Check out Billy and Molly covering the Grateful Dead from the same set! kzread.info/dash/bejne/fGx4qJuxZtStdps.html

@boblackey1

3 жыл бұрын

I'm born 1946 and remember seeing it done in the early 60's by Flatt and Scruggs and these people weren't even born then but man they are keeping it alive with performances that may be better. kzread.info/dash/bejne/eJ-VuZSyqbKaqLQ.html

@boblackey1

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah this moves the flat picking guitar to the next generation. I remember when Tony Rice took it away from the late Don Reno. But Tony was nice enough to record with Don. kzread.info/dash/bejne/o6qB1c5vh5DHaaw.html

@tomshirley8144

3 жыл бұрын

@@boblackey1 bluegrassmusic

@conniehahn4577

2 жыл бұрын

Little Maggie...one of the best songs ever....they do a good job on it.....along with Uncle Pen....hes the best I've heard in a long time.....he can also go that softer side...like Summertime with Marcus....

@francoisa5656

2 жыл бұрын

I'm doing that now 😜☮️ Thanks for the link🤘🤘

Im 52 and discovered Billy Strings by accident and now apparently I like bluegrass. I’ve been a classic rock, heavy metal guy my whole life but holy, how can anyone not like this picking

@sisyphusinboots

4 жыл бұрын

there's at least one video out there where billy is wearing a cryptopsy shirt, he's a metalhead too!

@william9385

4 жыл бұрын

@@sisyphusinboots yes! Used to play in a metal band! I'm in the same position as Ricky, i went from a huge Buckethead fan (still am) to a huge Billy fan in seconds.

@rocdarjargm

4 жыл бұрын

he is it man, I am with ya...

@MrMetallax

4 жыл бұрын

Im a metalhead too and for some reason billy got me into bluegrass, i always liked bluegrass growing up but never went in deep with it. Now i love it and am currently learning bluegrass guitar haha

@craigwallace1292

4 жыл бұрын

Man...wasn't that something!

Molly Tuttle is all of us watching this dude play lol, an absolute virtuoso.

@fuzzybutkus8970

2 күн бұрын

Molly plays as fast a Billy does.Shes incredible.

There’s more talent on that stage than there is in the entire billboard 100 combined.

@PreservationEnthusiast

3 жыл бұрын

Tommy Emmanuel can destroy any one of these players and I've seen him do it on stage.

@curtisfjames

3 жыл бұрын

@@PreservationEnthusiast Tommy Emmanuel must be so thankful you pointed this out. Also, he's not on the billboard 100 so your point is even dumber. Just calm down and enjoy the music bud

@PreservationEnthusiast

3 жыл бұрын

@@curtisfjames Who cares about billboard 100. That is some US crap. Tommy is from Oz. I have seen him play with Molly Tuttle and he completely *destroyed* her with his soloing.

@curtisfjames

3 жыл бұрын

@@PreservationEnthusiast yes, because that's what tommy is all about. On stage guitar duels, to destroy other players. Everything isn't a contest bud

@PreservationEnthusiast

3 жыл бұрын

@@curtisfjames I don't think he is about that at all. He simply sets out to entertain. But he is the greatest guitar player in the world, so when he plays with others it just happens.

Band crushed it. I love how Molly will smile when she is enjoying the playing of others. shows a generous heart.

@bradmckenzie7248

11 ай бұрын

Smiling is the nature of bluegrass, from novice to Tuttle. :)

@Neal_Sporin

6 ай бұрын

Billy Strings has that affect on people :)

I'm in my 70s and sometimes think our country has gone to hell in a handbasket. Then I see these great young musicians, and believe we'll make it after all.

@MsNickie1001

3 жыл бұрын

As long as people play music like this, we aren’t in hell!

@shirleyharrison2580

2 жыл бұрын

I'm 70 & just discovered this talented young man singing/ playing few months ago.

@goodbyemr.anderson5065

2 жыл бұрын

brother you should check out Corb Lund, and theres a bunch more, its alive and well. we just don't see it as much

@berndf7437

2 жыл бұрын

Bluegrass blues worldwide Aloha from germany🐺

@strings1586

Жыл бұрын

Through the darkest pits of hell, you can still whistle a tune!

Gotcha beat on the age. I'm a 79 yr. old lady in Virginia who is mesmerized by thus stuff. Unbelievable talent here. ❤❤

@bryantcompton1642

Ай бұрын

And to be from Va. Where I sat and listened to Ralph Stanley play this song at his Bluegrass festival.

I love how Molly is just always grooving to the music and always a big smile on her face.

@D45VR

3 жыл бұрын

such a sweet smile too

@robertdagostino2307

3 жыл бұрын

Everyone on stage looks like they are having the time of their lives. That’s why it’s so good!

@janbuse5835

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly the same way I feel about Molly! You are my Brother :)

@powderfinger2029

2 жыл бұрын

She is a breath of fresh air!

@TonkaComputer

2 жыл бұрын

That’s all she can do with no mic….

What a fantastic antedote to the stuff Nashville is vomitting out in the name of "Country" these days. Authentic music played by traditional musicians.

@mtcharts

5 жыл бұрын

You only have to look under the covers. I grew up on rock and roll as teen. I found bluegrass, jazz, blues, classical, as a teen too. Bluegrass has a strong current supporting it, courtesy of Old Town School of Folk, KFC, Greyfox, MerleFest, Mole Lake BG fest WI, Charlotte's Web, WMNF, etc. Good bluegrass is mecca. I found mecca in Louisville.

@thomasfoss9963

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Mark Charts-- Remember when we slept under the bridge in Lowville for 4 days during the KFC festival in 1979???

@mtcharts

5 жыл бұрын

@@thomasfoss9963 Yup. Them were the days.

@Mr22thou

4 жыл бұрын

I may be wrong, but I think general audiences/consumers of most music genres prefer gimmicks and cheap showmanship over real, straight forward talent. We have to hunt for the good stuff. KZread has actually been pretty good to me for that.

@dicklindell948

4 жыл бұрын

Amen Brother

That call and response between Strings and Tuttle straight into the slightly atonal crescendo was really special.

@sbdreamin

5 жыл бұрын

Alex Stewart I was spell-bound.

@scottbruns7537

5 жыл бұрын

Alex Stewart No kidding. Very special when guitar pickers can talk to each via the instrument. Great connection!

@davinbaker1045

5 жыл бұрын

They synced up perfectly by 4:45 4:45-->5:15 tear inducing magic Some of the best music I've been blessed to hear

@superjarrod13b

4 жыл бұрын

It’s a language only a few can speak.

@philbradshaw4592

4 жыл бұрын

I really wish more people got that. The crescendo was amazing with a lot of change ups. That was the best set I maybe have ever heard. True to the bluegrass style, but they had a lot of fun doing that one. Look how they all look over at Billy when he takes over. It was super high energy, and I cannot stop watching this performance. I bought his newest album, but I like the group sessions better.

Now this is country music, never mind anything coming out of Nashville these days this is the real deal.

@mbsnyderc

2 жыл бұрын

They all live in Nashville.

If this is the future of bluegrass....it's in good hands!!!

@jysmtl

5 жыл бұрын

Well stated

@KeithTingle

4 жыл бұрын

or fingers!

@jakeweber7467

4 жыл бұрын

@R-77 freeborn man -- jimmy martin wrote the OG. there are countless covers though. Greenskys All Access does a good one, Billy does like a buncha fantastic ones you can find on youtube, one he did with sierra hull is FIRE

@tonydanza360

4 жыл бұрын

Randy Elliott damn they murdered it!!! Amazing

@doodlerocket4796

4 жыл бұрын

The shot at 50 seconds where they are all picking in sync is honestly beautiful

2014: Billy along with Don Julin, played this as the recessional song at our wedding. I'll always love Little Maggie.

I'm 140 and I just discovered billy strings. Wow he's really bringing back bluegrass

@johnsheehy6172

Жыл бұрын

Many happy returns.

@johnsullivano4470

10 ай бұрын

I'm 140 also amazing how we didn't know about this 20 something year old sooner lol great comment but for real billy is the man

I promoted bluegrass festivals for 30 years and have never seen anything like this before

That beautiful smile of Mollys'....

Did ya see how the bass player, and then the mandolin player realized that Strings and Molly were driving up on their impromptu crescendo, then the bass player looked over and smiled and the mandolin player did the same seconds after? Then all of a sudden they knew they had magic, and they played like they felt it. Huge smiles from them. Super energy from Molly and Strings bringing it up to the verse. Goose bumps and a heart felt, deep lunged - Yeah!” Molly is really good on the guit, underrated. Finally the banjo player, the one who’s just incredibly, well, so underrated(not mentioned enough for his greatness on the instrument,) enters the picture at the very end. I have to say, when Molly smiles I bet half the country’s hearts melt.

@nige99

4 жыл бұрын

Couldn't of said it better she melts me when she smiles to !

@mike-ue4wy

4 жыл бұрын

Do yourself a favor, and check some of Molly's vid .Her voice will match her unbelievable guitar playing and her smile and will melt you like a candle. I think these 2 are game changers and will make history. Maybe like the Beatles led the british invasion. It's about fkn time!

@rocdarjargm

4 жыл бұрын

Molly was IBMA guitarist of the year in 2017, she is definitely recognized in the Bluegrass community. This was one of these performances that you grow old and wish you could of been at, this was off the charts great ... reminds me of the Grace Potter/Joe Satriani cover of Cortez the Killer

@jamesknight4784

4 жыл бұрын

man that Billy Strings can really take charge. he cleverly kicked that band right in the ass on his last solo then she subtly comes in trading fours then some real magic started you have to be dead if you didn't smile. what talent on that stage. when Molly Tuttle and Billy Strings blend to make those airy chords it really hooks your heart. she is as cute as a puppy and her guitar playing is from another planet.

@lesmay9871

4 жыл бұрын

They are like "here we go again!"

My soul will be complete when I see Billy and Molly together. I've only listened on KZread it is my dream to see them together. I think they are the most beautiful thing ever to happen to music. I wish they would tour together and heal the world. Just 2 souls meant to be jamming. He's the best flat picker ever ! She is the best female flat picker ever !!! They are born only 2 or 3 moons apart. My soul will be complete

I love how Billy always has a look of admiration while he watches the others play.

Check out the smile on Molly's face at about 1:30 when Billy leads into her solo, slightly changing the lyrics of "little Maggie's wine" to "little Molly's fine." Such a joy to watch all these fine folks !!

Man, Billy brings an energy that's been missing from Bluegrass for a while

@archtopp1

5 жыл бұрын

I think both are great..but I feel Maggie is a better guitarist..plus she's easier to look at. Her solos are much more complex. Billy uses a lot of fills that bore me. She is an excellent banjoist also.

@thomasfoss9963

5 жыл бұрын

Lots of great bluegrass here in the midwest!!!

@tommyg5095

4 жыл бұрын

@@archtopp1 Both great performers, each able to step into the spotlight, then fall back into the group... Talent right there...

@archtopp1

4 жыл бұрын

@@thaddeusk4230 I've see Doc Watson daytimes years ago, and while Billy is a decent guitarist, I'd rather listen to recordings of Doc and leave Billy to the younger crowd. He just doest light my fire!

@mcgraw8098

4 жыл бұрын

@@archtopp1 just decent😂

I wish I could like this twice.

@freedapeeple4049

4 жыл бұрын

per viewing. This one's bookmarked.

@sherlenhorn8063

4 жыл бұрын

I'll like it for you instead

@johnratkinson8193

4 жыл бұрын

I wish I could hear it twice at once.

Holy moly! I keep going back to listen to this one over and over. It’s about as good as it gets.

@LessThanFaceProductions1

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Phil!

Never knew I liked bluegrass till I found Billy. Then Tommy, then Molly, then Tony, and who knows how many more I'll hear... bluegrass sounds pretty good lol

@LessThanFaceProductions1

3 жыл бұрын

Keep listening Dubois! Its a truly great American art form and a very deep well to dive into!

@mrandersonxd

3 жыл бұрын

Check out Greensky bluegrass

@marshallmendoza825

3 жыл бұрын

Same here

@Eighttigjskxm

3 жыл бұрын

Rumpke Mountain Boys!!!

billy strings is the hero we needed but didnt deserve

I tell you, let's not overlook that banjo player; he knocks me out! The mandolin player and upright bass player are just as good! He is surrounded by excellent musicians! Molly is right there with Billy. It's difficult keeping up with him but she holds her own. What a great piece of music!!!

I can not get enough of those two together.

Man, Molly T. Is an absolute gem and beauty. Thank God for great musicians keeping this alive. Much love to all.

Oh my god!!! Everything about this performance was beyond belief. I am on such a high right now from watching this that it will take a while to come back to earth. WOW!! Better than drugs.

@william9385

4 жыл бұрын

Well said!

As an old man it does my heart well to see such enthusiastic, extremely talented young performers like this. The future Legends of Music History.

just found Billy, and band, I,m 72 years old and I love how they are bringing bluegrass to the young people and to the young at heart like me. Rock on

@tissuepaper9962

3 жыл бұрын

He's a prog head's bluegrass player, for sure. Never would have gotten into bluegrass without Billy, Molly,.and Sierra.

after that amazing climatic crescendo I love how they all stopped for a split second right before Billy start singing again. That's What I Call super super super dope. I sorta wish Molly Tuttle was in their band

@notmyname3681

2 жыл бұрын

Would love to see her play with them full time. Her technical precision and genius match up so well with Billy's 'seat of the pants' style. Perfect balance, and she's another play who lifts everybody around her.

Molly' smile makes my day 🙂

Wonderful to see young folks playing great bluegrass. Molly can play that flattop can't she?

@Voirreydirector

5 жыл бұрын

Joe Squid I agree. And including the strength in his voice! The old folks I knew explained that music was supposed to travel even in a steep valley for various reasons, and developed technique that I tell you is just so much fun! Right up until I got really sick, I did seminars in the history and the basics, and am happy to say I brought traffic to a standstill way down from the church yard I was using, a mile high bunch a hymns I was going through to show the differences, and apparently people messed up downtown stopping and listening, but the old lady who talked so much about it would say you don’t think about whether it’s good or bad, it is whether people have heard and really listened, to as great a distance as possible. And to see this gifted young man using those techniques, to see it come round again. Word of warning: this is not gospel chest voice this is blue grass blues and calls to meeting. If you try to simply hold a note for that long without proper technique it can be harmful. That said well done both, but young man I am as proud of as if I had been able to teach you.

@darrenkrivit6854

5 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah! 😎

@alexstewart839

5 жыл бұрын

She's the kind of player who knows all of the notes.

@Voirreydirector

5 жыл бұрын

Alex Stewart I get ya, and she can probably find some new ones! I just feel sorry for that poor mandolin player keeping up!

@kennethpepper7325

5 жыл бұрын

Molly doesn't PLAY the guitar...she IS the guitar. Nobody out there like her

So happy to see such talent. Our music is not dead....just over shadowed by $$$$$. These folks give me hope...the Soul will survive and thrive. ❤️

dang ! This just gets better and better each time I watch !!

F an A! That is the most smilin' I have done during a song in a long, long time! Thank you Rolling Stone for my introduction to Billy Strings and band. And Molly Tuttle.

This young man is super talented. I too only discovered him a few months ago and he is amazing.

Alison Krauss brought me into Bluegass 20 years ago, Molly, AJ Lee and Billy Strings keep me here... that was outstanding.

@alan4sure

4 жыл бұрын

Yay AJ! My fav singer, so pretty too!

This fire never goes out. Little Molly Tuttle. God girl!

Love his love of dissonance and risk taking improvisation. (Most starkly seen at the end of this tune as the band chromatically rises as Billy holds a note vocally) His ability to meld it so seamlessly with an authentic bluegrass sound and instrumentation is Imthink the thing that sets him apart from anyone else I’ve heard. His singing and playing ability are amazing, but there are other smoking bluegrass players and singers. None I’ve heard with his level of joyful risky experimentation. Oh, Except Chris Thile.

No matter how many times I watch this I’m still blown away by this group of musicians. Billy and the entire band never disappoint. Add Molly in and the smile on my face just grows!

This young dude has some powerful lungs! One of the most catchy bluegrass songs I've ever heard

2:52 Molly's smile, a real musician's love for Billy's riffing..Great!

Molly and Billy's band together on the same stage at the same time ... INSANE !! :))

This is so good. Billy has so much talent it's ridiculous.

Never heard "Little Maggie" done as well, ever! Stanley Brothers and Doc Watson are applauding from the grave.

@Nosferatu10

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly sir! This is the best version I've ever heard! Billy is intricate when he does covers that's what sets himself apart from the rest.

@lukeroberts6019

5 жыл бұрын

Molly does a completely different version with the Goodbye Girls. I think she said she got it from Roscoe Holcomb.

@philbradshaw4592

4 жыл бұрын

I have been listening to bluegrass my whole life and tons of concerts. This blew me away, I have listened to it hundreds of times. Billy and Molly are meant to play together.

@rockinwiththeflow

4 жыл бұрын

I agree. Ralph Stanley would be proud.

@william9385

4 жыл бұрын

@@philbradshaw4592 I had a friend who always told me to listen to bluegrass and to learn it while i was in school learning how to fix aircraft, never listened but man let me tell you, i am playing it at least 3 hours a day now.

Billy has that high lonesome sound down pat. God, I love that guy.

This goes beyond raw talent. This qualifies as genius. Billy Strings is a musical prodigy right up there with Mozart, Gershwin, and the Beatles.

I notice he's always watching and admiring everyone on stage he's playing with

Billy & Molly - two phenomenal pickers! BRAVO!

I love seeing Billy and Molly playing off each other.

The REAL DEAL. THANK YOU!!! Willi B. in Canada.

Fabulous musicianship all the way around. Some of the best bluegrass/newgrass musicians around. No one takes a back seat to Jared, Royal, Molly, Billy and Billy F . Outstanding, absolutely great.

Wow. Alone at my computer, I broke into literal applause following the guitar duel. That was a wonderful!

You can see how much fun they are all having. 2 min40sec The look on Mary Tuttle's face watching Billy riff.

I hope all you all out there riding those magnificent sound waves as a way of life...This kid is THE FUTURE, and I couldn't be more relieved. Love this Kid...Rock On!!!

@mbsnyderc

Жыл бұрын

There both the present.

If I watch this 100 more times (and I will), it won't be enough.

bluegrass musicians are sooooo underrated...they play so much better than anyone expects...its as if its magic.....

Love how each band member gets the opportunity to show their skills by taking the lead. Exceptional artists each and every one of them.

Two of my new Favs!!!! Molly and Billy with the band!! The engineers have to mix Molly up. She plays with a much lighter touch than Billy and she often gets lost when I hear her..she is also a special talent. The whole band is all-stars...check out the look Molly and Billy S. give Billy F. after his banjo solo. Nice to see Royal smile :) Best band out there right now in my opinion.

@robertclymer6948

2 жыл бұрын

Now, if we could only see Billy Failings crack a smile now and then. lol

@jackwinchester2889

2 жыл бұрын

well said and right on

These 2 are jaw dropping when they jam together. How do they do it. The whole band is good but Molly and Billy are next level together.

Man. This is the greatest thing I have ever heard. RIP music. It's been great. But i've found the one.

OH HELL NO! I FRICKEN LOVE THIS ONE! MOLLY ROCKS!

..We got Molly coming with Oliver Hazard to The Spinning Jenny in Greer, SC March 6th, 2020 and then BMFS to Trondossa Music Fest (with two nights of WSP) Sunday May17th, 2020 in Charleston, SC! What a GREAT TIME to be ALIVE.

When the muscians have a smile on thier faces while playing you know its goos stuff. and this is good stuff.

Every time I watch this it brings a smile to my face. Amazing musicians.

Pretty woman were made for loving, And Maggie was made to be mine !! Billy the Kid F ing gnarly

Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle keeping Blue Grass alive, amen. Great job.

The new generation of bluegrass awesome I've been watching and listening my whole life love you guys your amazing the best I've heard in a long time

That couldn’t have been more tight if they’d spent weeks in a recording studio. Absolutely sublime.

My leggs are jumpin around my mind, ✌️🐓🌻

Masterful playing all round.....speed, accuracy, tone and feel.....wonderful stuff

I'm probably not the first person to comment on this but the love of watching the other perform is the best part of the song--then there is the picking. They just love what they are doing.

unbelievable, can't get enough of molly, and the billy strings band.

Molly was enjoying it as much as the audience

Amazing! I could listen to this all day long.

I've watched a lot of Mr. Strings' videos by now, and I must say this is one of the very best ones.

It even becomes almost Garcia-like at around the 3:50 mark. Joyful, resounding and spacey all in one. Great work, Billy, Molly and band!

@johnratkinson8193

4 жыл бұрын

cool stuff.

@NomadicExpressions24

5 ай бұрын

He covered alot of dead til Bill left, still plays some but not dead originals. Just the old folk songs.

Molly snd billy playing guitar together is great

This performance of Little Maggie has got to make Ralph look down from Bluegrass heaven and smile.

Great to see the youngsters pickin', those fingers flyin'!!

I hope I live to see what they’re doing in 20 years. Between the two of them, I have a lot of hope for the future of bluegrass.

I love reading the comments While listening to the song. It confirms my love for these two together.

The tradition of bluegrass is in good hands with Billy and Molly.

I never get tired of hearing this

Imagine the sort of guitar skills you'd need to impress such an accomplished guitarist as Molly Tuttle. Well Billy just has 'em in spades. Simply amazing.

Watching them pass into legend is joy

It's really hard not like this guy.

Wow. THAT is the SHIT!!! Did you hear that improvised descending harmony line???

Billy just about the best show you could see nowadays

High end, first class Blue Grass!

That's a hell of guy... Cheers this beer is for you Billy.. thank ya from Simpsonville Kentucky. Come over shoot a game of pool when you get a chance.

There are so many great young musicians playing now, and Molly and Billy are two of the best. Bluegrass will never die as long as we have fantastic musicians like them playing it.

truly its as if his playing was a space ship...and it just blasted completely out of sight.....but never lost a beat....

If this doesn't make you love Bluegrass then I don't know what will. IT IS the real deal.

Love their playing. Love her smile when it lights up the stage. Love his voice. Damn that was gooooood!

Molly Tuttle - Breaking hearts and the fretboard speed limit.

When Molly smiles 😂 she lights up the world 🥰

Best Band in America