Last year, The String got a new opening theme tune. “Vera” comes from New York based mandolin virtuoso, composer and band ...
The Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts had a night filled with rhythm and harmony from bluegrass musician Billy Strings and folk trio I’m With Her. The stage was set with a wide array of string ...
Billy Strings may be the most controversial name in bluegrass, playing blazing leads on acoustic and distorted electric guitar, an instrument frowned upon by the genre’s hardcore traditionalists. But ...
In the early days of bluegrass music, two companies were largely responsible for creating that sound – Martin, for its guitars, and Gibson, for its mandolins and banjos. Even today, bluegrass ...
An acoustic guitar is usually a staple of a mellow show, but Billy Strings shredded bluegrass tunes into his acoustic Saturday night with the hair-flipping energy of a rock star. Just looking at the ...
DelFest, the annual event hosted by Del McCoury, is often described as a bluegrass festival, even though only a minority of the acts are traditional bluegrass bands. Many a casual observer assumes ...
PITTSBURGH ― Just when you think he can't strum his guitar any faster, Billy Strings digs deeper within and finds an even faster gear. Strings' supersonic yet smooth shredding electrified Tuesday's ...
A kitchen fire prevented the Western Hills Winter Bluegrass Festival from happening last year at Sequoyah Lodge, but ...