Never and I mean never in 61 years have I heard Sally Goodin played on this level as far as fiddle. Best I've ever heard. And of Course Billy plays at such an intense level and his graciousness is humbling. We are in good hands with this young generation of bluegrass musicians. I will sleep well tonight!!
@@snickelfritz4706 And that's why the Devil went down to Georgia. He needed to replace his soul. But the old devil didn't know that Michael and Johnny go way back.
I got to see Michael and Jason Carter at the Earl bday jam. He's really, really talented for sure. I feel blessed to have gotten to see him at the Church. It was a spiritual experience.
What amazes me about this clip is that Billy Strings, cool as all, guitar player extraordinaire, has the presence and prescience to know that he is playing with a man who has been gifted in a very special way by God. It must be akin to what Salieri felt in the presence of Mozart. Watch Billy's face as you listen if you want a lesson in music appreciation. Billy's response to Michael's gift gives me a whole new appreciation of who Billy Strings is and is not. Good on you.
@@garywhitt98 I believe that his parents made him, they certainly made me, not sure about you though. So do you have any proof of the supernatural,.....such as evidence?, I think we should be told.
@@timothywilliams4089 Not the place for that discussion Timothy. However, if his parents “made” him, why can’t they make another just like him or why couldn’t your parents make another you if they wanted to and tried. Also, why can’t people create anything? We can merely put it into another form. Some things on which to ponder along with the lovely music.
@@garywhitt98 You are right Gary not the place for a discussion on evolution, but its called speciation; We all had grandparents?, and each generation evolves differently, looks change as do habits, demeanour, character etc, with the exception of twins. Evolution is an irrefutable fact, and the best explanation of the diversity of life on this planet. Regards, and best wishes Tim, and atheist banjo picker.
Each generation has gems but... lol they are hidden lol it might be timing or just not wanting to be in the spotlight and the music is fir just them. Who knows lol
There's a lot of things I can't do, but I'm gonna make do with what I can do' - Michael Cleveland (talking to Doc Watson). Legend. Love the bluegrass scene right now.
It turns out whenever I listen to Michael Cleveland play, tears start to stream down my face. It is an almost primal feeling of joy that washes over me!!!
Whats so great about Michael Cleveland, Billy, and others like Sierra Hull is that they all play in the moment and have genuine love for the music, its like you are always getting their best performance because you are.
Just found this and as an old picker at 74, this had my feet tapping and a huge grin on my face! As said many timescBilly is such a class act and I can go to the grave knowing Bluegrass is in such great hands with all these amazing young guys and gals…pick on!
I've never heard a Michael Cleveland performance i didn't like, but this one in particular really puts a smile on my face. What a treasure to the entirety of music.
The best young artists in music today are in bluegrass. It really is starting to remind me of rock in the sixties when it was an open canvas and everyone was filling in their space. Billy is a rock star and leading the way. Exciting times!
Michael Cleveland is without a doubt a freaking genius on the fiddle. Listen to his second break (starting at 4:55) at how inventive he is. His improvisational skills are at the same level as some of the jazz greats. I laugh out loud in amazement when he goes off on one of those riffs. We are fortunate to be alive at the same time he is reaching these heights on the fiddle. Truly historic..........And Billy Strings ain't too bad either!
OMG what a monster performance. All the guys where smoking. Gotta say when Billy's smile and bouncing showed awe for Michael's skill it was priceless and infectious. Whewee! Joy. Joy. Joy.
My Lord..... there is nothing I can say that would serve to describe how much I loved this performance. Best 9 minutes and 44 seconds I've soent in many, many years!
Man i wish my grandad could have been alive today to hear this he would have immediately had me go get him an ipad broadband service and a badass bluetooth speaker. He would have listened to this as long as the coffee held up and would have been a youtube power user. I was blessed and grew up listening to bluegrass and my familys sat. night jam sessions. I was fortunate to have that gift of music passed on to me. Its some of my fondest memories. Wish i could go back. Anyways these musicians really dont know the impact and just how thier music effects the human soul. Glad to have watched this.
I met Michael at his family's house back in the 90's and heard him play and knew he would do great things. I grew up with his cousins and would hear him play. Even at a young age he was amazing. Such a great talent.
He’s the Jimi Hendrix of violin! I looked Michael up after watching a short of him as a child on Facebook. He amazed me and had to see what became of this prodigy. So effortless and smooth, choosing the right notes at the right time, everytime. What a gift he has and I’m blessed to have heard it. 🌹
I play with a group that had the privilege to open for Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper on April 15th, 2019 in Fairview, Ohio. The greatest pleasure was being able to visit with him and the rest of the band backstage. His humbleness is so disarming that you almost forget you’re in the presence of quite possibly the best instrumentalist in the world.
Hi Matt. After I commented I realized that I was thinking of Fairview Park, a suburb of Cleveland, and that there might be a different Fairview. I looked it up and it turns out you were referring to the other one in east central Ohio. I went to school in Athens many years ago and got hooked on bluegrass there. It’s so great to see the genre still going strong thanks to Michael Cleveland and a Billy Strings.
Michael has been at our Father's Day festival a couple times in the last few years. Totally unbelievable fiddle player. This isn't the first time he's brought tears to my eyes.
These guys have restored my faith in human nature,.Havent seen Bluegrass played with this much love and intensity in decades...if ever. Billy and his band are absolute gems. This being my first experience listening to Michael Cleveland it certainly kicked it off right. Mind blowing truely.
I love watching Billy as much as I love listening to him, well almost. He cracks me up with his faces and dances he does. You can't help but to smile. And I don't know what fucking planet Michael Cleveland comes from but that boy can play. Thank you boys for a real good time!
If you haven't seen the interview where Billy tells about his Dad selling a Martin to pay the utility bills, and Billy later finding the guitar online and returning pop bottles to buy it to give back to his Dad, well, better look it up and watch it. If you don't have a lump in your throat after hearing that, you might be a brass monkey.
Same here! The fun, the expressions on their faces, the interaction between him and Cleveland and the others is equal to the music. Whoever filmed this did a great job at capturing everything as well.
this very well may be the greatest live performance of all time. Billy always impresses but my lord this is just next level musicians doing what they were born to do. beautiful
Michael is incredible! Everyone on stage is also. I'm 64 years old and haven't ever heard a fiddle played this good. This man's soul comes out through his fiddle. Thank you for this video.
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'The Devil went down to..."
And Micheal Cleveland kicked his as*!
A torrent of creative genius
Never and I mean never in 61 years have I heard Sally Goodin played on this level as far as fiddle. Best I've ever heard. And of Course Billy plays at such an intense level and his graciousness is humbling. We are in good hands with this young generation of bluegrass musicians. I will sleep well tonight!!
I told my wife two years ago when I came across Billy Strings the same statement. I have seen Billy and his band live and and it was dynamic.
Best fiddle player I've ever seen imo
Well put 59.
Michael Cleveland is the Real Deal.
Billy is amazing that’s why he gets the best musicians on stage with him. And at his age to draw such legends speaks volumes
Michael Cleveland went down to the crossroads, I don't know what He got but The Devil got fiddle lessons.
I’m pretty sure the Devil sold his soul for the lessons too.
@@snickelfritz4706 And that's why the Devil went down to Georgia. He needed to replace his soul. But the old devil didn't know that Michael and Johnny go way back.
LMAO
@@tylerbrandon460 And there we have it, folks!
He put a boot in the devil's rear end and said, "GIT!!!! I don't need to make a deal!!!"
I believe that Michael Cleveland is the greatest fiddler who ever lived.
I got to see Michael and Jason Carter at the Earl bday jam. He's really, really talented for sure. I feel blessed to have gotten to see him at the Church. It was a spiritual experience.
Agreed
My neighbors listen to Michael Cleveland every day. I hope they don't mind.
Never heard of Michael Cleveland before... uh, I’ll never forget him now.
I first saw him on ( Song of the Mountains ) A show on NC Edu TV about a year ago , this tune didn show all his talents !
That's how I felt when I stumbled on a video featuring him. His intensity is just brilliant. Superb.
lol you better not!
watching him play it looks like he's about to jump out of his skin with every single note.
You were me six months ago. Ty YT for sending Michael Cleveland and Billy Strings my way!
What amazes me about this clip is that Billy Strings, cool as all, guitar player extraordinaire, has the presence and prescience to know that he is playing with a man who has been gifted in a very special way by God. It must be akin to what Salieri felt in the presence of Mozart. Watch Billy's face as you listen if you want a lesson in music appreciation. Billy's response to Michael's gift gives me a whole new appreciation of who Billy Strings is and is not. Good on you.
Excellent,....but which god?
@@timothywilliams4089 Why, the One who made him, of course.
@@garywhitt98 I believe that his parents made him, they certainly made me, not sure about you though. So do you have any proof of the supernatural,.....such as evidence?, I think we should be told.
@@timothywilliams4089 Not the place for that discussion Timothy. However, if his parents “made” him, why can’t they make another just like him or why couldn’t your parents make another you if they wanted to and tried. Also, why can’t people create anything? We can merely put it into another form. Some things on which to ponder along with the lovely music.
@@garywhitt98 You are right Gary not the place for a discussion on evolution, but its called speciation; We all had grandparents?, and each generation evolves differently, looks change as do habits, demeanour, character etc, with the exception of twins. Evolution is an irrefutable fact, and the best explanation of the diversity of life on this planet. Regards, and best wishes Tim, and atheist banjo picker.
Billy Strings embracing one of the few moments when he is not the one blowing the crowd's socks off.
Michael Cleveland ...A blind man with more sight than I could ever dream of!
Where is my hooray button! Well said.
The second fiddle break is totally freaking awesome!!! Michael IS the best fiddler on the scene today!
4:55 second break
This guy is a once in a generation type talent....the odds are probably longer than that though...i could listen to him play all day long...
Each generation has gems but... lol they are hidden lol it might be timing or just not wanting to be in the spotlight and the music is fir just them. Who knows lol
My face hurts from smiling the whole time
Same lol 🤭😬
Mine doesn’t, it looks like I’ve been smelling cat shit cuz that was utterly filthy
mine hurts from being melted off by this sick fiddle riffs!!!!
There's a lot of things I can't do, but I'm gonna make do with what I can do' - Michael Cleveland (talking to Doc Watson). Legend. Love the bluegrass scene right now.
When I come across one if my fave rust youtuber's on a reccomended bluegrass vid, I'm in good company.
Wtf never thought I would see you here Jordan hahah
Right?!? So many passionate players. And in the Old Timey scene there’s unbelievable players now!
CRAZY 🌟🌹🌟🌹🌟🌹
Just left that video❤
Mercy! What a God gifted performance...great music!
This is one of those performances that simultaneously bring a smile to your cheeks, and a tear to your eye!
Yesss!! Smiling and crying this while performance!
Almighty God is blessing us all!😊
most definitely!
It turns out whenever I listen to Michael Cleveland play, tears start to stream down my face. It is an almost primal feeling of joy that washes over me!!!
Whats so great about Michael Cleveland, Billy, and others like Sierra Hull is that they all play in the moment and have genuine love for the music, its like you are always getting their best performance because you are.
One of the best uses of 10 minutes of my life. Such a good use it's about to become 20 minutes
@@lesmay9871 I have replayed several times & will again. My word that performance was hot.
Surely the greatest fiddle player ever. And Billy is to the line too.
Hot damn if this isn’t the best thing on the internet
YES.🙉🙉🙉🙉🙉
For sure
th-cam.com/video/VFEZOjtrwls/w-d-xo.html. Just in case you missed it
5:46 - holy crap Michael Cleveland is something else
Just found this and as an old picker at 74, this had my feet tapping and a huge grin on my face! As said many timescBilly is such a class act and I can go to the grave knowing Bluegrass is in such great hands with all these amazing young guys and gals…pick on!
I would live to hear you pick, sir!!!!
FANTASTIC!🎶💪
That's class. From Billy...
I've never heard a Michael Cleveland performance i didn't like, but this one in particular really puts a smile on my face. What a treasure to the entirety of music.
this is revelations and fenamenan show's power of Billy how he developed this unbelievable violinist in this video
It's cool to see how Billy is blown away by him. 2 of the best musicians on the planet.
The best young artists in music today are in bluegrass. It really is starting to remind me of rock in the sixties when it was an open canvas and everyone was filling in their space. Billy is a rock star and leading the way. Exciting times!
Good to hear. Who are some of your favorites?
Fuck off racist prick.
Billy plays metal as well! Heavy shit!
Some of the best music out today is country music..check out Charley Crockett's The Valley album.
@@bobthabuilda1525 ditto
Fine pickin and fiddlin.
The classification is MUSIC
I’m guessing the thumbs down were from Team Mandolin and they were butt hurt that the camera didn’t span over far enough? That’s all I can figure.
😂
Followed County for 60 years. These two are the best ever.
Michael Cleveland is without a doubt a freaking genius on the fiddle. Listen to his second break (starting at 4:55) at how inventive he is. His improvisational skills are at the same level as some of the jazz greats. I laugh out loud in amazement when he goes off on one of those riffs. We are fortunate to be alive at the same time he is reaching these heights on the fiddle. Truly historic..........And Billy Strings ain't too bad either!
His intonation is freaking amazing, almost perfect. And his slurrs and all little effects are awesome. Best fiddler since Gid Tanner.
Mind melting run, absolutely unreal!
And he just won a Grammy for best Bluegrass Album.
@@tybrady1935 worried
Me too man I'm sitting on my couch fucking shittin and a grinnin ear to ear
How can you not love this music? It’s just so much fun.
The fire department forced that break at the end to prevent the fiddle from catching on 🔥
OMG what a monster performance. All the guys where smoking. Gotta say when Billy's smile and bouncing showed awe for Michael's skill it was priceless and infectious. Whewee! Joy. Joy. Joy.
Billy had a "front row seat" for one of the best fiddle performances ever!
michael was smoking and billy was alright
mando and banjo were trash
Exactly.
That was mental.
big appreciates for Billy Strings being one of the few fusion artists who know how bluegrass music works
You can see Billy’s brains start to leak out his skull at 5:45
Hi Billy we know Michael Cleveland from the Kentucky school of the blind he knows my sister Kathy and her husband Tom Arnold he's a great musician
Chill bumps from head to toe. This can never be matched!
First time ever seen Billy upstaged. Holy fucking Jesus on a bicycle that was incredible
My Lord..... there is nothing I can say that would serve to describe how much I loved this performance. Best 9 minutes and 44 seconds I've soent in many, many years!
Cleveland makes that fiddle cry like it’s lived a life of its own. Amazing
Him and strings need to record some covers
As a 5-string bluegrass banjo player who has played this tune many times, this is beyond a joyful performance! A great duet!
Get it Mikey !!! That's the best fiddler ever right there.........
100% 👍
Truth! 100%💗
My late fiddle teacher Dan Kelly used to call him mikey
@@haileybryant8336 I used to work with his father and been listening to him for a while !!!
Man i wish my grandad could have been alive today to hear this he would have immediately had me go get him an ipad broadband service and a badass bluetooth speaker. He would have listened to this as long as the coffee held up and would have been a youtube power user. I was blessed and grew up listening to bluegrass and my familys sat. night jam sessions. I was fortunate to have that gift of music passed on to me. Its some of my fondest memories. Wish i could go back. Anyways these musicians really dont know the impact and just how thier music effects the human soul. Glad to have watched this.
I met Michael at his family's house back in the 90's and heard him play and knew he would do great things. I grew up with his cousins and would hear him play. Even at a young age he was amazing. Such a great talent.
That boy kicked a$$ & took NAMES! Michael Cleveland is a gifted & hard working mega talent & Billy is a peach for showcasing his mega talent.
I believe I could bout listen to this all day. Hot dog.
Michael Cleveland is the best all time Fiddler! I cant even find another Fiddler is anywhere near his level at all.
This put a big grin on my face. I'm glad youtube let me discover this genius.
I'm glad we clicked bro.
He's so blisteringly fast, and never looks rushed even for a second. What a great performance.
He’s the Jimi Hendrix of violin! I looked Michael up after watching a short of him as a child on Facebook. He amazed me and had to see what became of this prodigy. So effortless and smooth, choosing the right notes at the right time, everytime. What a gift he has and I’m blessed to have heard it. 🌹
I play with a group that had the privilege to open for Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper on April 15th, 2019 in Fairview, Ohio. The greatest pleasure was being able to visit with him and the rest of the band backstage. His humbleness is so disarming that you almost forget you’re in the presence of quite possibly the best instrumentalist in the world.
Matt< I saw a TH-cam video of Michael and Doc Watson and Michael is as humble as you say. Best of luck to you and your Band.
Wow. Where in Fairview? I grew up around there and can’t think of a music venue, especially one that would have bluegrass.
dfgalvin Hi there! It’s the Pennyroyal Opera House just as you take the Fairview exit off I70.
Hi Matt. After I commented I realized that I was thinking of Fairview Park, a suburb of Cleveland, and that there might be a different Fairview. I looked it up and it turns out you were referring to the other one in east central Ohio. I went to school in Athens many years ago and got hooked on bluegrass there. It’s so great to see the genre still going strong thanks to Michael Cleveland and a Billy Strings.
Damn boi
Billy's reaction says it all and speaks volumes. God DAMN this is incredible.
I regret I can only like this once. Good heavens that was hot.
I never get tired of this. ❤️
Mr Cleveland better hope that fiddle gave consent!
He lost his last fiddle...got a restraining order on him 😂
or we could just not make rape jokes. Lots of other ways to express that he's an awesome fiddler :-)
Four years later and I'm still jealous of everyone in the audience that night.
Michael has been at our Father's Day festival a couple times in the last few years. Totally unbelievable fiddle player. This isn't the first time he's brought tears to my eyes.
No doubt about it. Michael is in a league of his on. He stands by himself as the best all around fiddle player.
I must've seen Michael Cleveland for the first time when he was like 14. Prodigy.
That fiddle paints a picture - plain and simple
That was freaking awesome. Tears in my eyes and I am sitting here smiling.
And here I thought it was just me!😂
I am seeing Michael and Flame keeper tonight 07/29/24 in Ogden, Utah, an outdoor small venue.
Billy Strings is a fantastic musician AND a fantastic human!
Hard rock fan here and he shreds the fiddle! Wow
Good god boy....
What ever they paid to get into that show wasn’t enough!!
Blind and 80% hearing loss in 1 ear. Master of the fiddle. Fiddle Player of the Year in 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011
Billy’s facial expressions as Mike shreds makes this even better for me
These guys have restored my faith in human nature,.Havent seen Bluegrass played with this much love and intensity in decades...if ever. Billy and his band are absolute gems. This being my first experience listening to Michael Cleveland it certainly kicked it off right. Mind blowing truely.
A song that makes my hairs stand up is a song that goes down in my history books
8:24 The look on Billys face like "What in the hell did he just do. What just happened".
I wanna comment but I really don’t know what I can say. Mike is... ... ... ... damn.
This gives me hope as a human.
I love watching Billy as much as I love listening to him, well almost. He cracks me up with his faces and dances he does. You can't help but to smile. And I don't know what fucking planet Michael Cleveland comes from but that boy can play. Thank you boys for a real good time!
Billy’s stank face at 6:21 ❤
Have only just recently discovered Michael, what an absolute weapon on the fiddle ❤
well, don’t have many words… speechless
If you haven't seen the interview where Billy tells about his Dad selling a Martin to pay the utility bills, and Billy later finding the guitar online and returning pop bottles to buy it to give back to his Dad, well, better look it up and watch it. If you don't have a lump in your throat after hearing that, you might be a brass monkey.
Fishin & picking... love this boy... ripped the place apart... gray Fox bluegrass festival... especially with Molly ....
i have heard of that video, i love it
Links my man links please
grateful billy quit drinking alcohol at a young age
imagine if he still drank brass monkey (oj and malt liquor) and he still played metal
Legend has it the Fiddle is still steaming.
I can't get enough of this video !! Billy's expressions while Michael plays is pure gold ! So much talent having so much fun !
Same here! The fun, the expressions on their faces, the interaction between him and Cleveland and the others is equal to the music. Whoever filmed this did a great job at capturing everything as well.
iI remember going to bluegrass festivals in the 80's and people lamenting the death of bluegrass and no young artists coming up boy were they wrong
Sitting here in tears of how awesome this dude is.
Thank you youtube gods, for this rabbithole I'm in. I mean, it's on fire, but I'll manage.
I watched this video about 25 times and am truly stunned every time I see it. MC is so good it's a real treat to watch him like Billy is.
Billy was digging it. You can tel the difference between music played for he love of it and for the love of trying to be a star.
Holy shitski. Michael be killin it. Billy’s the best flat picker around now too. I’d pay twice to see this live.
Brothers from another mother.
And they say who's going to fill their shoes. Well here they are.
How does he keep that fiddle cool. Seems to me it would burst into flames.
Wow, Michael Cleveland Is beyond amazing. Totally smoking..
this very well may be the greatest live performance of all time. Billy always impresses but my lord this is just next level musicians doing what they were born to do. beautiful
Billie is blown away by MC's soundcheck love it!! you know somethings gonna blow. Man Micheal leaves nothing in the dressing room!!!!
Billy is always more concerned that his support are heard than himself. Old gent in young body.
oh my GAWD!
First time billy strings has played with someone on the same planet of talent as him
Grinning from ear to ear. The way it should be.
Michael Cleveland is a freaking legend
Hallelujah! Michael's can make that fiddle SING!
I wish I could like this video 1,000 times!
Wow wtf did i just experience and only from a video, i wish i would of stood in front row for this
It's exactly why I missed the mandolin solo - which btw, everyone thinks I should be fired for😂 I was in a trance by Billy & Michael!
I am jealous but happy that u had my spot 😁
Michael Cleveland just makes me smile.
I'd (listen to them) play Sally Goodin all day if'ah could
The second fiddle break might be the best one I’ve ever heard by anybody. Totally smokin
Michael is incredible!
Everyone on stage is also.
I'm 64 years old and haven't ever heard a fiddle played this good.
This man's soul comes out through his fiddle.
Thank you for this video.
واو مجانين موسيقى صاحب الكمان أسطورة سيخلد اسمه في تاريخ الموسيقى يا له من عبقري تحياتي من المغرب 🇲🇦👍🌹
I WATCHED 9 MINUTES OF PURE ARTISTRY AND THE ONLY WORD I HAVE IS WOW!