Poised to take bluegrass in bold new directions,
singer/songwriter/guitarist Billy Strings is quickly gaining attention
for his incendiary live performances and imbuing his take on Americana
with distinctive bursts of psychedelic virtuosity. While deeply
reverent of the roots of traditional bluegrass music, which his father
shared with him as a boy, Strings learned his high-energy performing
skills by playing fleet-fingered guitar solos in a heavy metal band in
his native Michigan. While he has matured as a player, singer and
songwriter in his own right, and re-embraced the music his father
introduced him to, Strings has applied the intensity of heavy metal to
bluegrass. The end results, as demonstrated on his most recent
release, Turmoil & Tinfoil, provide a fresh jolt to the genre. Look
for a new album from Billy Strings this fall.
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