Billy Strings crushes Doc Watson's "Streamlined Cannonball" 7/23/23 Essex Junction, VT

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  • Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
  • Billy Strings performs Roy Acuff's "Streamlined Cannonball" on July 23, 2023 at the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Junction, VT. Brought to you by Less Than Face Productions.

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  • @normhoward1752
    @normhoward1752 4 месяца назад +82

    I am 68 years old, and have been listening to Bluegrass since I was 18. Bluegrass is in great hands Billy.

    • @crocodilegrundee4514
      @crocodilegrundee4514 4 месяца назад +4

      Yes it is!

    • @JeromeMcCarthy-cb8vc
      @JeromeMcCarthy-cb8vc 3 месяца назад +5

      Was born in 68, been listening to Bluegrass since I was 19. Yes, Bluegrass is in good hands, my friend.

    • @JeromeMcCarthy-cb8vc
      @JeromeMcCarthy-cb8vc 3 месяца назад +8

      Not only is he probably the best guitar player, but he has the perfect Bluegrass voice.

  • @brucesteele3052
    @brucesteele3052 10 месяцев назад +43

    Strings is not 'going somewhere'. He's already there.

  • @rlrobertson1256
    @rlrobertson1256 15 дней назад +3

    I was born listening to this beautiful music. If you don’t feel like shaking your tail feather to this music. Mercifully I really feel for you. This gives me hope regarding our youth!!! I have tears in my eyes!!!!

  • @LindaEmberley
    @LindaEmberley Месяц назад +3

    Them fingers on fire brother, fire 🔥 yee haw

  • @rachelgreen1528
    @rachelgreen1528 20 дней назад +2

    OMG, Mr. Piticco, those back up licks are as smooth as glass! (Dave)

  • @danielmyers5897
    @danielmyers5897 7 месяцев назад +41

    Billy Failing (banjo), Royal Masat (bass), Jarrod Walker (mandolin) and Alex Hargreaves (fiddle). All of them amazing. And then billy is not only a great guitar player but a great singer and band leader. And really a great musician which demands a soul and an artistic sensibility which guides and expresses the whole experience of the band’s performance of anything.

  • @jeanma500
    @jeanma500 2 месяца назад +6

    Bluegrass is a gift from god, thanks for keeping it alive.

  • @jed1166
    @jed1166 11 месяцев назад +120

    I’m an old rocker / metal head, but can’t listen to anything “Billy”, without smiling!

    • @spacelemur7955
      @spacelemur7955 10 месяцев назад +3

      Welcome aboard, Grandpa Newbie! Always room for new friends here.

    • @jed1166
      @jed1166 10 месяцев назад

      @@spacelemur7955 Thanks!

    • @stevehoward3981
      @stevehoward3981 10 месяцев назад +5

      I took you challenge and you are absolutely right. You have to smile. All of his bandmates are also master musicians.

    • @1kaj1
      @1kaj1 10 месяцев назад +1

      Wish you’d give the bassist a turn.

    • @crocodilegrundee4514
      @crocodilegrundee4514 4 месяца назад

      @@1kaj1
      Listen to everything’s the same, the bass player gets a good run in that one.

  • @ikkenhisatsu7170
    @ikkenhisatsu7170 10 месяцев назад +29

    I hope Billy Strings stays grounded. What a great young musician.

    • @ricks7469
      @ricks7469 10 месяцев назад +2

      Well...he claims to be California sober so that should keep him away from hard drugs and liquor.

  • @patvandurme1227
    @patvandurme1227 3 месяца назад +2

    I’m 71 (and a half😜) and I was never a bluegrass fan. I am hooked on Billy Strings! I watched his performance at the 2022 Lollapalooza and was extremely impressed. He will bring in lots of fans, whether they are young, old, bluegrass fans or non bluegrass fans!!! I watch a lot of videos of his. He will do a lot of work with artists like he has done with Willie Nelson and Jackson Browne.

  • @ValhallaBeckons
    @ValhallaBeckons Месяц назад +1

    I love bluegrass so damn much. It speaks to me on a very deep level. Being near the Smokies helps, lol.

  • @debrabeck9630
    @debrabeck9630 11 месяцев назад +62

    I’m so glad to be old enough to have heard both Doc and Billy perform this song. Nice Bob Wills’ “Haw,” there, too. ❤️

    • @mikewills6753
      @mikewills6753 10 месяцев назад +2

      I'd like to hear BS do some of ol Cuz's music.

  • @lanefrank6208
    @lanefrank6208 10 месяцев назад +61

    One of the many things that I love about Billy is that he lets each band member shine. He's a very gracious leader.

    • @Kenneth-qd3js
      @Kenneth-qd3js 10 месяцев назад +8

      Yup but it’s really just how blue grass works every player has a little solo part cause their all really good players

    • @timothyclair4978
      @timothyclair4978 10 месяцев назад +9

      That's Bluegrass

    • @spacelemur7955
      @spacelemur7955 10 месяцев назад +6

      Bluegrass and jazz have always been like this. It help make both a real joy to listen to.
      In any case it's cool you found your way here!

    • @mikebastiat
      @mikebastiat 10 месяцев назад +3

      His hipster followers don't know bluegrass

    • @spacelemur7955
      @spacelemur7955 10 месяцев назад +4

      @@mikebastiat Not yet, they don't, but can you think of a better portal? It's likely that a fair number will become fans of the genre, so be welcoming. 👍🍻

  • @alvinmarcus5780
    @alvinmarcus5780 7 месяцев назад +9

    Whole band is crushing it. 😍

  • @johnnyfreedom3437
    @johnnyfreedom3437 3 месяца назад +11

    I never knew a guitar could be played like that! I've been following guitar players all my life and Billy is unbelievablely great!

    • @crocodilegrundee4514
      @crocodilegrundee4514 3 месяца назад +3

      Yep it’s called flat picking. It’s a bluegrass thing, and it’s really difficult to play that fast picking every single note with a pick.

  • @philhardwick100
    @philhardwick100 10 месяцев назад +22

    I was amazingly fortunate to see Billy at Red Rocks with my daughter. Kicking my bucket list into space.

  • @jayeiben9431
    @jayeiben9431 3 месяца назад +4

    Not only bluegrass but I've seen him cover Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Allman Bros, and more. Amazing

  • @aguitarandapiano
    @aguitarandapiano 2 месяца назад +2

    I did not know that 3:04 was humanly possible. That is absolutely INSANE picking. The whole mandolin solo is incredible

  • @wolferine6466
    @wolferine6466 3 месяца назад +8

    That’s a nice looking crowd as well. Everyone vibing.

  • @TheKyPerson
    @TheKyPerson 4 месяца назад +1

    I am 73 and I grew up watching WSM every Saturday. I love Bluegrass music and I've been blessed to see Bill Monroe and Doc Watson in concert. I went to grade school with Sam Bush and I used to go see him and the New Grass Revival every time they were in town. Billy is so good and his band is stellar. If anyone asked me to play some real American music, this is what I'd play for them

  • @jasonjarvis73
    @jasonjarvis73 11 месяцев назад +38

    Damn. Just, wow. What a great performance of an all time great train song. Doc would be happy about this.

    • @J-Lo7218
      @J-Lo7218 5 месяцев назад +2

      and he even wore a train conductor's hat! :-)

  • @fretfix1
    @fretfix1 11 месяцев назад +17

    Love the Bob Wills calls during the fiddle break. Nice tip of the cap...

  • @scheistundzebreath
    @scheistundzebreath 7 месяцев назад +13

    I've seen Doc several times. This kid is GOOD.

    • @subliminallime4321
      @subliminallime4321 5 месяцев назад

      At some point y'all are gonna have to stop referring to him as "kid"

  • @jaybizzz7377
    @jaybizzz7377 4 месяца назад +4

    Billy strings changed my life. Infinite gratitude. Bmfs

  • @petermiller4714
    @petermiller4714 10 месяцев назад +28

    I wish my dad was alive to hear this great band of top notch musicians. My dad has been to Doc’s house and he played for him. One of the highlights of my dad’s life. Keep jammin and making great music.

  • @yellowlab5624
    @yellowlab5624 10 месяцев назад +15

    Doc And Merle are certainly smiling !

  • @Grandpa_Moses
    @Grandpa_Moses 10 месяцев назад +17

    God bless young Mr. Apostol and the rest of his band, all stellar! The pure talent on that stage is immense

  • @MatthewMARCHAND-ub6en
    @MatthewMARCHAND-ub6en 11 месяцев назад +28

    Love this Michigan kid! Just plays, no weird facial expressions, no bs, just playing!

    • @lowellcalavera6045
      @lowellcalavera6045 10 месяцев назад +16

      😂 You haven't watched him very often. He pulls plenty of "guitar faces".

    • @justinb5553
      @justinb5553 10 месяцев назад +4

      Many facial expressions

    • @rimmersbryggeri
      @rimmersbryggeri 9 месяцев назад

      @@justinb5553 He's no Joe Walsh though. LOL

    • @kellyclark7517
      @kellyclark7517 8 месяцев назад

      Yessssssss….BS🔥

    • @kenhawkins1033
      @kenhawkins1033 8 месяцев назад +1

      The facial expressions are not bs. Most players are not even aware of them once they get into the sound. Although, I'm sure some are phony, most I think are purely subconscious.

  • @mariannelynch80
    @mariannelynch80 10 месяцев назад +9

    Billy Strings is Awesome I like listening

  • @kenthatfield4287
    @kenthatfield4287 9 месяцев назад +10

    Billy is a good singer as well as a guitar player.

  • @jimwortham8634
    @jimwortham8634 10 месяцев назад +6

    Billy all I can say is wow so glad I clicked

  • @sterlingsmith4937
    @sterlingsmith4937 2 месяца назад +1

    Love these guys!!! Keeping it alive!!!

  • @danielcombs3207
    @danielcombs3207 8 месяцев назад +8

    I love good bluegrass music. I really appreciate Billy’s playing and love his voice. Doc Watson is the first person I thought of the first time I heard him. Doc and Merle Watson were favorites of mine as a young man. I was lucky to have seen them play in the mid 70’s. The playing made your spine tingle. Billy definitely has the talent.👍🏻

  • @garysmith6857
    @garysmith6857 Месяц назад

    OUTSTANDING 👍 Real country music 😊 to bad its gone!!!😢

  • @franprudhomme4506
    @franprudhomme4506 20 дней назад

    Love love 💕 love it!!

  • @Mark-xy7tx
    @Mark-xy7tx 10 месяцев назад +5

    Thank god for this guy 🤠👍👍👍

  • @patmyer5917
    @patmyer5917 22 дня назад

    Best iv ever heard,😊

  • @gobairsroach
    @gobairsroach 4 месяца назад +3

    Billy Strings is off the chain. Can't imagine there's a better picker alive or dead.

    • @codyeynon8467
      @codyeynon8467 4 месяца назад +1

      He's the real deal, no doubt. However, I am not a fan of comparisons. What does "better" actually mean?

    • @rancholuna8076
      @rancholuna8076 Месяц назад

      Better

    • @theboxcar24
      @theboxcar24 26 дней назад

      True to the tune, crackles like a dry cedar campfire, and faster than a speeding locomotive. He might even be Superman.

  • @perrycotton3001
    @perrycotton3001 10 месяцев назад +7

    God Bless Billy Strings! Keep the candle burning, keep the music alive for new generations .
    When I hear Billy and his group there something very “deep” in my soul that stirs. I’m in the hollers and hill of Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia, in the wood,
    Can even smell the wood smoke! My great,great,great grandfather was a fiddle player from Tennessee.
    “It’s in the blood” I guess.🦝🐾🎻🪕

  • @charleslee7425
    @charleslee7425 3 месяца назад +1

    he is the very best i'v ever heard and this band should always stay with him they also are beyond pro-

  • @adkBanjo
    @adkBanjo 10 месяцев назад +4

    Supa dupa! Thank you for the video upload!

  • @banjoblast
    @banjoblast 9 месяцев назад +3

    I wish i could press "like" every time I listen to this great performance. There'd be a grand more "likes".

  • @tylerstooksbury2063
    @tylerstooksbury2063 3 месяца назад +1

    That intro though… 🔥

  • @rlrobertson1256
    @rlrobertson1256 Месяц назад +1

    My eyes teared up when I heard this!!! Thank you so much for posting this!!!!

  • @briandavidson7024
    @briandavidson7024 10 месяцев назад +4

    I got lucky and stumbled across Billy Strings just as he was about to blow up, the scary thing is I don't think he's at his prime yet. I look forward to seeing what the future has in store.

  • @kezzaobee1462
    @kezzaobee1462 10 месяцев назад +3

    Love Billy Strings ❤

  • @fletcherdale4371
    @fletcherdale4371 10 месяцев назад +3

    This is Excellent!

  • @Bogie0315
    @Bogie0315 Месяц назад

    This was great!! Love Billy and the boys.

  • @Razorhead19
    @Razorhead19 Месяц назад

    Now THIS is real music!!!!

  • @RayMorrison-m9c
    @RayMorrison-m9c 9 дней назад +1

    Now that’s Blue Grass

  • @donnelson7797
    @donnelson7797 8 месяцев назад +8

    First time hearing him. What a talent. He’s got Doc’s flatpicking style down pat

  • @dominiquelimoges8329
    @dominiquelimoges8329 2 месяца назад

    Avec Billy aux manettes, juste un magicien entouré de magnifiques musiciens, le bluegrass folk américain a encore de belles années devant lui. 👍😎

  • @jamesbattiest3885
    @jamesbattiest3885 Месяц назад

    Billy you good my hands won't let me play very well anymor

  • @johnnyrdavis3099
    @johnnyrdavis3099 Месяц назад

    They are AWESOME 😊

  • @racinut11
    @racinut11 5 месяцев назад

    He is so good love to watch him play his guitar & banjo

  • @terryjames548
    @terryjames548 10 месяцев назад +4

    Dude’s freakishly good at bluegrass. Hot doggie!

  • @stephaneckes7438
    @stephaneckes7438 9 месяцев назад

    All these kids proove that Countrymusic really is alive and present...but ignored in the country I live,by the media!,in Germany.Shame on them! Trucky.

  • @darrellbrock5687
    @darrellbrock5687 7 месяцев назад +1

    Down below us at Hickman my relatives Casey Jones family. My grandmother sent me to play meanest damn bunch I ever run into.

  • @MauriceDearth
    @MauriceDearth Месяц назад

    Great song!

  • @JeffSimpson-yy2si
    @JeffSimpson-yy2si 10 месяцев назад +1

    This guy awesome 👏

  • @chirilas5217
    @chirilas5217 7 месяцев назад

    Wonderful song.👏👏👏

  • @garnerjoyce606
    @garnerjoyce606 5 дней назад +1

    Wave

  • @kevinfredettte2191
    @kevinfredettte2191 10 месяцев назад +1

    What great fun those 2 nights were!!!

  • @jcpalmer6051
    @jcpalmer6051 10 месяцев назад +2

    Billy B Goode!

  • @sharonanderson8375
    @sharonanderson8375 6 месяцев назад +1

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @Blalack77
    @Blalack77 7 месяцев назад +1

    I love Bluegrass and coke.. I mean, just Bluegrass lol. I've always liked Bluegrass - just what I would hear - I never got that deep into it. But Billy Strings is giving me a new appreciation and renewed interest. Bob Dylan is the greatest musical artist of all time in my opinion but Billy Strings is young. That would be a be all end all duo - Billy Strings and Bob Dylan doing something together. Also, Billy Strings gets a lot of well-deserved credit but his band is exceptionally good too.

  • @tomb.8485
    @tomb.8485 10 месяцев назад +2

    I have seen Doc Watson and this was an awesome job! How about playing Shoefest!

  • @duelette
    @duelette 10 месяцев назад +1

    So much talent has came out of Michigan! I know some more talent that is just as incredible!

  • @dustbat
    @dustbat 10 месяцев назад +1

    First heard this song by Roy Acuff so long ago.🦇

  • @steby123
    @steby123 10 месяцев назад +1

    O.K. so Billy plays one of my favorite Doc Watson song distinctly better than I do !!!!!!

  • @StvMcQueen1
    @StvMcQueen1 9 месяцев назад

    Billy Strings is wazzup. Whew!

  • @alszawara4687
    @alszawara4687 7 месяцев назад

    Fantastic musician.

  • @valeriebreeden9291
    @valeriebreeden9291 10 месяцев назад +6

    Omgosh I love v this kid. I like his version much better than Docs. This kid is going places. He's already played with everyone. This is how bluegrass should sound

  • @railtie765
    @railtie765 Месяц назад

    🇺🇸🎶🎶🎶🎶👍👍👍👍

  • @squirrelsRfun24
    @squirrelsRfun24 3 месяца назад

    “Crushes” might be an understatement but it’s definitely the right word to describe what this is.

  • @jameshoward8219
    @jameshoward8219 6 месяцев назад

    Amazing

  • @cadillacslim73
    @cadillacslim73 9 месяцев назад

    Superb!!!

  • @ChristyTedder-tp9dg
    @ChristyTedder-tp9dg 3 месяца назад

    NAW YALL NAW YALL🎉🎉❤❤❤BILLY SHOWS OFF!!!!!!😂❤

  • @jimmienonya8912
    @jimmienonya8912 8 месяцев назад

    Huge fan, guy is incredible

  • @fuzzybutkus8970
    @fuzzybutkus8970 4 месяца назад +1

    Everybody bags on Roy Acuff because he wrote as almost a waltz but Doc rightfully picked up the tempo but Doc was writing for Doc. Roy was writing for guys like himself and Tennessee Ernie Ford. Also the timing. Roy:country Doc:Bluegrass and that 60’s culture.

  • @benspencer9523
    @benspencer9523 4 месяца назад

    Apart from the fact I think the sun shines out of Billy's arse, I would like us to all appreciate that if it wasn't for the internet I'd have no fucking idea who Billy Strings is. But here I am, sitting in a truck on the other side of the world tapping the steering wheel like there's no tomorrow. Thankyou tech nerds.

  • @andyfell5879
    @andyfell5879 10 месяцев назад

    Just, Wow!

  • @richardhoughtonjr1143
    @richardhoughtonjr1143 9 месяцев назад

    Awesome talent !! This is the first time I have heard him sing and he is just as good at that as he is with that guitar. Give credit where credit is do and this guy is good !!

  • @GGT950
    @GGT950 9 месяцев назад

    Amazingly good this kid.

  • @Dloomis494
    @Dloomis494 11 месяцев назад +7

    Both Essex Junction shows were outstanding but this was certainly a high point.

  • @leonardfoster6252
    @leonardfoster6252 9 месяцев назад

    He is a fast player!.God bless him...

  • @artkent
    @artkent 3 месяца назад

    Billy is as good as it gets.

  • @edblues45
    @edblues45 9 месяцев назад

    So good.

  • @Ghost1126
    @Ghost1126 9 месяцев назад

    this hick is awesome.....waffles on me!

  • @donnowhy1
    @donnowhy1 11 месяцев назад +1

    Nice!

  • @wladimirtay69old
    @wladimirtay69old 9 месяцев назад +1

    You are a creative person! Success awaits you! You're getting ready to perform on RUclips! Great and brave performance!

    • @Jay-fb2lv
      @Jay-fb2lv 9 месяцев назад +1

      Hes already bees successful for a while now.

    • @GGT950
      @GGT950 9 месяцев назад +1

      Very

  • @marlinstrike
    @marlinstrike 5 месяцев назад

    He is insanely good

  • @4houndswhoheal479
    @4houndswhoheal479 4 месяца назад

    Awesome. Hope you can get out to Grey Fox. Thanks!

  • @davidstokes8538
    @davidstokes8538 9 месяцев назад

    Son, you a dangerous man with a guitar

  • @judi3369
    @judi3369 11 месяцев назад +2

    🐐🎶🔥💚

    • @davidholton9667
      @davidholton9667 10 месяцев назад

      So sorry for the infringe on your privacy. Beautiful song. Hello

  • @turbodownwarddog
    @turbodownwarddog 9 месяцев назад

    Killin' it!!!

  • @avalanche9026
    @avalanche9026 9 месяцев назад +1

    No doubt the kid is next generation American folk blue grass king.

  • @dianesilverstein6475
    @dianesilverstein6475 8 месяцев назад

    ❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊

  • @pault.9842
    @pault.9842 11 месяцев назад +1

    Boy howdy

  • @davidcandler9766
    @davidcandler9766 9 месяцев назад +1

    Fandango tastic