Billy Strings

As a 30+ year Del McCoury Band member and a founding member of the Travelin’ McCourys, fiddle player Jason Carter has made a lot of friends and fans throughout his heavily-awarded career. But never before have all of his friends, from all of the years, joined Carter for his own solo album. That is, until now.

GRAMMY Award-winner Billy Strings and his dad, Terry Barber, debut a new version of Lawrence Hammond’s “John Deere Tractor” today. Listen/share HERE.

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GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Billy Strings will bring his acclaimed headline tour to arenas this winter with newly confirmed shows at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena (two nights), Atlantic City’s Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena (three nights), Charlottesville’s John Paul Jones Arena (two nights), Atlanta’s State Farm Arena and Charleston’s North Charleston Coliseum (two nights) among others.

GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Billy Strings was featured on “CBS Sunday Morning” yesterday speaking with correspondent Conor Knighton. Watch the full profile HERE.

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Today, on his 30th birthday, GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Billy Strings announces Me/And/Dad, the first album he’s recorded with his father, Terry Barber, will be released November 18 via Rounder Records (pre-order here). The product of a longtime dream, the record features new versions of fourteen bluegrass and country classics that the two have been playing together since Strings was a young child.

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From outstanding original material to a tremendous array of covers by diverse greats from Bill Monroe to Jimi Hendrix, Billy Strings’ scintillating two-set, 28-song performance hit all the right notes on September 28 in Sacramento, Calif.

Michigan-born and now Nashville-based, Billy Strings is a GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician and one of music's most compelling artists. He is in the midst of a triumphant year following the release of his acclaimed new album, Renewal, which further solidifies his position as a singular artist—one who honors the music that inspires him, while continually pushing it forward.

It started with a bulletin board.

Renowned singer, songwriter and musician Billy Strings won Artist of the Year at last night’s 2022 Americana Music Association Honors & Awards.

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Beach Road Weekend Presented by the Black Dog has revealed the daily schedule for the 2022 festival. This year, the music will begin each morning at 10:45 with 30 of the top bands touring the country today. The festival will wrap up at 8:00 PM each night. The party will then continue at the Loft in Oak Bluffs as RIPE (Friday), Sammy Rae & the Friends and The National Reserve (Saturday), and Guster (Sunday) perform.

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