What are you listening to right now???

[JohnVee]

 

[JohnVee]

While I think this is a freaking great, well chorded song, there's more to The Easybeats legacy than just this. The guy playing the 12-string guitar is George Young - older brother of Angus and Malcolm Young of AC/DC. He also produced the AC/DC records until Highway to Hell in 1979 when the future Mr Shania Twain (Mutt Lange) took over.

 

[JohnVee]

I think @uzj100 might feel me on this one!

 

[izzyandsue]

Horses Dont Fly, story of Frederick Libby

 

[knuckle47]

I have been a guitar player since age 6…gramps and his brother played with Rudy Valley back in the 1940’s. Started in the mid 1960’s with The Beatles, Woodstock era bands, bluegrass and The Grateful Dead. Thanks to 8 track, cassettes and cd’s, that music live with me for the last 30 years and has re-surfaced the Sirius XM radio. I could never deal with the music of the last 25 years

this was me in 1964

 

[mtweller]

Just finished 3 nights of Billy Strings at Koka Booth here in Cary. They are one of my very top favorite bands right now and Koka Booth is about 3 miles from our house, as the crow flies. Did not disappoint. Over the course of the 3 nights, they did 78 songs and no repeats. The lead guitarist and namesake of the band, Billy Strings (real name William Apostel) led a pretty tough life in rural Michigan surrounded by heavy meth and other drug usage. This step-father introduced him to bluegrass music at an early age and he grew up learning to play that (Watson, Scruggs, Flat, etc). The band does do a good bit of traditional bluegrass, but most of their songs incorporate the jam band and metal influences from Billy's teen years. Many songs, like linked below, can go 15-20 minutes live and you can really feel the Grateful Dead influence. A big part of their success is that Billy surrounded himself with a phenomenal banjo, mandolin, and bass player. All of them are incredible at their craft, and Billy is a phenom on the guitar - best flat picker maybe ever (Grammy's to back up my claim). It's amazing to hear some of the jammy stuff that comes out of his 6-string acoustic guitar, the same guitar that has beautiful tone on a plat picked Red Rocking Chair or Rueben's Train a song or two earlier.

If you are into this kind of music, even a little bit, I encourage you to check it out - especially a live show if possible.

 

[knuckle47]

Just finished 3 nights of Billy Strings at Koka Booth here in Cary. They are one of my very top favorite bands right now and Koka Booth is about 3 miles from our house, as the crow flies. Did not disappoint. Over the course of the 3 nights, they did 78 songs and no repeats. The lead guitarist and namesake of the band, Billy Strings (real name William Apostel) led a pretty tough life in rural Michigan surrounded by heavy meth and other drug usage. This step-father introduced him to bluegrass music at an early age and he grew up learning to play that (Watson, Scruggs, Flat, etc). The band does do a good bit of traditional bluegrass, but most of their songs incorporate the jam band and metal influences from Billy's teen years. Many songs, like linked below, can go 15-20 minutes live and you can really feel the Grateful Dead influence. A big part of their success is that Billy surrounded himself with a phenomenal banjo, mandolin, and bass player. All of them are incredible at their craft, and Billy is a phenom on the guitar - best flat picker maybe ever (Grammy's to back up my claim). It's amazing to hear some of the jammy stuff that comes out of his 6-string acoustic guitar, the same guitar that has beautiful tone on a plat picked Red Rocking Chair or Rueben's Train a song or two earlier.

If you are into this kind of music, even a little bit, I encourage you to check it out - especially a live show if possible.

There is a program on some cable channel the showcases The Cavern in Tennessee, an underground cave built into an amphitheater and one of these shows was Billy Springs. He was also the musical guest on Jimmy Fallon last night. Back in the 1970’s I saw “Old and in The Way” with Vasser Clements, Peter Rowan, David Grisman and Jerry Garcia. I have been a bluegrass fan years before that but ….that cemented my enthusiasm for the last 53 years. Many years ago, there was a little old church turned into the “Bluegrass from the Englishtown Music Hall” it was a popular PBS tv show, until it wasn’t. Some amazing bluegrass bands form all over the US. If you run into it on some web pages, check it out…it also is great classic.

 

[mtweller]

There is a program on some cable channel the showcases The Cavern in Tennessee, an underground cave built into an amphitheater and one of these shows was Billy Springs. He was also the musical guest on Jimmy Fallon last night. Back in the 1970’s I saw “Old and in The Way” with Vasser Clements, Peter Rowan, David Grisman and Jerry Garcia. I have been a bluegrass fan years before that but ….that cemented my enthusiasm for the last 53 years. Many years ago, there was a little old church turned into the “Bluegrass from the Englishtown Music Hall” it was a popular PBS tv show, until it wasn’t. Some amazing bluegrass bands form all over the US. If you run into it on some web pages, check it out…it also is great classic.

We saw Greensky Bluegrass at The Caverns a few years ago. Amazing experience. I grew up in Surry County here in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. I was surrounded by Round Peak style bluegrass growing up, got sick of it in my teens, and then re embraced it as a young adult.

I'm really envious you got to see Old and In The Way - that had to be really cool. I just spun that record the other day. It's funny how Billy Strings have blown up. We saw them first in DC at 9:30 club and then at The Anthem in Jan of '18, opening for Greensky. Sat night was our 13th BS show and I was just saying how I really hope they stick together and become "our Dead". They are becoming a harder and harder ticket to get.

Thanks for sharing!

 

[knuckle47]

Funny thing is that I was probably 19? Knew what we were going to see but never realized the impact until 3 hours later. Those events motivated my seeking local events where we lived in Vermont like the craftsbury fiddlers festival. Back in the early ‘70s these things were more rare. Don’t forget these early 1970’s we’re somewhat cavalier in the life style so it was really fun. Tie dye, ripped jeans and all the other accoutrements…oh wait… I guess I s do that today?

Old and In The Way was at the Capital Theater in Passaic, NJ… a fluke ticket buy but we used to run there for rock shows…who knew

 

[NCFJ]

I am needing some hard core rock & roll.

 

[NCFJ]

I like Live From Daryl's House

 

[NCFJ]

 

[knuckle47]

That Kenny Loggins episode was a very good one

 

[NCFJ]

One of my all time favorites sung by one of my all time favorites

 

[lt1fire]

 

[mtweller]

Billy Strings is streaming live right now from ACL Musicfest on Hulu.

 

[rabid]

Today in the edit bay started with Badmotorfinger, but progressed to this so far.

 

[lt1fire]

Since it's Halloween

 

[lt1fire]

Actually what i'm really listenting to since its halloween

 

[JohnVee]

Big Wreck. It was the late 90's. These guys were great.