love with Sierra Hull. That is all.

Halloween version or regular version?

yes.