Billy Strings ‘’Freeborn Man’’ 2/26/23 Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, Tennessee
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- Опубліковано 26 лют 2023
- Billy Strings performing ‘’Freeborn Man’’ on 2/26/23 at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee
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I was the spotlight op for this show and I was mind blown. Still watch it to relive it. Legend
Who needs 12 strings when you can bend 6 like this?
It’s not just Billy , he has a band of top notch players 👍👍
He sure does. His band is unbelievable.
They're ok, if you like that sort of thing...
Facts
@@docwill184 and even if you don't like that sort of thing - they still are top notch
Yeah, top notch, because he is that good to get a bunch of "extras" that good, because he is the real deal... look into it... Just saying, Billy is the man.
This boy has tore up the bluegrass world if you ask me. Gosh dang can that boy pick it.
Revival!
You ain’t wrong
Check out Troy Hensley too,both awesome pickers
They all can.
Ole David Mayfield sure tore up the Freeborn Man as well. Didn’t seem to get the fame that Billy has.
Last few comments I praised Billy and I meant that I should have praised all of them my bad trying to make up for my mistake they are all great musicians
Love the suits! Very respectful in honor of those who created the genre!
Some of the people might not know. I'm glad Billy was wearing that. Keeping Opry tradition.
And the hats!
@@teresacain4707 Yes, the hats are awesome!!!!!
Looks a bit like SRV. And like SRV Billy has his own unique sound
@@patriotswin5623 I've always thought Billy looks like SRV too it's uncanny. Even his voice sounds like SRV's
I love that he just keeps progressing as an artist. His playing is cleaner, tighter, and more expressive than ever, and he manages to both honor the roots of bluegrass while also pushing the envelope in new and interesting ways. And I swear his voice is improving as well!
Tony Rice already did all that
The great Tony has unfortunately left us. We’re fortunate that Billy is carrying on. And, yes, his singing has improved tremendously over the past few years.
Yes. And totally agree on the vocals.. amazing evolution of an artist!
Exactly. Billy is advancing the art of bluegrass by honoring its roots and traditions. His dexterity, his showmanship, his stage presence and most dramatically, his powerful singing voice, continue to reach new heights making him one of the top entertainment acts working today.
This comment is exactly what I wanted to say. And yeah everyone knows tony rice did that. Thanks captain.
Dude is ridiculously talented. His band is too. They are all so good they make each other better musicians. They get better all the time.
What can you say but’ WOW watching this young man. WOW!
I truly believe we are experiencing a once in a lifetime talent, BMFS Is amazing and so is the entire band.
I agree with what you said----nothing as good since Earl and Lester. (maybe the Beatles??) lol--- unbelievable---we're lucky to experience them.
I agree there,Billy is on steroids if l may put!.He's one of a kind!!
I've never seen anything like Billy.
Hard driving bluegrass at its best,unreal
Phenomenon is an understatement!
So glad to see high levels of musicianship in the younger generation, gives me hope for the future of music.
Thanks to the internet which offers an almost endless supply of recources, technical proficiency in younger people tend to be much higher than decades ago. Just check out youtube for the amount of 10 year olds and teens that can shred like there's no tomorrow. However, technical proficiency doesn't automatically mean good musicanship.
Thanks Billy for keeping Bluegrass alive phenomenal job
Just simply tight as he'll Billy and the band...no comparison!!
This guy's chops are second to none.....
We watched as Billy began and now he’s proving his steadily growing greatness and deserved star quality which for many years will expand and evolve because he strives for excellance
This has got to be the BEST version of this song I've EVER heard. Billy Strings keeps getting better, and his love and passion of this music is FELT.
I prefer Jimmy Martin's version. But this one is good too!
Laughs in Josh Williams...
Nah, sorry I have to disagree no one will ever do it better than Jimmy Martin with Vernon Derick on fiddle.
Tony Rice
Mark Lindsay did a pretty decent version as well. 😊
He’s possessed right now. The force of energy surrounding Billy is powerful as Hell. He’s a genius prodigy just finding his way right in time!
He’s been doing this for years
@@wesweldon8350Yea but he keeps getting noticeably better every year. It’s crazy.
I get in a trance watching him play the guitar. I have to stop myself. He is frickin awsome.
THAT FIDDLER PLAY CAN PLAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY !!!!!!
great old song covered in the 70s by the Outlaws ! Billy brings it back in a classic BG way .... Keep on stringing Billy!!!!!
BlackBerry Smoke does a great cover too. If you're into Southern Rock you should check it out.
I'm privileged to be alive to witness such talented instrumentalists at the beginning of their career. Here's to 50 years of shredding them strings. 🍻
Thank you Billy and the band for not letting bluegrass die , your awesome
Glad to see it in my life time once again fjb sorry about that couldn’t help myself
That’s a performance for the ages! 100% guaranteed Jimmy Martin was looking down and grinning from ear to ear.
Yes boys and girls, this IS what music looks like.
Nothing like the Ryman. Billy and his band know how to light it up
Everyone on that stage are confoundingly amazing. Tons of respect to a group that seems to have tons of respect to each other.
billy strings is now on my concert wishlist
Same here Joe.
I've been to hundreds of shows, and his show in OKC last year was a Top 3 show for me
Mine buck list SPECIAL THANKS 😊 TO NICK AND TONY (CLEVELAND, OHIO) FOR TURNING ME ON TO HIM AND HIS BAND 🎸!
I remember when the dust in a baggie video went viral years ago. Dude is a certified legend. Got himself a crew of talented boys right there
I love these guys. Dressed to the nines, too. RESPECT
Dayum...he keeps getting even better. How is that possible?
Practice!
Billy knows history. Nailed those suits!
We all need more of THIS Billy Strings! What a band! And those duds....perfect!
Billy Strings is already a Legend!!
hahahah
Billy Strings and the Boys absolutely burning the Rymans Auditorium down with the finest bluegrass anywhere. All Stars All. God Bless Billy Strings and the Boys. Love the Ryman suits.
Hasn't been a talent like Billy in a long long time.
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAW
What a great band, they just keep bringing their "A" game, and we love it!!!
Billy slayin' it on that 1947 Martin guitar!!!
Always !!! I think he sleeps with it 😍😍
I thought it was a 1944 Martin D-28?
@@DabsDad It's definitely a Martin D-28. Not positive about the date, except that it was in the 1940s sometime, I believe.
Carries in that Carlton Case......No more old tote sack. Brilliant.
I like his newish Thompson (?) but, I think his sound is better with this Martin.....astounding talent.
These guys are the best thing since Lester and Earl-----all of them virtuosos!! WHAT A COOL LOOK! You boys LOOK SHARP!! love it Did he go back to a D-28 to honor the forefathers???sounds great.
Hah! Good get! I bet he did choose a D-28 his Thompson specially to honor the occasion. Could be the one he got from Bryan Sutton?
They play this superhard stuff so effortless. Incredible
The talent on this stage is beyond unbelievable 👏 😍 🏴🏴❤️
Although I love Billy,,the banjo guy kicks ass right along with Billy,,I love to watch him pick, and I played bass with JD Crowe for four years and Keith Whitley for eight years!
Agree with you - You have the qualification and experience to make informed comment - Thank you I checked your site and your grand daughter sure has a fine voice. Cheers
Whole band is all stars! Billy surrounded himself with bona fide talent.
@@docstevens5605 Thank you sir :-)
They are so tight! Love this band.
Billy was born for this stage
This boy and his band......that's all I have to say......they can play!!!!!!!!
Already a classic jam ;) and the tone he gets out of that box… my god…
Wow ! I've heard Billy do this before, on this song and others, but I'm certain this is, possibly, there best yet, on this song ! Wow ! Listen to all this band play them strings ! Love it ! Well Done Billy Strings ! And, All dressed up too, For the Ryman ! Love The Ryman ! I'm A Fan ! Well Done All !
Does it get any better?!!!
JUST WOW!! 🎉
Well this is my first time hearing this group and I'm speechless . His guitar said it all!
I have heard the Outlaws’ version and the one by Junior Brown. Both are great. And so is the rendition by Billy Strings (in white suit and cowboy hat) and his incredible musicians (in blue suits and cowboy hats). Billy’s microphone stand bears his name. While watching the video, I truly believe that Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Mac Wiseman, Jimmy Martin, and Roy Acuff are smiling down from heaven.
He seems to be giving a salute to Jr Brown with his introduction. Just needs a little Hendrix
Hotdamn you guys look sharp! So happy to be alive right now to witness this sh*T go down.
His playing just gets better and better!!
Making Doc, Chet, et al proud! Thank you kindly for sharing
Don't forget Tony Rice
Bluegrass is back…in force. I haven’t been this excited about bluegrass since I saw Doc and Merle Watson in the ‘70s.
Tune takes off like a gasoline fire.
Billy says ya'll are gonna LOVE our music--- We say we are gonna LOVE YOU AND YOUR MUSIC❤
I don't see how the rest of the band keeps up with him! Absolutely amazing!
They keep a close eye on him for sure. Lol
@@paulaspeier3493They can play as well as Billy. That sure helps!
@@wshow11 a front man is a front man, is a real thing.
@@paulaspeier3493 true that!
@@wshow11 Merry Christmas , I had great tickets for his concert here in koln back in November...I had previously enjoyed Aaron Neville, Jeff Healy and a few others; wee place bad accostictical possibilities I wasn't about to suffer anxiety I knew would come from hearing him there...my loss. I told him right before he went on the road first time to enjoy himself that feeling will never come again. His skill is astonishing. I'm enjoying some old Leon at the moment. No space or time enough for all of the greats
I hope those stringers stay together .
100% Awesomeness
Can’t help but tap your foot or clap your hands. 👍👍👍
Band is great.
Them boys ain’t no joke
I can't even think that fast. Just incredible.
One of the best things today is Billy
This band is en fuego and just getting better and better because they're playing all the time. Continually on tour. Total dedication. Just like Duke Ellington and Bob Dylan and all the greats. Working hard every day. Bless 'em!
What a beauty so talented áwe group of musicians I will never get enough love always your Sunshine 🔆🔥✨ thanks for sharing
He is just amazing!!! And his band is just as amazing!
Billy always makes it look easy.
So happy they dressed up for the Ryman!! About got a cowboy riding that bass like a horse! Great show!!
You are surely in the right place Billy!
So much respect! Hearing this beautifully haunting old Monroe instrumental performed to such tasteful perfection by these amazing young guys who can go as far out on a limb as they want, but keep everything so true to tradition when it's called for, is a revelation. Big Mon would be proud to know his music is in such capable young hands 27 years after his death.
Not Monroe but Martin !
I love the way Royal plays that doghouse.!
First time I remember seeing Billy and the guys dressed in suits and cowboy hats. What was going on at this event. Looks great
I just love him
My favorite you guys are awesome 👍😎🤠
Smokin' hot--what a treat.
Love this Guy and his music ; Billy and his band play everything Fantastic Rock, Country . Blue grass , yeh they are great
NAW NAW YALL❤❤❤❤
He’ll never be as cool as Tony Rice, but he’s getting one hell of a lot closer than me.
Nice that the guys dressed. Real respect for that epic stage.
Yea blue grass needed some one like him too revive it go boy you on fire don’t stop please don’t stop
I Know He Knows What He’s Doing and Cousin Markus King has been doing it all his life ❤
Billy playing "Freeborn Man" is like Prince playing "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". A big step forward on the foundations laid by Rice and Clapton. Good stuff.
No disrespect... Billy Strings is certainly amazing... but he is no Tony Rice.
@@denniscolwell3976 Someday, someone will say _______ is great, but he is no Billy Strings. That is just the way it works.
@@denniscolwell3976and he’s not trying to be Tony Rice. But he did a fine damned job of showing Tony some respect. Music is not a competition
You do realize that is a Paul Revere and the Raiders song. Look it up...Mark Lyndsey wrote it.
@@kathrynlemieux2363 very cool. I know there have been several people record it over the years but I wasn’t aware of the writers or the original band that did it. My favorite version has always been by the southern rock band The Outlaws. Their version was sang by Henry Paul. Henry went on the form the country band Blackhawk. Last I heard he’s a member of the Outlaws again and I may be wrong but I’m thinking he’s the only original member. Henry has a killer voice and sounds like nobody else. If ya haven’t heard their version, it’s definitely worth checking out
It is amazing to watch culture not only stay alive but also grow.
You gotta love Nashville and the Ryman - Billy is amazing as are the whole band
The hats, are so cool.🎸🪕🎻🎙
What an Exhibition!
What a fantastic band!❤
This was spectacular and I love the fancy duds!
He's a great guitarist and he has one helluva band. I like the suits it's like paying homage to Hank Williams and others.
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!!!!!
Y'all had a great night from what i heard. Can't wait for Cincy in a few weeks!!!
i recommend if billy and band comes around....go see them. it is an experience!!! just saw them in asheville. nothing like em....and i've gone to concerts since the 70s.
Billy an boys are at their best 💙 👀 soooooo good toooooo
STELLAR! Great recording, thank you very much!
Billy and the Band are throwback trailblazers. 👍🙏
Hardcore talented players giving new life to an old classical tune!. I love it!
Billy Strings is in a league of his own.
Great talents everyone of them.
Hell yeah boyyyyeee!!!!!.. my musical ears really appreciate you and the boys!!! Thanx!!