Billy Strings

Our top ten americana albums of 2021 – Part Two

December 21, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Americana UK reveals its album of the year for 2021. Following a few dormant years when trying to decide on an albums of the year list we ended up scratching (and sometimes gouging) each other’s eyes […]

Classic Clips: Molly Tuttle and Billy Strings “I’m Sittin’ On Top Of The World” – Live at the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, 2019

November 12, 2021 Russell Murphy 2

I will admit to not knowing a great deal about Molly Tuttle until I was handed an assignment to review her 2019 album “When You’re Ready”. This was one of those simply delicious moments when you […]

artwork for Billy Strings album "REnewal"

Billy Strings “Renewal”

November 11, 2021 David Jarman 4

Rising star flat picker Strings and his band deliver a vigorous blend of bluegrass and contemporary styles with fine lyrics. Billy Strings has come to be rightly regarded as one of the rising stars of the […]

Alison Krauss inducted into bluegrass hall of fame

July 21, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

What other awards would have a category called “Banjo player of the year”? That’s right – nominees for the 32nd Annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards were announced yesterday in Nashville. The five nominees for the main […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Billy Strings “Oh, the Wind and Rain”

March 29, 2021 Tim Newby 3

This link in the chain is a circuitous one, but an important one that highlights the continuing evolution of Roots music. Last week Jason McDonald blessed us with the New Riders of the Purple Sage’s ‘Sweet […]