Billy Strings doing his version of Little Sadie

[The Polack MSgt]

[stopdiggin]

1. Billy Strings is phenomenal

And, if you like this .....
This a nice little cut -- but just about every time he's gets up on a stage -- this good or better. Trust.

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3. I'm a big fan of Billy Strings

He is on the list of artists I keep that are automatic buys.

In other words, they have a new project?

I'm in.

On the acoustic/folk/bluegrass side? well in my opinion their are 3 people that I will spend money on. buy the record without needing to hear a note.

Other than Billy and in no particular order:

Molly Tuttle

Noam Pickelny

Lost Dog Street Band (Benjamin Todd)

[stopdiggin]

6. Lost Dog is completely new to me

I'll give that a try. And thanks.
(Jeeez -- I hope I get to see some live stuff this year -- bone dry.)

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7. Here is one of Ben's tunes - I think this is a fair demo of his talent

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8. Here's the full Band from last summer

His wife Ashely play the fiddle - and she plays it well.

[jcgoldie]

2. Thanks for this

Billy Strings is awesome I learned of him through his dead covers but I love everything he does.

[yonder]

4. For me, this classic tune is the epitome of old-time music: Haunting and just out of "view".

Here's another version with Billy Strings' flatpick style and Molly Tuttle's clawhammer style.

She has an excellent YouTube primer on clawhammer style which features this tune. Thanks to these folks and many others, the tradition is in good hands.

Thanks for the post.

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5. I would probably found this sooner or later, But thanks for sharing it now -

Saving me time.

Love both of these pickers. Truth is, I feel better about the future of mountain music than I ever was before.