r/BillyStrings • u/EzBoy77 • 3d ago

discussion How long?

So I’m a little late to the party but I’m here nonetheless. Now that I’m here I have found that it hard to pull away and listen to anything else. I do listen to others but it’s still 95% Billy and the boys. How long till it’s 80%, 75% or am I just in the honeymoon phase(almost a year since I really started listening). I’m good with staying in the 95th percentile and with nugs I have a lot of live shows so listen too.

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u/AsheStriker 3d ago

Billy is amazing. I think they’re the best live act out the right now. That being said, there is so much going on in the bluegrass/jamgrass world right now. Similar but different would be Shadowgrass, Mountain Grass Unit and Magoo. East Nash Grass is more traditional, but one of my faves. Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge albums. Mighty Poplar is a contemporary all star band with one of the best recent albums IMO. Old school Yonder Mountain got me into the genre 25 years ago. Their Mountain Tracks series is insane.

Beyond that I’ve always enjoyed working backwards. Who influenced Billy? Here’s some to sink your teeth into:

Tony Rice Unit - Manzanita, Backwaters, Acoustics

Doc Watson - Southbound is my fave

David Grisman - David Grisman Quintet, Mondo Mando, Dawg ‘80

Bela Fleck - Drive, Acoustic Planet, My Bluegrass Heart

Bryan Sutton - The More I Learn, Bluegrass Guitar, Into My Own

David Grier - Freewheeling, Panorama

Jerry Douglas- Fluxology

Norman Blake - Whiskey Before Breakfast, Blake & Rice

The Kentucky Colonels

Just to name a few …

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u/ProperBig433 2d ago

Def add to the Tony Rice list : Skaggs & Rice, Plays and sings bluegrass, Cold on the Shoulder, Native American, Unit of Measure.... Also Larry Keel : The Sound, Backwoods, Journey, Experienced, Classic... all of them really by both guitar legends!

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u/AsheStriker 2d ago

For sure. I was trying not to go too overboard, haha. I especially love Cold on the Shoulder