Billy Strings

 

Artist:  Billy Strings

Birth Name:  William Apostol

Born:  October 3, 1992.  Lansing, Michigan, USA

Genre:  Bluegrass, Jamgrass, Americana, Rock, Jam Bands, Progressive Bluegrass

Occupation:   Musician

Instruments:  Guitar, Vocals, Banjo, Mandolin

Billy Strings is an American Grammy Award-Winning Guitarist and Bluegrass Musician from Lansing, Michigan.  His influences from music of Doc Watson, Del McCoury, David Grisman, Bill Monroe, John Hartfolrd, Ralph Stanley, Earl Scruggs and Larry Sparks, he is also a Rock and Heavy Metal Fan, influenced by Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Winter, Grateful Dead, Def Leppard, and Black Sabbath.  He played in Hard Rock and Indie Rock Bands in his teens.  

Title:   Home (2019)

Genre:  Bluegrass, Jamgrass, Americana, Rock, Jam Bands, Progressive Bluegrass

Label:  Rounder Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Taking Water (4:08)

 2.  Must Be Seven (3:29)

 3.  Running (2:59)

 4.  Away From The Mire (7:44)

 5.  Home (7:38)

 6.  Watch It Fair (4:37)

 7.  Long Forgotten Dream(4:28)

 8.  Highway Hypnosis (5:08)

 9.  Enough To Leave (3:44)

10. Hollow Heart (2:35)

11. Love Like Me (2:52)

12. Everything's The Same (2:55)

13. Guitar Peace (4:06)

14. Freedom (2:35)

Personnel:

Billy Strings:  Guitar, Banjo, Vocals

Billy Failing:  Banjo, Vocals

Jarrod Walker:  Mandolin, Vocals

Royal Masat:  Bass, Vocals

John Mailander:  Violin on Tracks:  1, 2, 4-8

Molly Tuttle: Vocals onTrack 2

Jerry Douglas:  Dobro on Tracks:  11, 12

Christian Sedelmyer:  Violin, Viola on Track 5

Kaitlyn Raitz:  Cello on Track 5

John Churchville:  Tablas on Track 5

Megan Campbell:  Vocals on Track 5

Glenn Brown:  Shaker, Cymbals, String Arrangement, Sitar on Track 5, Buchla CM100 on Tracks:  1, 8, 13, Vibes on Track 4, Harmonium on Track 13

Home is the fourth studio album by Billy Springs, was released on September 27, 2019 by Rounder Records.   The album earned his first Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album at the 83rd Annual Grammy Awards in March 2021.