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Old 05-05-2021, 06:33 AM
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I constantly read posts on the FB Bluegrass guitar page, from the die-hard traditionalists, who trash Billy and say he's not really bluegrass. UTTER NONSENSE! That guy can make a guitar sound like MAGIC and his voice is getting better all the time. He's well on his way to being one of the greatest of all times!!

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I constantly read posts on the FB Bluegrass guitar page

Not me.

Billy Strings is so much more than just Bluegrass... he can hang right in
there on stage one-to-one with Tommy Emmanuel and play all those 15
minute improv "heavy metal" songs with his band mates and ...

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I constantly read posts on the FB Bluegrass guitar page

Not me.

Billy Strings is so much more than just Bluegrass... he can hang right in
there on stage one-to-one with Tommy Emmanuel and play all those 15
minute improv "heavy metal" songs with his band mates and ...

-Mike

Agree 100%! We’re getting to watch greatness with that young man! Some of his songs are a little out there, for me, but I’m a big fan!!
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Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle are a couple of young bright stars that carry the torch of the past with a nod to the future. In a world of digital music, it's nice to see such talented youth.
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Most of the old farts on that group who deride Billy aren't talking about music, they're talking about culture. They have a persona and culture in mind when they think about bluegrass. If you don't fit the mold, they won't consider you bluegrass. I don't give two poos about their opinions.
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I don't really know Billy but great playing and vocals. Can somebody explain the double pick guard on the Martin? It reminds me of Ying Yang symbol.
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I constantly read posts on the FB Bluegrass guitar page

Not me.

Billy Strings is so much more than just Bluegrass... he can hang right in
there on stage one-to-one with Tommy Emmanuel and play all those 15
minute improv "heavy metal" songs with his band mates and ...

-Mike
I agree Mike...Billy is a great Bluegrass player but can hang in any genre. He's an extreme talent and if the old "grassers" don't like him they better think twice about who's gonna carry the torch?!?
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I have seen Billy many times and get hang with him at Hoxeyville and Camp Greensky Music Festivals. It has been fun watching him grow professionally. He is a very humble and kind person.

He does not get much air play on the XM Bluegrass channel, which is sad. Even after winning a Grammy for Bluegrass album of the year, I rarely hear him on there.

This was a couple years ago at Hoxeyville
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I think that Billy and Molly (and others) are helping to introduce bluegrass to a whole new generation of young people - and that can't be bad.And they can flat play!
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I don't really know Billy but great playing and vocals. Can somebody explain the double pick guard on the Martin? It reminds me of Ying Yang symbol.
I've seen some double pick guard threads on here, here's one:

https://www.acousticguitarforum.com/...d.php?t=538943

It was "a thing" ...



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I constantly read posts on the FB Bluegrass guitar page, from the die-hard traditionalists, who trash Billy and say he's not really bluegrass. UTTER NONSENSE!
Every genre has its ignorant jerks in the crowd—few as venomous as the infamous Grasshole.

I think, in some genres, if you show proficiency among less popular (to that audience) genres, it somehow dillies the players perceived commitment or purity. I donno, except that he’s incredible across many genres. A budding virtuoso who’s accomplished so much as a young man. He has more talent in his little finger than, I’m sure, his critics do in their whole bodies.
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And he's a great song writer.
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Most of the music I find myself drawn to doesn’t fit neatly in any boxes… I tend to let other people argue about whether it’s One Thing or The Other Thing.

Having said that, Billy can certainly pick trad bluegrass as well as pretty much anyone out there when he wants to. If people want to grumble about “dang kids today” when they think he’s stepping outside the box, well, I guess that’s a thing they can do.

Recommend Family Strings on YouTube as well… watch him pick a trad set with his dad.
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Most of the music I find myself drawn to doesn’t fit neatly in any boxes… I tend to let other people argue about whether it’s One Thing or The Other Thing.

Having said that, Billy can certainly pick trad bluegrass as well as pretty much anyone out there when he wants to. If people want to grumble about “dang kids today” when they think he’s stepping outside the box, well, I guess that’s a thing they can do.

Recommend Family Strings on YouTube as well… watch him pick a trad set with his dad.

That stepping out of the box has brought a LOT of new listeners to their genre! They can keep on, keeping on about traditional and they’ll watch their genre die! I think Billy is a remarkable player and singer and I can’t wait to watch his career continue.
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That stepping out of the box has brought a LOT of new listeners to their genre! They can keep on, keeping on about traditional and they’ll watch their genre die! I think Billy is a remarkable player and singer and I can’t wait to watch his career continue.
Oh I’m with you, for sure! That was my way of saying that those folks who complain are being left behind…. Have you listened to his podcast at all? Seems like a lot of guys in the older generation like Tim O’Brien, Sam Bush, etc, all have a lot of respect for him as well.
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