@@bernarddrollette2755 good looking out.🙏 (edited) To give Alex proper credit, and an extra shout out for how well he brought home that little pick roll they ran through starting at 2:17.
Wow--- They've come a long way in such a short time!!!! I shuttled Billy around from the various stages with his instruments at a festival in 2015! Nobody had heard of him then!!!!
I met Billy a decade ago. We were both busking for rent money on the main drag in Traverse City. We ripped some fiddle tunes together, and I could see his extraordinary talent. It's absolutely amazing seeing him here now.
Damn, it's so crazy to see Billy Strings on Stephen Colbert's show. I guess I always knew he would go far, but it's still good to see and well deserved.
When I was young local bluegrass players who come to my grandpa's porch on Saturday night in Clay, West Virginia just to jam with my Papaw, Loyd Butcher,Sr., when he played his mandolin. When I close my eyes and I heard the mandolin being played in Billy String's band, it took me back to the 1970s and my grandma's porch in West Virginia and all those old great players. That's the greatest compliment I can give these guys. You guys are awesome! ⛰️🏞️🌄🌳🏡💖🎵🎶🙏🇺🇸
Really appreciate that they rehearsed with the camera crew. The solos were all visible with smooth transitions. So frustrating when someone is taking a break and the camera is lingering on the wrong musician.
That was really great. I noticed the soundman couldn’t quite keep up with those quick solo transitions though. It was there but we almost missed the last fiddle solo. That’s a lot to remember and keep going though and a tall order for live television!! I would say Billy and the boys and the whole crew did a fantastic job!!!
I have to say the camera blocking in this shot was exceptional. Every solo picked up on time. Really well shot....and of course the picking was fabulous!!
You beat me to my comment! Everything about this piece is top notch. Obviously Strings and the fellas are just top notch: no slack, no slips, they are just THERE, fully present in the performance. And the camera work, blocking, etc. is superb. They obviously rehearsed together with the band, and everyone nailed it. Very cool set, too.
@@345345345rtrt Billy was born at a bluegrass show. His mothers water broke at an event. Plus, his step dad was in a bluegrass band and taught Billy all about it. Grateful Dead came later.
My God! What a bluegrass musician! In spite of being a Brazilian, I always loved this type of music and have too many albums that l've been collection since I was a teenage. And God knows how it was hard to find them here in Brazil. And only now I'm discovering Billy!!!!!! Of course I'll try to find all his records to buy. I' try ebay. Congratulations, Billy! Luiz Oswaldo
That’s cool. I like bluegrass because all of the string instruments jamming together just sounds so amazing in a unique way. His albums are great and I recommend listening to his concerts, they are all recorded and you can find some online. The band will do 15 minute songs and then jam right into the next one, it’s great.
You're right, Angelfox. Chico Buarque is outstanding. I really love the poetry of his lyrics. But this is a completely different field of art, isn't it?
If you can find it, check out his rendition of his song “heartbeat of America” that he did in Cincinnati this past weekend. Incredibly heavy. Thought I was at a metal show for a second
Man can he rip!!!! I discovered in at the Raleigh, NC blue grass festival years ago when he was pretty small back in the days when he liveed in Michigan. Saw him two years in a row and was blown away the first time I saw him. At that time he was yet to be really discovered and his show was free. People packed it in to watch him and he did not disappoint. What an entertainer, and even back then he shared the stage with some incredible talent which made for an amazing small show. If only I could go back in time to see those shows again.
@@SantamanitaClauscaria Billy is not traditional bluegrass down the line, a lot of jam elements and nods to bands like the dead or Pearl jam and classic rock etc.
Of course, he wouldn't have nearly as big a following if he hadn't brought in all the deadheads. I love the different styles. What I should have said is Billy isn't country, and bluegrass and country aren't interchangeable. Which he isn't, and they aren't.
This was amazing. The solo runs with the camera panning, the tightness, the joyfulness and epicness of bluegrass shown in the classiest of ways. There is hope. Everyone needs more of this
I’ve never been more stoked for someone else’s success than I am for billy and the band. These dudes absolutely shred. I was too young to ever see a dead show but man this music will live on forever. Fuck yeah boys
Remember first time I saw him at Delfest (Maryland's amazing annual festival, courtesy of Del McCoury) like 7 years ago, and it was "who the HELL is this kid???" The next year it was "hey, that great kid is back!" Next year it was "Here to see Billy!". Glad he's getting recognition like this. And his band is just so good.
Same here. About 7 years ago, at Delfest. I think the Potomac Stage? They had a trio then, him and a bassist and mandolin player. My friend didn't dig him that much. I was like, this kid is going places. So great that this music is getting out there!
WoW. That was *not* the voice I expected to hear coming from that face! 😆 All the volume, control, and grizzled nuance of a Chris Stapleton with the face a Hanson! FanTASTIC. I'm in.👊
Reactions from people attending their shows are incredible. They sound better live than on recordings and the music is so much FUN. Search the faces of the crowd and all you see are smiles. I was not a huge bluegrass fan until I discovered these guys, but I'm hooked now. BTW, Billy has composed most of the songs on their albums.
That the band and the song are great goes without saying, but goddam.. kudos to whoever was tracking the cameras, actually hitting who was playing the solos!!!
Ralph Stanley would have been proud of ‘Red Daisy’…..the tune already sounded 60 years old. Nevermind the fact they absolutely killed it on national TV. 👍🎶
I am glad he is getting the recognition he deserves but I hope people will recognize the musicians playing with him - they are each stars in their own right!
YES YES YES! Great to see Billy on Late Night playing the hell out of that guitar. Let's get a performance from Tyler Childers, Watchhouse (Mandolin Orange), or Greensky Bluegrass next!! Thank you Late Show and Billy Strings.
Pure Class! See Billy give the banjo player a nice fist full of good vibes. Right at the end. This is why this band. Are loved, respected, and so popular right now. Yes! And also incredible musicians!
Billy its so cool to see someone represent some real working class people. I have been through a lot like you man and my guitar has been there every step of the way too. Super awesome to watch you do this who knows maybe we will jam one day.
Billy Strings is the only show I heard a solo that literally made me dip behind a burrito stand and throw up ... the whole band is just mesmerizing in their accuracy .. billy rips
A video showed up in my TH-cam feed one day of Billy in a basement somewhere playing "Dust in a baggie". Omgsh! I fell in love with the music, the man, and the legend known as Billy Strings. I hope to meet you someday, Billy. You are simply the BEST. ❤️❤️❤️
The look on Billy's face, when it happens just right, the pure joy in that half-crooked grin, when the camera's on the other guy and he's just enjoying the moment.
Anyone who likes bluegrass, jam bands, classic rock, psychedelic needs to check Billy Strings out. Plenty of amazing live stuff on TH-cam. He's a huge Grateful Dead fan among others! Billy and the band (Jarrod Walker, Royal Masat and Billy Failings) are the real deal!
Awesome to see Billy here. Good on Colbert for having him. Great stuff as usual, but I'm a little thrown by the new fiddle player after watching the quartet for so long. He does sound good, though.
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It’s weird to be so proud of someone I’ve never met
its even more weird when you went to school with him. pretty amazing.
Nahh. Im proud af too.
Watch more of his stuff. Incredible
I know what you mean man. I’m super proud of Billy and how far he’s come and watching his audience grow!
he cranks! so there, how 'bout them apples?
The musicians playing with Billy are PHENOMENAL!
You can find a video of him playing with Santana at some Bday party in Hawaii doing a Greatful Dead tune. Good stuff
Billy is, too.
Indeed they are…
Guitar • Billy MF’n Strings
Banjo • Billy Failing
Mando • Jarrod Walker
Upright• Royal Masat
ft. Fiddle • Alex Haregreaves
@@spacewolfRIFF That’s actually Alex Haregreaves on the fiddle here.
@@bernarddrollette2755 good looking out.🙏
(edited) To give Alex proper credit, and an extra shout out for how well he brought home that little pick roll they ran through starting at 2:17.
Man Billy can pick. Im glad to see him getting his due attention
I love Billy, the only downside of all the deserved attention is that his shows sell out instantly, too many aftermarket bots
Same gladly watch and listen to him play to as much as can be recorded so plz give my man's all the attention. He's just got the vibe.
He's not just a great picker. He's also one hell of a song writer and a pretty solid singer as well
He’s a god amongst men
Wow--- They've come a long way in such a short time!!!! I shuttled Billy around from the various stages with his instruments at a festival in 2015!
Nobody had heard of him then!!!!
I met Billy a decade ago. We were both busking for rent money on the main drag in Traverse City. We ripped some fiddle tunes together, and I could see his extraordinary talent. It's absolutely amazing seeing him here now.
Oh man, this Is a beatiful Memory. Thank you for sharing with US. 🙌
I met him at the Hayloft. He was bound for big things. Amazing person and musician.
@@MisterSias The Hayloft on 72?
@@blakebarrilleaux8073 Yes, out on 72
@@MisterSias Awesome!
It has been so much fun to follow his journey from a couch in a basement. Love this band and recommend them to everyone I talk to about music.
seriously!!
Amazing a song about meth got him where he is today.
The barefoot dude in that 'Dust in a Baggie" video is probably still selling weed.
@@thomasholden500 his name is Ben. He look more like a Froto to me.
And he still hasn't got a lighter for his cigarette either.
@@peterbrown2112 Legend says mans is still walking around Ionia looking for a lighter to this day
Damn, it's so crazy to see Billy Strings on Stephen Colbert's show. I guess I always knew he would go far, but it's still good to see and well deserved.
DEATH. TAXES. BILLY STRINGS MELTING FACES. The greatest gift to music possibly ever
He is the next guitar hero. He’s so good. And he is bringing jam band style bluegrass into the public eye which is awesome.
I remember the first time I hear him playing dust in a baggie on that couch. Happy he is getting the recognition that's well deserved
But the question remains - what happened to "Sidequest Guy" ??
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When I was young local bluegrass players who come to my grandpa's porch on Saturday night in Clay, West Virginia just to jam with my Papaw, Loyd Butcher,Sr., when he played his mandolin. When I close my eyes and I heard the mandolin being played in Billy String's band, it took me back to the 1970s and my grandma's porch in West Virginia and all those old great players. That's the greatest compliment I can give these guys. You guys are awesome! ⛰️🏞️🌄🌳🏡💖🎵🎶🙏🇺🇸
Part of Billy's brilliance is his genuine love of good playing so he surrounds himself with like minded folks. Damn tight group.
Really appreciate that they rehearsed with the camera crew. The solos were all visible with smooth transitions. So frustrating when someone is taking a break and the camera is lingering on the wrong musician.
Amen.
That was really great. I noticed the soundman couldn’t quite keep up with those quick solo transitions though. It was there but we almost missed the last fiddle solo. That’s a lot to remember and keep going though and a tall order for live television!! I would say Billy and the boys and the whole crew did a fantastic job!!!
I was about to comment something similar. It's good to see when people care.
He can pick. He can sing. He can write. He can connect with fans and gain so many more!
I was hoping for a 20 minute Meet Me At The Creek. So happy for these guys. Keep on killing it, boys!
I'm sure you can find one on TH-cam; if not try Nugs or archive. Check out his setlists!!
Thunder>ride me high>thunder would have been a good one to break in some new folks 😅
@@daltonleeh 😂😂😂 them there squares would've been like what the f just happened 😂
@@daltonleeh its been 5 months since the Halloween shows and I'm still trying to wrap my mind around that thunder/ride me high sammie
@@galaxyglizzy right🤣
I'm not particularly into bluegrass but when its the best in the world, regardless of genre, its always great!
Having said that, I'm going to see BIlly in a couple of weeks in London!
I have to say the camera blocking in this shot was exceptional. Every solo picked up on time. Really well shot....and of course the picking was fabulous!!
You beat me to my comment! Everything about this piece is top notch. Obviously Strings and the fellas are just top notch: no slack, no slips, they are just THERE, fully present in the performance. And the camera work, blocking, etc. is superb. They obviously rehearsed together with the band, and everyone nailed it. Very cool set, too.
My dude Billy. Proud of this guy here. Going to see his 3 shows in London in a few weeks and I so cannot wait. The UK is ready for you Billy boy!!!
See ya there bud!
You're so lucky I wish I had tickets
@@ryang9973 check cash or trade, there's tickets out there
@@waberryfarmer was at country to country to see Luke combs hopefully they have Billy on
I'm going too!! Saturday and Sunday!! This is his first European date and it's in London I can't wait!
Y'all don't get it. Billy Strings is the best in the world right now!!
I get it!!
We get it
He is the truth.
But you cannot forget about his influences like Grateful Dead, For without the Dead there would be no Strings
@@345345345rtrt Billy was born at a bluegrass show. His mothers water broke at an event. Plus, his step dad was in a bluegrass band and taught Billy all about it. Grateful Dead came later.
That was my brother Royal playing bass. Wonder if Bass Pro Shops sponsored him wearing that hat LOL.
My God! What a bluegrass musician! In spite of being a Brazilian, I always loved this type of music and have too many albums that l've been collection since I was a teenage. And God knows how it was hard to find them here in Brazil. And only now I'm discovering Billy!!!!!! Of course I'll try to find all his records to buy. I' try ebay. Congratulations, Billy! Luiz Oswaldo
That’s cool. I like bluegrass because all of the string instruments jamming together just sounds so amazing in a unique way. His albums are great and I recommend listening to his concerts, they are all recorded and you can find some online. The band will do 15 minute songs and then jam right into the next one, it’s great.
Hey now, you guys got Chico Buarque. Your country definitely isn't lacking in musical genius.
You're right, Angelfox. Chico Buarque is outstanding. I really love the poetry of his lyrics. But this is a completely different field of art, isn't it?
They’re more than a band, they’re a force of nature. So incredible and emotional I feel a tear come to my eye
Jerry is smiling down at you, Billy.
100% agree!
Started listening to this guy about 2 years ago, hands down the best singer/songwriter in the business right now.
To be nominated for best Bluegrass Album Grammy and not win, but still be a big part of the album that did! What a feat!
Best live show you can possibly attend in 2022!!! Just saw him live in Cincinnati and there isn’t anything close!! 🔥
I was there too and you're right!
Love me some Billy Strings and this is coming from a metal/hard rock guy. True crossover.
If you can find it, check out his rendition of his song “heartbeat of America” that he did in Cincinnati this past weekend. Incredibly heavy. Thought I was at a metal show for a second
I don’t even know how you make bluegrass “heavy” but by god he does it
Well he used to be (maybe still is) a metal head.
Turmoil and Tinfoil is the most Metal, Bluegrass song I've ever heard.
Oh my Billy boy. 😊
Awesome...finally getting the recognition they deserve!
Used to jam with him at a place called the Hayloft in N. Michigan years ago. Nice to see him get his due. Keep on rockin’ in the free world Willy. 🤙🏻
Where was it in Michigan?
@@radvideos1903 the Hayloft is just outside Traverse City. ☮
Way to go! Thanks Stephen for having Billy on the show!
Man can he rip!!!! I discovered in at the Raleigh, NC blue grass festival years ago when he was pretty small back in the days when he liveed in Michigan. Saw him two years in a row and was blown away the first time I saw him. At that time he was yet to be really discovered and his show was free. People packed it in to watch him and he did not disappoint. What an entertainer, and even back then he shared the stage with some incredible talent which made for an amazing small show. If only I could go back in time to see those shows again.
Never really liked country/bluegrass styles of music until I saw Billy. He is an amazing performer and incredible talent at his shows.
not just country. It's bluegrass.
you need to explore the bluegrass limb of the tree. ;-)
Billy's bluegrass all the way. If you want some good country, check out Sturgill Simpson.
@@SantamanitaClauscaria Billy is not traditional bluegrass down the line, a lot of jam elements and nods to bands like the dead or Pearl jam and classic rock etc.
Of course, he wouldn't have nearly as big a following if he hadn't brought in all the deadheads. I love the different styles. What I should have said is Billy isn't country, and bluegrass and country aren't interchangeable. Which he isn't, and they aren't.
This was amazing. The solo runs with the camera panning, the tightness, the joyfulness and epicness of bluegrass shown in the classiest of ways. There is hope. Everyone needs more of this
The camera work was stellar! So nice when great camera work matches great sound.
@@TN-D18 True dat!
So good to see this level of musicianship and songwriting featured on Colbert! More of this!
I’ve never been more stoked for someone else’s success than I am for billy and the band. These dudes absolutely shred. I was too young to ever see a dead show but man this music will live on forever. Fuck yeah boys
Fuckin right man! 🤘🏼
Remember first time I saw him at Delfest (Maryland's amazing annual festival, courtesy of Del McCoury) like 7 years ago, and it was "who the HELL is this kid???" The next year it was "hey, that great kid is back!" Next year it was "Here to see Billy!". Glad he's getting recognition like this. And his band is just so good.
Same here. About 7 years ago, at Delfest. I think the Potomac Stage? They had a trio then, him and a bassist and mandolin player. My friend didn't dig him that much. I was like, this kid is going places. So great that this music is getting out there!
He's a fan's musician. We are lucky to have him. So talented, yet humble, gracious and genuinely thankful for his fans.
It was no coincidence Billy chose this song for this show. If there's still any hope for unity, this man will be one of its pillars.
Billy is the REAL DEAL!
5 dudes playing different instruments, yet they all have the same brain.... INCREDIBLE!!!!
DAYUM THANKS STEPHEN. Billy Strings is a Good Ol Michigan boy and boy can he and his bluegrass homies do it up right.
Man that fiddle adds a ton to this song... great performance by all!
WoW. That was *not* the voice I expected to hear coming from that face! 😆
All the volume, control, and grizzled nuance of a Chris Stapleton with the face a Hanson!
FanTASTIC.
I'm in.👊
And yesss... the whole band is also crazy talented!
Reactions from people attending their shows are incredible. They sound better live than on recordings and the music is so much FUN. Search the faces of the crowd and all you see are smiles. I was not a huge bluegrass fan until I discovered these guys, but I'm hooked now. BTW, Billy has composed most of the songs on their albums.
@Jon Thor stop pimping your stupid video
haha for real. the whole time everyone around is just like what the fuck how is this happening. always in shock
Billy Strings is awesome
Billy is a musician’s musician with mass appeal. I’m excited to watch his career progress.
the fist bump at the end says it all :) such an incredibly talented group of musicians!!!! BMFS!!!!!
That the band and the song are great goes without saying, but goddam.. kudos to whoever was tracking the cameras, actually hitting who was playing the solos!!!
Billy Strings and the BAND!
Wonderful band, love this dude. Had a fantastic song on Kimmel as well, Red Daisy. Pure joy.
He’s got some nuts to pull out some good ol’ bluegrass on the Late Show when he has many other options.
Ralph Stanley would have been proud of ‘Red Daisy’…..the tune already sounded 60 years old. Nevermind the fact they absolutely killed it on national TV. 👍🎶
LFG!!! BILLY AND THE BOYS ARE BACK!🤑🤑🙏🙏🙏 Beautiful work gentlemen, see you in Santa Barbara😎
MR. Colbert, I'm surprised you didn't interview Billy our National Treasure!
Congrats Billy your home state of Michigan is so proud of you!! Like Jeff Austin says best keep on going! Much love from the mitten!
Man, I miss Jeff
I am glad he is getting the recognition he deserves but I hope people will recognize the musicians playing with him - they are each stars in their own right!
YES YES YES! Great to see Billy on Late Night playing the hell out of that guitar. Let's get a performance from Tyler Childers, Watchhouse (Mandolin Orange), or Greensky Bluegrass next!! Thank you Late Show and Billy Strings.
Just works up, now I’m awake and wanting to dance. 😊
Pure Class! See Billy give the banjo player a nice fist full of good vibes. Right at the end. This is why this band. Are loved, respected, and so popular right now. Yes! And also incredible musicians!
Billy fist bumps Billy!
He was the first guy he got for this band and he's still there he's taken the hole ride to this point with him.
Billy its so cool to see someone represent some real working class people. I have been through a lot like you man and my guitar has been there every step of the way too. Super awesome to watch you do this who knows maybe we will jam one day.
I grew up not far from where he did in Michigan. We all love him here.
Billy and Band are Lightin' It Up! Props to Stephen Colbert - he's a shrewd judge of talent. Biily for the WIN at the Grammys, bluegrass is back!
Best thing I've seen on Colbert in years. Gave the show some class!!
Tightest band in the world , amazing talent all around!
Yup.
I have the fever for Billy BAD!!!!! ❤️🔥❤️🔥
Bass player makes this song. He's unreal. Keep thumping brother!!
Billy Strings is the only show I heard a solo that literally made me dip behind a burrito stand and throw up ... the whole band is just mesmerizing in their accuracy .. billy rips
Haha had to Ralph it was so good
Love when bluegrass artist go on the late night shows!!
A video showed up in my TH-cam feed one day of Billy in a basement somewhere playing "Dust in a baggie". Omgsh! I fell in love with the music, the man, and the legend known as Billy Strings. I hope to meet you someday, Billy. You are simply the BEST. ❤️❤️❤️
The look on Billy's face, when it happens just right, the pure joy in that half-crooked grin, when the camera's on the other guy and he's just enjoying the moment.
That shit was tight!!!
Now all Stephen has to do is have him back on for an interview.
YES!!
One of the best things about Billy is that he is humble.
My favorite hippie bluegrass metal jam band!
Thanks for putting this phenom on TV. Almost makes me want to watch network television.
Not quite but it's a step in the right direction.
Anyone who likes bluegrass, jam bands, classic rock, psychedelic needs to check Billy Strings out. Plenty of amazing live stuff on TH-cam. He's a huge Grateful Dead fan among others! Billy and the band (Jarrod Walker, Royal Masat and Billy Failings) are the real deal!
This band rocks. And, they turning rock guys like me onto bluegrass
Bluegrass is basically acoustic metal
Someone real about comedy recognizing someone real about music. Ty Stephen!
Best, Musician. Ever. Love that young man :-)
They are soooooooooooo Good!
My Dad loves this kid! He thought he was 45 though cause he only heard him on the radio 😄💕👍
Billy strings is awesome
Nice to hear a traditional style sound so fresh! ❤
You guys. I just saw him live. He’s a must see
Ya he's amazing live
So happy to see Billy’s music getting the recognition it so richly deserves. He is a true treasure in American music.
I love this guy. Incredible picker. Voice keeps improving too.
🎼💪🏿BILLYSTRINGS💪🏼🎼
Can't wait to see him in Cleveland Ohio ..got my tickets 😁
billy is my new favorite and thank you for giving me everything and billy he has keptme hanging on
So Awesome!
Heritage and Legacy beyond compare. ALWAYS ENTERTAINING!
BEST BANd EVER❤❤❤❤
Seamless. 13/10
Lots of talent in that group..👊😎
Billy and the band are stellar as expected, but I also have to commend the Colbert Crew Camera work. Outstanding !
Awesome to see Billy here. Good on Colbert for having him.
Great stuff as usual, but I'm a little thrown by the new fiddle player after watching the quartet for so long. He does sound good, though.
Great band.True musicians.Each player strong.
what's amazing is how he gives the attention up to all off the other brilliant musicians playing with him. so so unselfish. and effing brilliant.
That’s Bluegrass!
Well done boys! See ya tonight in Boston!
See you there!!! So amped!!!!
Love hearing him, and also knowing his Michigan background!! So incredibly talented!!
Colbert's show is such a great music platform.
The best band going right now!