Billy Strings may be the most controversial name in bluegrass, playing blazing leads on acoustic and distorted electric guitar, an instrument frowned upon by the genre’s hardcore traditionalists. But ...

In his mid-teens, Billy Strings was the lead guitarist in a Grand Rapids, Michigan, prog-rock band called A Day of Moments. He was a high school dropout and hadn’t touched an acoustic guitar in years.

DelFest, the annual event hosted by Del McCoury, is often described as a bluegrass festival, even though only a minority of the acts are traditional bluegrass bands. Many a casual observer assumes ...

If you’ve never seen or heard Billy Strings and his band, you might initially mistake them for a traditional bluegrass unit. The instruments are what you’d expect—banjo, fiddle, mandolin, bass and ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. An acoustic guitar is usually a staple of a mellow show, but Billy Strings shredded ...

Rising progressive bluegrass artist Billy Strings said he had an immense “sense of joy” when he told his parents he’s playing at the legendary Ryman Auditorium. Strings, born William Apostol, will ...

Hopping off the tailgate of his Sprinter touring van, Billy Strings readies himself for a rollicking set at the inaugural Railbird festival in Lexington, Kentucky. The six-string virtuoso grabs his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For all the bragging rights he has earned by selling out Rupp Arena on two consecutive nights two years in a row, Billy Strings ...

DARLINGTON, S.C. (WMBF) - Bluegrass music is making a huge comeback in the Palmetto State. “It’s America’s music. It’s part of a roots music,” said Stan Thompson, the Vice President of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Molly-Tuttle-and-Golden-Highway-7-2 - Credit: Scott Sharpe* The biggest story of this year’s International Bluegrass Music ...