I'd never heard of either one of them... Till about 3 hours ago. I clicked on a pic with a short haired nerd sitting on a couch and a skater standing in the background. After I picked my jaw up off the floor, I been following Billy all over youtube, discovering more musicians I never heard of. Wishing once again that I would have spent every spare minute of my life with my grandma before she died, instead of hanging out getting wasted with other losers like myself. Grandma could play several instruments proficiently, and sing too. She could even yodel while playing an accordian. Sing Johnny cash songs while playing the guitar. Play piano while grandpa sang all them old songs. Hank Williams and the like. She was a genuine musician that loved performing with flair and style. She connected with it on a joy level. She would have *loved* watching this kid perform. I don't know what happens after we die. But I hope there's music there. And that she is fucking jamming it with grandpa and her parents. My great grands. Also multi talented musicians. I could play a pretty mean box of Kleenex right now.
Gary Venture my dads side of the family we’re all southern gospel and bluegrass musicians. I know exactly what you mean about spending more time listening and learning. There actually is music in heaven. Just give you heart to Jesus and you will be listening to grandparents old music again one day.
Tommy Emmanuell is one of the greatest pickers of ALL time and the fact that he invites Billy Strings to play the solos on this songs says VOLUMES about Billy Strings. He is fantastic.
It also says a lot about Tommy Emmanuelle that his ego isn't too big to let someone else play some solos. They both look happy, because they are both having a genuine good time.
@@PFB1994 Real musicians feed off of other good musicians ... playing with someone that is great is more fun than playing alone for sure. For those that care about music and not attention anyways.
Billy Strings is the most interesting guitarist to emerge in quite a while. He has a way of surprising you with timing changes and unorthodox progressions that are as good as his speed technique. Whereas most speedy players become boring quickly, Billy keeps changing it up, surprise is good. What a career he has ahead of him!
While most young guitarists come out of music studios and conservatories, Billy Strings came out of a trailer near a small town in the middle of nowhere. There is something authentic about him that sets him apart.
He has a fondness for metal as well and it often comes through in his solos, what ever it is it’s absolutely amazing, that couch version of dust in a baggie was what set me off.. and this is just off the scale
Wow, my head exploded when Billy took the early solo and went out of time. Was waiting, waiting, ...waiting ....and he dropped it right back in for the next verse. Dancing on the edge....at 100mph. Love it.
So glad this came up on my feed, I've just discovered Billy strings recently and have been in awe of him, not surprised Tommy collaborated with him, they just gelled together so well, literality having conversations with each other on guitar and having the craic doing it. fantastic 😎😎👍
Billy Strings is the new whole package of Blue grass and country to come. A new definition of our roots fellow babies. Country comes back to the country.
When Tommy did a fast run early in the song I thought Billy won't get anywhere near that fast because he flat picks. Then it got to the 4 minute mark and Billy gave me goosebumps, he is incredible. Tommy's guitar sound really nice though and his rhythm playing is fantastic.
Well Hoss... there is a new guitar slinger in town and his name is.... Billy strings..... two amazing guitar players .. wonderful.. I haven't wanted to go to a live show in a long time.. and of course... Billy Strings is SOLD OUT everyplace he plays..
Spontaneous combustion. Looks like Tommy let the kid shine. So positive for both artists. The speed isn’t even secondary. The mental capacity to hit different phrasings so dead center shows how each feed off the other. Often it seems people want a flash show, fair enough. But if you want nothing but icing, why order a cake? Love the choice of tunes (thank you again Merle) and the give and take. These guys get into heaven. In fact they are already there.
Wow! So cool that this even happened! Thank you for posting! Tommy has been blowing my mind for awhile now but I just caught on to Billy recently. What amazing talent! Nice to see younger folks gettin into flat pickin.
Tommy, I believe is the most skilled guitarist to ever live. People like Chet Atkins, Les Paul and others thought so to. He's also a great ambassador for music. He tours the world doing his one man band show. The day before each show he does a workshop for kids and shares the craft. Most times he picks one of the kids to come up on stage and perform with him at his concert. He likes to pick out the most excited person in the crowd to give a CD to. He's a class act.
Depends on the genre. Don't think he's fair so well against Steve Vai or Guthrie Govan in an electric guitar/fusion-type setting. Acoustic, though, yes.
It's good to hear things like that about such great musicians like Tommy so you know they're not up their own fundaments. I think it was Emmylou Harris in an interview said that being ill and having to rest for a good while was the best thing that ever happened to her because she had time for reflection and realised that she was becoming arrogant, thinking she was someone special who deserved special treatment. She didna like what she saw in herself, and hopes she's changed. Tommy doesna seem to have that problem.
I love how you can see all over his face how much he loves the music, and his enjoyment watching others play. He gets all intense and with the goofy facial expressions,, and you can tell it is pure genius flowing through his fingers in the moment
How can I give this more likes? It deserves millions!!! OMG... I used to think I was kinda OK with the guitar. Then I watched this and thought... well, at least I still have a day job ;) LOVE IT!!!
I just sold all my guitars after watching this. Man that is some playing!
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As a 56 year old man who just bought my first guitar two week ago, this makes me appreciate the genius of guys like this all the more. I can't even master an E major chord and here these dudes are doing this??? Ugh! LOL!!! ;-)
These comments are frankly, the funniest thing I've read in a long time. Laughing for 20 minutes. We should all form a band, by now we may have a full 7 chords.
I AM BLOWN THE HELL AWAY! why haven't I ever heard of strings before?? Everything else sounds like child's play compared to this. Omfg thank the Lord for these two!! 🙏🙏🙏
Fantastic players, fantastic technique and lightning-quick thinking--and yet. Neither of them (in this song, at least) even come close to the sexiness of James Burton's original solo. This is a little bit the downside of these endless torrents of 8th notes.
@@locarnese5598 You dont "think" when jamming, in fact when you can play well you dont really think at all, after decades of playing it just flows naturally, theres no time for thought:) If you have to think, you arent there yet:)
@@TheZacdes I do think when I improvise. If you just let muscle memory take over you get technique, which may impress some, but musically it's either repetitive or forgettable.
@@locarnese5598 You cant think fast enough to jam like that:/ Its not "muscle memory", The mind has to be involved, muscles cant play by themselves,lol. Its decades of practice so you know the fretboard so well that you dont have to think consciously to know exactly the many different options you have to get what you want. That jam is not that complicated anyway. A simple blues riff, and blues rundowns and their many variations are some of the first you learn. Granted they do it well, but for Tommy at least thats very simple stuff. I dont know how long you have been playing, but if you still have to think before hitting the strings, you have a long way to go mate:)
True i took acid once and was jimmy hendrix for an evening dont know how i did it but everyone said thell never forget the night i was like billy strings!😂💗
I love their individual body languages that burst through their playing... enthusiasm is so infectious when authentic. Can't help but think they would have gotten together and done this, even with no audience
Chet Atkins once called Tommy Emmanuel a Certified Guitar Player, or “CGP.” Tommy went by this monicker the rest of his career and with great pride. I think he would call Billy a CGP after this. Look at how much fun they are having! It is beautiful.
Heard dust in a bag last night for the first time so I went looking for more of his tunes ... damn now he's playing with Tommy . You know a dude has made it when Tommy jams with him . Proud Aussie moment .
_(Devil walks up to the stage, smile on his face, golden guitar in his hand, lookin' for a challenge, and a couple souls. Sees these two, listens for a bit. Smile fades, head drops in defeat. Turns to go, stops, turns back around, places golden guitar gently on the stage, turns and slinks off, bifurcated tail betwixt his legs. Knew he'd already been beat.)_
Way back in 1979 I was playing my Neil Young/ Dylan covers in a bar in Sydney and the band ' Goldrush' were playing upstairs. They were the cream of Australian Bluegrass musicians including Tommy & Phil Emmanuel, Tommy was playing Bass. They came down stairs during their break while I was playing and Tommy said to me, 'wow you've got a bigger audience than us'! I immediately stuffed up the chord and hoped the ground would open up and swallow me. Can relate to all the people who want to burn their guitar after seeing Tommy play, check out his brother Phil who he called 'the Wizz' . Phil sadly passed away a little while ago. I ran in to Tommy a few times in the eighties and he was always friendly, happy and non judgemental. Love the new kids, too, Billy Strings, Marcus King etc, Thanks for the music !
Tommy must be thinking, "Crap! This kid is good!!!!" Just for the record for all those who thought this was a shot at Tommy, you completely missed what I was saying! It was not a shot at Tommy but a compliment of delight from Tommy about how good Billy was! Tommy is the "old" pro and acknowledged master on the guitar. I was just saying that he might be amazed and joyful about how amazing Billy's playing is and being that master himself he would immediately recognize Billy's own mastery of the instrument. After getting a bunch of shots about the comment I thought I would set the record straight on what my comment was intended to imply.
@@erichart2093 Hey Eric...As a gigging muso of 45+ years playing and touring, I can assure you that a lot of the time it is very much "a sports ball competition where one is attempting to better the other", especially if there are two six string guitarists involved. :) Fun fact: I opened for Tommy's show at the 1991 Sunshine Festival in Geraldton Western Australia
@@klyvemurray So true. A lot of these people don't seem to realize that competition brings out the best and that while music is an education & a source of entertainment, it's mostly about showcasing talent / virtuosity & innovative ideas. If that wasn't the case then Pop music would still sound like the '30s. Tommy gained his popularity by being one of the best at his sport. Just my .02
Who knew Mickey from shameless was such a badass on guitar. For real though Billy is insane....also...let's talk about how everyone's talking about Billy and not Tommy. Now that's a compliment.
It sure looked and sounded to me like Tommy Emmanuel was playing with a flat pick; I'm used to seeing him play with a thumb pick...interesting. Billy Strings is the bomb, in my opinion...what a spectacular young guitarist and fantastic singer as well!
When you consider that Tommy started off as a drummer in the band Goldrush and his brother Phil was the Guitarist, Tommy is an incredible guitar player
it's funny this Billy strings kid has been on my radar for a little while now and I just came across this video with Tommy Emmanuel which is one of my dad's favorites can't wait to share this with him..lol
Yeah, when most of the time he was playing standard bluegrass riffs. On the rare occasions when Tommy played a bit of lead, it was too low in the mix, but you could still hear how much more inventive he is.
While I was watching this my guitars called an Uber and quietly let themselves out.
Hilarious.
I laughed too hard at that. You win the net....
Thanks for the laugh...sprayed water all over the screen!
Dude, I laughed hard as hell at that.....I feel your pain. Billy Strings, my God.
I a Laughing my ass off! I just felt that exact sentiment! LOL!!!
My guitar just tied a g string around it's neck and threw itself out the window.
Good one,lol
Was it an Epstein guitar?
@@teej783 this responce deserves a medal
Kim Dossett 😂😂😂
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When your on a stage playing guitar with Tommy Emmanuel you know you have arrived at your destination.
Or, at the very least you're on the platform that will take you many places.
cliftonsuber you’re
Yes Amen! I agree on stage jamming with Tommy Emmanuel Billy has definitely arrived!
Awesome!
I'd never heard of either one of them... Till about 3 hours ago.
I clicked on a pic with a short haired nerd sitting on a couch and a skater standing in the background.
After I picked my jaw up off the floor, I been following Billy all over youtube, discovering more musicians I never heard of.
Wishing once again that I would have spent every spare minute of my life with my grandma before she died, instead of hanging out getting wasted with other losers like myself.
Grandma could play several instruments proficiently, and sing too.
She could even yodel while playing an accordian.
Sing Johnny cash songs while playing the guitar.
Play piano while grandpa sang all them old songs.
Hank Williams and the like.
She was a genuine musician that loved performing with flair and style. She connected with it on a joy level.
She would have *loved* watching this kid perform.
I don't know what happens after we die. But I hope there's music there. And that she is fucking jamming it with grandpa and her parents. My great grands. Also multi talented musicians.
I could play a pretty mean box of Kleenex right now.
Gary Venture my dads side of the family we’re all southern gospel and bluegrass musicians. I know exactly what you mean about spending more time listening and learning. There actually is music in heaven. Just give you heart to Jesus and you will be listening to grandparents old music again one day.
These two are playing an instrument I’m not familiar with.
😭 so so true.
Right? No clue what those things are, but they sure sound nice.
Sloe Bone I’ve got one that looks like that, but they’re not the same.
I have a replica I think it's really a toy. Not a bit like this.
These guys definitely went down to the crossroads.
Tommy Emmanuell is one of the greatest pickers of ALL time and the fact that he invites Billy Strings to play the solos on this songs says VOLUMES about Billy Strings. He is fantastic.
That was the most insane shredding I think I've ever watched...
yes indeed that kid from Michigan's going to go far..
It also says a lot about Tommy Emmanuelle that his ego isn't too big to let someone else play some solos. They both look happy, because they are both having a genuine good time.
@@PFB1994 Real musicians feed off of other good musicians ... playing with someone that is great is more fun than playing alone for sure. For those that care about music and not attention anyways.
You should stop by the Walnut Valley Festival. Tommy is practically a regular and it's filled with acoustic bad asses for days.... Literally
How many times do you find yourself actually smiling to yourself throughout this video
One and only one.........but it lasted for more than 6 minutes.................
at least 50 times
I almost cried tears of joy
i did not count it boy^^
Once. From beginning to end!
I can play an Em chord.
I can play Em7
I can shred youtube videos
@@MaghoxFr Damn! You play jazz?
Lol
I can play an open chord..E,B,G,D,A,E ..that's the notes in the chord I can make
Billy Strings is the most interesting guitarist to emerge in quite a while. He has a way of surprising you with timing changes and unorthodox progressions that are as good as his speed technique. Whereas most speedy players become boring quickly, Billy keeps changing it up, surprise is good. What a career he has ahead of him!
While most young guitarists come out of music studios and conservatories, Billy Strings came out of a trailer near a small town in the middle of nowhere. There is something authentic about him that sets him apart.
He has a fondness for metal as well and it often comes through in his solos, what ever it is it’s absolutely amazing, that couch version of dust in a baggie was what set me off.. and this is just off the scale
surprising is good
Well put.
@@nameleven I saw Tommy play with Molly Tuttle and he destroyed her, whereas on this vid with Billy they seemed more on a level.
They got me making the FACIAL EXPRESSIONS with them. 😂😂😂
DreamBeliever365 I do that all the time-lol
HAHA me too!
it's like they don't know when the fart is gonna squeeze out
Macky D man dude, that is crazy. Thanks for the image. 😂
Yup me too, kinda like what you do when you feed a baby.......
I love how Tommy snuck Smoke On the Water in there
Indeed, and I thought I heard Billy Strings do a bit of Day Tripper.
@@robsteuteville2599 and black water
Damn, not gonna lie, that was some of the best flatpicking I’ve ever seen period
james Doctor without a doubt ... incredible
Better than average...lol. I'd love to hear that show some day.
If Billy keeps his nose to the grindstone he will be a legend.
I still think Doc Watson is up there with the best flat pickers ever. Give Doc's rendition of "Deep River Blues" a listen.
@@dancolley4208 amen!!
5:10 Did Tommy just play smoke on the water?
The interaction between these two amazing musicians is just phenomenal. It's unreal.
their communication was beyond language
3:25 Guitars making love.
My wife just told me to turn these videos down. Now I'm single
Wow, my head exploded when Billy took the early solo and went out of time. Was waiting, waiting, ...waiting ....and he dropped it right back in for the next verse. Dancing on the edge....at 100mph.
Love it.
Those dudes are just on another plane of existence. Pure bliss listening to them.
Throwing those rhythm's at each other while the other steps out is something else! That was some grade 'A' playing right thur Y'all!
Spot on
U bet…👏 🙌 🤙
So glad this came up on my feed, I've just discovered Billy strings recently and have been in awe of him, not surprised Tommy collaborated with him, they just gelled together so well, literality having conversations with each other on guitar and having the craic doing it. fantastic 😎😎👍
I love how it's two of the best acoustic guitarists, and they threw Smoke on the Water in there. :D
I caught that, too. How many phenomenal guitarists have heard, "oh, yeah, but can you play smoke on the water?" Now we know the two can. Haha
Dont forget we need to add jscho stephan to this duo and make a super trio
Very cool ☝️& humourous…😆🤣
Yeah... i thought i heard Billy reference 'day tripper' too (?)
he threw "Daytripper" in there as well
The interaction between these two amazing musicians is just phenomenal. It's unreal.
This is exactly how to show the Utmost Respect for both guitarists I’ve ever seen... Fantastic....
Billy Strings is the new whole package of Blue grass and country to come. A new definition of our roots fellow babies. Country comes back to the country.
I started to laugh , but with no disrespect. I was just overcome by their immense talent. Good gosh !!!
I do the same thing. I play guitar and anytime i see immense talent like that I laugh cause I know how difficult that is and it's super impressive.
I was laughing too, they were having so much fun:) I do love my guitar:)
Me too. :) First smile from ear to ear, than laugh.
Same... I often do when watching Billy...it's like watching someone levitate. I wouldn't believe it if I didn't see it.
When Tommy did a fast run early in the song I thought Billy won't get anywhere near that fast because he flat picks. Then it got to the 4 minute mark and Billy gave me goosebumps, he is incredible. Tommy's guitar sound really nice though and his rhythm playing is fantastic.
he just never runs out of interesting and fresh sounding lines and licks and runs. both are just so incredible.
...how seamless and awesome this cat is with almost everybody he sits in with...Mr. Strings is the shit...
Billy String's facial expressions and body language is awesome.
It adds to the awesome stuff he is playing.
Applause !! Applause !!
Tommy is a force of nature. The good energy he brings into this world is truly special.
Amen!
Well Hoss... there is a new guitar slinger in town and his name is.... Billy strings..... two amazing guitar players .. wonderful.. I haven't wanted to go to a live show in a long time.. and of course... Billy Strings is SOLD OUT everyplace he plays..
Spontaneous combustion. Looks like Tommy let the kid shine. So positive for both artists. The speed isn’t even secondary. The mental capacity to hit different phrasings so dead center shows how each feed off the other. Often it seems people want a flash show, fair enough. But if you want nothing but icing, why order a cake? Love the choice of tunes (thank you again Merle) and the give and take. These guys get into heaven. In fact they are already there.
You said it, son!
I may have to steal that cake saying! Fantastic!
"If you want nothing but icing, why did you order the cake?"
That's it.
I feel that the best part is dude is having fun lots of fun doing it and that is what truly makes it great.
Two great artist honoring the late great Merle Haggard !!!!!
as tommy says, " ive played in front of the prince of whales, the duke of york, and many other pubs" yes he is a class act
They were picking and I was grinning ,that's all I have to say to that.
Wow! So cool that this even happened! Thank you for posting! Tommy has been blowing my mind for awhile now but I just caught on to Billy recently. What amazing talent! Nice to see younger folks gettin into flat pickin.
Bill Strings reminds of Wild Bill from the movie "The Green Mile".hahaha
Tommy, I believe is the most skilled guitarist to ever live. People like Chet Atkins, Les Paul and others thought so to. He's also a great ambassador for music. He tours the world doing his one man band show. The day before each show he does a workshop for kids and shares the craft. Most times he picks one of the kids to come up on stage and perform with him at his concert. He likes to pick out the most excited person in the crowd to give a CD to. He's a class act.
I believe he is right up there. I honestly think he would have a hard time picking cleaner or faster than Jake workman though.
I love listening to both of them. Look at 81 Crowe yt channel for Tommy and Jake playing together.
Depends on the genre. Don't think he's fair so well against Steve Vai or Guthrie Govan in an electric guitar/fusion-type setting. Acoustic, though, yes.
It's good to hear things like that about such great musicians like Tommy so you know they're not up their own fundaments. I think it was Emmylou Harris in an interview said that being ill and having to rest for a good while was the best thing that ever happened to her because she had time for reflection and realised that she was becoming arrogant, thinking she was someone special who deserved special treatment. She didna like what she saw in herself, and hopes she's changed. Tommy doesna seem to have that problem.
niceeeeeee 👌🏻❤
I love how you can see all over his face how much he loves the music, and his enjoyment watching others play. He gets all intense and with the goofy facial expressions,, and you can tell it is pure genius flowing through his fingers in the moment
How can I give this more likes? It deserves millions!!! OMG... I used to think I was kinda OK with the guitar. Then I watched this and thought... well, at least I still have a day job ;) LOVE IT!!!
I just sold all my guitars after watching this. Man that is some playing!
As a 56 year old man who just bought my first guitar two week ago, this makes me appreciate the genius of guys like this all the more. I can't even master an E major chord and here these dudes are doing this??? Ugh! LOL!!! ;-)
Hang in there, you'll pick it up & it'll get easier every week. Edit*: its when it seems too easy there might be a problem.
If you dont have a Big Smile on your face watching this. Then I guess your jaw dropped LOL
FANTASTIC DUET!
I feel Les Paul and Chet Atkins are pounding on their coffins lids to get out and join this jam session.:)
These comments are frankly, the funniest thing I've read in a long time. Laughing for 20 minutes. We should all form a band, by now we may have a full 7 chords.
The generosity Tommy displays by allowing Billy to shine in the spotlight shows the warmth he has in his heart.
I AM BLOWN THE HELL AWAY! why haven't I ever heard of strings before?? Everything else sounds like child's play compared to this. Omfg thank the Lord for these two!! 🙏🙏🙏
Pure fire in this boys fingers. Never mind, he isn’t picking with his fingers- music on this caliber comes from the soul!
Fantastic players, fantastic technique and lightning-quick thinking--and yet. Neither of them (in this song, at least) even come close to the sexiness of James Burton's original solo. This is a little bit the downside of these endless torrents of 8th notes.
@@locarnese5598 You dont "think" when jamming, in fact when you can play well you dont really think at all, after decades of playing it just flows naturally, theres no time for thought:) If you have to think, you arent there yet:)
@@TheZacdes I do think when I improvise. If you just let muscle memory take over you get technique, which may impress some, but musically it's either repetitive or forgettable.
@@locarnese5598 You cant think fast enough to jam like that:/ Its not "muscle memory", The mind has to be involved, muscles cant play by themselves,lol. Its decades of practice so you know the fretboard so well that you dont have to think consciously to know exactly the many different options you have to get what you want. That jam is not that complicated anyway. A simple blues riff, and blues rundowns and their many variations are some of the first you learn. Granted they do it well, but for Tommy at least thats very simple stuff. I dont know how long you have been playing, but if you still have to think before hitting the strings, you have a long way to go mate:)
True i took acid once and was jimmy hendrix for an evening dont know how i did it but everyone said thell never forget the night i was like billy strings!😂💗
OMG Billy.....Your name is STRINGS for a reason...God Had A Plan...Amazing!
It's his stage name...but he is the new king for sure!!
Billy Strings has some Roy Clark in him.
Billy Strings has some Clark Kent in him....
Old school meets New school. LOVE IT. Two professionals that put 1000% into it.
Unbelievable how great this was. It seems like they've played since beginning of time... Just awesome!!!!
FANTASTIC! Young and “older” (cause Tommy has a long, long way to go to old) and just into the tune together. Awesome!!
4:06 Sweet.....Merciful....Lord! Take it for a walk, Billy Strings...take it for a walk.
The living legend and the future legend...can't get better than this.
I love their individual body languages that burst through their playing... enthusiasm is so infectious when authentic. Can't help but think they would have gotten together and done this, even with no audience
Love Billy's expressions. Really feeling the music!
44 people gave thumbs down on that? Come on...
They probably had to turn down their Panic at the Disco to listen for a minute. They certainly ain’t nobody who know about guitar playin.
pity the fools and malcontents
Wow, how is that even humanly possible, those two had to be at the crossroads at some time in their lives.
So glad I found Billy Strings. This is amazing.
Two great musicians having the most fun you can have with your clothes on!
This pairing is bloody BRILLIANT! I just ate dinner and listened to this for dessert! Was so sweet that my teeth hurt!
You'll need a fresh set of strings after that one Billy.
My guitar just looked at me and wrung it’s own neck
Best video I've ever seen on UA-cam. Period.
And that sir is saying a lot.
Damn straight. I can’t understand how people under rate guys like these?!
Jordan, watch Tommy’s video doing sultans of swing. That is a top 10 for me.
Can't disagree
Idk I saw a rabbit swimming today on UA-cam.
Chet Atkins once called Tommy Emmanuel a Certified Guitar Player, or “CGP.” Tommy went by this monicker the rest of his career and with great pride. I think he would call Billy a CGP after this. Look at how much fun they are having! It is beautiful.
That was quite a show. Great moment in time. Thanks for posting.......
Tommy paying it forward. Loved those tempo changes. One half glance and Billy just shifts perfectly into something else totally mind blowing.
Heard dust in a bag last night for the first time so I went looking for more of his tunes ... damn now he's playing with Tommy .
You know a dude has made it when Tommy jams with him .
Proud Aussie moment .
I love the little "Smoke on the Water" quote Tommy throws in right near the end. The chemistry in this performance is just amazing.
Yipes! Cookin' like that for almost six minutes. They must lift weights!
_(Devil walks up to the stage, smile on his face, golden guitar in his hand, lookin' for a challenge, and a couple souls. Sees these two, listens for a bit. Smile fades, head drops in defeat. Turns to go, stops, turns back around, places golden guitar gently on the stage, turns and slinks off, bifurcated tail betwixt his legs. Knew he'd already been beat.)_
Ha! Love it! That's what it felt like being there. Some sort of divine intervention.
B: It's over, Tommy! I have the high ground!
T: Hold my beer.
They're good but you should hear me play the radio in the car. While driving!
Billy Strings. Somebody that clearly has as much fun as Tommy !!
.....Somethings wrong in this world when 'Old Town Road' is considered "music",by ignorant people. Bille is it!
I must be lost, this ain't, "Old Town Rd"...??????
Jeez. My eyes can't even move half as fast as this kid's fingers.
Way back in 1979 I was playing my Neil Young/ Dylan covers in a bar in Sydney and the band ' Goldrush' were playing upstairs. They were the cream of Australian Bluegrass musicians including Tommy & Phil Emmanuel, Tommy was playing Bass. They came down stairs during their break while I was playing and Tommy said to me, 'wow you've got a bigger audience than us'! I immediately stuffed up the chord and hoped the ground would open up and swallow me. Can relate to all the people who want to burn their guitar after seeing Tommy play, check out his brother Phil who he called 'the Wizz' . Phil sadly passed away a little while ago. I ran in to Tommy a few times in the eighties and he was always friendly, happy and non judgemental. Love the new kids, too, Billy Strings, Marcus King etc, Thanks for the music !
OH MY GOSH - talk about pick'n and grin'n - that was unbelievable.....
I'd say they've put in their 10,000 hours.
Did anyone else never want this to end?
My guitar took its own life after watching this
Tommy must be thinking, "Crap! This kid is good!!!!" Just for the record for all those who thought this was a shot at Tommy, you completely missed what I was saying! It was not a shot at Tommy but a compliment of delight from Tommy about how good Billy was! Tommy is the "old" pro and acknowledged master on the guitar. I was just saying that he might be amazed and joyful about how amazing Billy's playing is and being that master himself he would immediately recognize Billy's own mastery of the instrument. After getting a bunch of shots about the comment I thought I would set the record straight on what my comment was intended to imply.
He is not thinking "crap". He is thinking "hell yes!!"
@@UkeAbuse , If you think Tommy is up there thinking "I am going to "gun down" this young man " , then you don't get it.
@@UkeAbuse , It is not a sports ball competition where one is attempting to better the other. As I said, you don't get it.
@@erichart2093 Hey Eric...As a gigging muso of 45+ years playing and touring, I can assure you that a lot of the time it is very much "a sports ball competition where one is attempting to better the other", especially if there are two six string guitarists involved. :)
Fun fact: I opened for Tommy's show at the 1991 Sunshine Festival in Geraldton Western Australia
@@klyvemurray So true. A lot of these people don't seem to realize that competition brings out the best and that while music is an education & a source of entertainment, it's mostly about showcasing talent / virtuosity & innovative ideas. If that wasn't the case then Pop music would still sound like the '30s. Tommy gained his popularity by being one of the best at his sport. Just my .02
Who knew Mickey from shameless was such a badass on guitar. For real though Billy is insane....also...let's talk about how everyone's talking about Billy and not Tommy. Now that's a compliment.
Tommy is amazing, to get up on the stage and mix it with him is awesome, never heard of him but he's got a new subscriber,great playing.
Damn that boy can play. Every time i hear or see him play, i get goose bumbs.
I love the way Tommy taught Billy the big ending. U can see Billy’s eyes light up with the time changes. Just awesome , the master meets his protege.
Yes that smile after the rhythm change and nod off Tommy was wonderful. Just fire from that point on
Don’t you EVER stop a video early
Chet's watching from heaven
So is Merle Haggard and Merle Travis. I bet guitar strings are free in Heaven. Ha Ha
These two should do a record together like the one Chet made with Mark Knopfler. The Elder Statesman and the New Kid in Town.
It sure looked and sounded to me like Tommy Emmanuel was playing with a flat pick; I'm used to seeing him play with a thumb pick...interesting. Billy Strings is the bomb, in my opinion...what a spectacular young guitarist and fantastic singer as well!
Instant Classic. One for the History Books. Incredible performance!!!
Another video where where 100% of comments are positive and loving the music. And here's another.
Who knew Greta Thunberg could rip it like that?
Holy magic mushroom Billy!!! South Carolina picking shooomz as we speak. Thxu Bro
When you consider that Tommy started off as a drummer in the band Goldrush and his brother Phil was the Guitarist, Tommy is an incredible guitar player
Dorothy Glindemann guitar playing must be genetic
Sounds like what happened with Eddie Van Halen
This just emphasizes Emmanuel’s limitations as an entertainer
Wish Tommy's brother Phil was still around he would have made that jam go to another level of amazing. RIP Phil
66tas95 I miss Phil RIP
it's funny this Billy strings kid has been on my radar for a little while now and I just came across this video with Tommy Emmanuel which is one of my dad's favorites can't wait to share this with him..lol
Wow. Two guys with two acoustic guitars delivered all of that!? They are artists in the truest sense.
3:25 Guitars making love.
I mean the playing is out of this world great, but Billy’s guitar face...if I could only pull that off!!
"Why yes sir! I heartily agree!"
Is what Billy Strings' jam face is saying
Billy’s facial expressions. Was like he was shocked at the sounds he was making lol
Yeah, when most of the time he was playing standard bluegrass riffs. On the rare occasions when Tommy played a bit of lead, it was too low in the mix, but you could still hear how much more inventive he is.