Last year, The String got a new opening theme tune. “Vera” comes from New York based mandolin virtuoso, composer and band ...

In the early days of bluegrass music, two companies were largely responsible for creating that sound – Martin, for its guitars, and Gibson, for its mandolins and banjos. Even today, bluegrass ...

The Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts had a night filled with rhythm and harmony from bluegrass musician Billy Strings and folk trio I’m With Her. The stage was set with a wide array of string ...

Billy Strings may be the most controversial name in bluegrass, playing blazing leads on acoustic and distorted electric guitar, an instrument frowned upon by the genre’s hardcore traditionalists. But ...

An acoustic guitar is usually a staple of a mellow show, but Billy Strings shredded bluegrass tunes into his acoustic Saturday night with the hair-flipping energy of a rock star. Just looking at the ...

If you’ve never seen or heard Billy Strings and his band, you might initially mistake them for a traditional bluegrass unit. The instruments are what you’d expect—banjo, fiddle, mandolin, bass and ...

DelFest, the annual event hosted by Del McCoury, is often described as a bluegrass festival, even though only a minority of the acts are traditional bluegrass bands. Many a casual observer assumes ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. There is no way to achieve that old-fashioned Appalachian ...

Hopping off the tailgate of his Sprinter touring van, Billy Strings readies himself for a rollicking set at the inaugural Railbird festival in Lexington, Kentucky. The six-string virtuoso grabs his ...

Michigan native Billy Strings performed at Pine Knob Music Theatre Friday night with an electric performance as part of his 2023 spring tour. Hot off a two-night stand in Cleveland, String's sold-out ...