Copy that. I've seen Tommy many, many years ago at the Three Weeds pub in Rozelle Sydney Mate. Incredible musician. And I'm struggling to dig myself out of a Billy Strings UA-cam rabbit hole 😂
@@benspencer9523 that rabbit hole has no exit I don't think. Imagine if Tommy brought Billy and band and also Molly Tuttle and band! Then add Michael Cleveland and band. Seriously not sure my heart could take it. 🔥🎶❤🎶🔥
Tommy Emmanuel was the one who inspired me to start learning fingerstyle and Billy Strings was the one who inspired me to start learning flatpicking. Love both of them.
When he plays it live the tempo gets faster every time that riff comes around in the song its nuts he actually does it in this video 2:10 you are welcome sir😊
2 amazing guitarist but the way tommy can mix it up is frankly mind blowing.by that I mean how he can suddenly go off beat and play between the beat most guys playing is stiff its right on the beat but not tommy hes truly unique
Holy CRAP! I've heard a lot of guitar playin' in my 85 years. I've never experienced a more entertaining, richly precise and thrilling set than these two pickers just plucked. THANK YOU!
Simply amazing to watch and enjoy...Tommy Emmanuel has long been considered the greatest living acoustic guitarist....Billy Strings is his heir apparent. The base lines anchored them so incredibly well....seamless
@@watzinaname7325 The idiots at Rolling Stone have been out of touch for decades...they've been irrelevant for the past 20 years...they seem blissfully unaware, wrapped in some form of cocoon.
Only negative comments I've seen about Billy playing is from insecure, disgruntled Dead and Co. fans who watched Billy and the Kids shows at Red Rocks 😂
Holy f***!!! What was that? Felt like a musical tornado that swept through my computer, my speakers and finally through my head... I'm still grinning ;-) Fantastic work, sirs!
Tommy picked out not one, but no less than three different signature licks in Billy's solo, while holding down God's own fingerpicking pattern, and then instantly incorporates them into his own solo on the fly as a show of respect. What an absolute master.
I'm sure you've seen the Guitar Boogie>Workingman's Blues video. Tommy starts throwing out subtle, random stuff and Billy catches it every time. Tommy was so impressed that he invited Billy to play on this album!
Nothing needs to be said about Tommy's expertise, but number two there, Billy Strings, was cuttin' it up, too! Very nice. I will have to go look him up, looks like he might be expanding out my playlist. :-)
I met Tommy years ago at the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society in Nashville, and he is the nicest guy you will ever meet. He is one of the best guitarist ever, and a great drummer too! ❤
He really is. He was my next door neighbor for a bit. He is so nice and humble. It was a treat to listen to him play guitar on his porch in the evenings just because that’s what he loves doing.
@@jordanjohnson9591 Man, that would have been an education. I have played guitar for 50 yrs, but I would really be a player with him as a next door neighbor. That's great!
60 years with a guitar in his hands 24 hours a day and a kid half his age that did the same thing. Best all around guitar player alive today and arguably the best flat picker alive today. Plus haven’t seen Billy with that concentration look on his face very often.
@@Roknjaz that’s a fact. Like watching people try to keep up with Bela and Thile. Billy does pretty good. I’d just put my instrument down and slowly leave the room.
Virtuosity squared. The bass player is great too and it’s amazing to listen to this but the appreciation grows as you watch the combination of passion, intensity and fun they display. There are other videos of them playing together live and how much they enjoy pushing each other is so fun to see.
Would love to see more collaboration with Billy Strings. Him and I are from the same hometown and are the same age. Surprised I didn't see him in my teenage days but I love that guy. You guys rock
The second this began I stopped breathing lest I miss a single nuanced note. In short, you guys took my breath away. In fact, at 1st I thought I was hearing Doc & Merle❣️
I can’t turn up the sound now but I’ve watched it three times anyway. Is this sped up? Crazy! As a long time guitarist I’m seriously getting a lot out of this even muted. Can’t wait to hear it!
Most people fail to realize what makes Billy Strings one of the all time greats: it's that he's the best acoustic rhythm guitar player of his era. And it's all thanks to Tony Rice. When his fellow musicians solo, Billy is always in the background, not stepping on any toes, playing the perfect thing, yet always driving the groove forward. He pushes his fellow players to be the absolute best versions of themselves. That's his true superpower as a musician
@@justindutton8707 i do believe there is a clip of Billy playing one of Tony's guitars some time after his passing. May be located on Billys you tube channel.
It is interesting to me that Billy seems to do most of his recording work with a Martin D-28 (vintage 1944 in this video), while he opts for a Thompson in his live concerts. They are both wonderful acoustic guitars, but I just find his choices interesting.
@@jbilly24 I wouldn't want to drill a hole in my 2018 Martin, but I only own one Martin and am not a professional musician/entertainer. Billy has at least one vintage Martin that he has had holes drilled for electronics.
WOAAH!!! nice arrangement ..tommy spice it up make the tune more nostalgic and fun also billy play the style of tony and doc and his licks makes it the tune alive ,,the mix were perfect
And there's your proof that others from outer space walk amongst us!
This is what my guitar watch on yoututube when I'm not at home
🤣🤣🤣
Brilliant lol
I'm going to try that trick!
What a legendary comment. Sorry but I'm stealing this.
Mmaannn we need a billy/Tommy - doc cover album? Please?! Pretty please? I said please!!!
Put Billy and band on a plane and bring them down here with you. How amazing would that be fellow Aussies
Copy that.
I've seen Tommy many, many years ago at the Three Weeds pub in Rozelle Sydney Mate. Incredible musician. And I'm struggling to dig myself out of a Billy Strings UA-cam rabbit hole 😂
@@benspencer9523 that rabbit hole has no exit I don't think.
Imagine if Tommy brought Billy and band and also Molly Tuttle and band! Then add Michael Cleveland and band.
Seriously not sure my heart could take it. 🔥🎶❤🎶🔥
My paddock has too many bloody rabbit holes now hahahaha
Chet and Jerry would be so tickled and proud!
Marriage made in heaven.
Tommy Emmanuel was the one who inspired me to start learning fingerstyle and Billy Strings was the one who inspired me to start learning flatpicking. Love both of them.
Billy’s solo at 1:20 has to be some of the cleanest, most badass flat pickin I’ve ever heard.
Black mtn rag my friend!!!
When he plays it live the tempo gets faster every time that riff comes around in the song its nuts he actually does it in this video 2:10 you are welcome sir😊
Its already fast at 1:20
2 amazing guitarist but the way tommy can mix it up is frankly mind blowing.by that I mean how he can suddenly go off beat and play between the beat most guys playing is stiff its right on the beat but not tommy hes truly unique
@@StephenStCroixhis fingers are like machine precision at threat 2:10 mark
It makes me happy to see these two together
me too, me too!
Abso-posi-lutely
M-A-G-I-C !! 😍😊
Yep it's awesome. Can we all agree that Mike Bub killed it too?
Tore it up
Holy CRAP! I've heard a lot of guitar playin' in my 85 years. I've never experienced a more entertaining, richly precise and thrilling set than these two pickers just plucked. THANK YOU!
Man those fingers are like pencil erasers. This was amazing
Simply amazing to watch and enjoy...Tommy Emmanuel has long been considered the greatest living acoustic guitarist....Billy Strings is his heir apparent. The base lines anchored them so incredibly well....seamless
i agree but Rolling Stone don't even put him in the top 100...the list is a complete sham.
@@watzinaname7325 The idiots at Rolling Stone have been out of touch for decades...they've been irrelevant for the past 20 years...they seem blissfully unaware, wrapped in some form of cocoon.
Interesting to see Billy looking like he needs to really concentrate to keep up.
No he just doesn’t want to screw up.
Two of my favorites, pickin' away. It's a good day.
2 generations, 2 masters !
Imagine if you spent your whole life only focusing on one thing... what you could accomplish... well these two men did just that
Tommy and Billy are a real rarity on Y/T. I’ve never read a negative comment about either. Just good dudes loving life.
Only negative comments I've seen about Billy playing is from insecure, disgruntled Dead and Co. fans who watched Billy and the Kids shows at Red Rocks 😂
This is friggin’ over the top pickn’ by two of the best! I can’t believe Tommy’s subscriber base isn’t in the millions ! Wow!
They need to cut a whole record together. This was absolutely a joy to my ears heart and soul
That would be insane dude I couldn't agree with u more
Who wants to see Tommy and Billie perform church street blues
Holy f***!!! What was that? Felt like a musical tornado that swept through my computer, my speakers and finally through my head... I'm still grinning ;-) Fantastic work, sirs!
My two favourite acoustic guitar players on the planet! Playing Doc Watson tunes!! What a treat!!!
Tommy picked out not one, but no less than three different signature licks in Billy's solo, while holding down God's own fingerpicking pattern, and then instantly incorporates them into his own solo on the fly as a show of respect. What an absolute master.
I'm sure you've seen the Guitar Boogie>Workingman's Blues video. Tommy starts throwing out subtle, random stuff and Billy catches it every time. Tommy was so impressed that he invited Billy to play on this album!
Two of the greatest players playing together. Tommy, I would love it if you guys play more together. Such a treat.
My Idol and my other Idol at it again. Magic. And way to fast for my Minionish brain.
Way to burn it up, Tommy and Billy.If anybody doesn't like that tune, then somebody aught to check to see if he/she still has a pulse. Wow!
I love how both are playing with their eyes closed to really get 100% into the doc watson experience
I think Doc (and Merle) would have loved it. Fantastic!
2 GOATs. Both virtuosos.
A pleasure to witness with my earholes.
Nothing needs to be said about Tommy's expertise, but number two there, Billy Strings, was cuttin' it up, too! Very nice. I will have to go look him up, looks like he might be expanding out my playlist. :-)
Wow wow wow wow
Absolute legends. 2 different techniques and completely harmonious.
I met Tommy years ago at the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society in Nashville, and he is the nicest guy you will ever meet. He is one of the best guitarist ever, and a great drummer too! ❤
He really is. He was my next door neighbor for a bit. He is so nice and humble. It was a treat to listen to him play guitar on his porch in the evenings just because that’s what he loves doing.
@@jordanjohnson9591 Man, that would have been an education. I have played guitar for 50 yrs, but I would really be a player with him as a next door neighbor. That's great!
60 years with a guitar in his hands 24 hours a day and a kid half his age that did the same thing. Best all around guitar player alive today and arguably the best flat picker alive today. Plus haven’t seen Billy with that concentration look on his face very often.
Only when he’s playing with Chris Thile or Bela Fleck.
Amazing point!
@@Roknjaz that’s a fact. Like watching people try to keep up with Bela and Thile. Billy does pretty good. I’d just put my instrument down and slowly leave the room.
Headphones on... bathing both ears in the glory of Tommy and Billy....the best of the best.
Wow, that was absolutely amazing! LOL!!!
Virtuosity squared. The bass player is great too and it’s amazing to listen to this but the appreciation grows as you watch the combination of passion, intensity and fun they display. There are other videos of them playing together live and how much they enjoy pushing each other is so fun to see.
As great as these two are, Doc Watson is still the King😊
Billy would agree!
Tommy is playing Martin 000-28 👍
Shut up
No，That‘s not Martin guitar，It's pre war om28😂
Holy Crap, that was some fine Picken an Grinnin!!!!!😂
Would love to see more collaboration with Billy Strings. Him and I are from the same hometown and are the same age. Surprised I didn't see him in my teenage days but I love that guy. You guys rock
This put a big grin on my face from start to finish. WOW
Can we take a minute to appreciate the actual instruments that they're playing... those are some beautiful looking and sounding guitars
Can we take a minute to appreciate the actual artists playing those things....those are some talented and technically gifted players!
It's refreshing to hear tunes like these played on smaller body guitars and not just Martin dreadnaughts
Double 0's?
@@haikat4I can't recall TE playing a dread in concert, although I'm sure he must have. What is he playing here! I don't see labels, decals.
I think Billy’s is a dreadnaught and Tommy’s is an OM.
This is also one of these rare moments when you enjoy music as much as video portraying these two fine souls.
Love Billy's counter-melody on Doc's Guitar.
Brilliant
This is so good its funny to watch. Those guitars holdin on for dear life
The Bass player looks super focused he knows he's in for it!😅 all are legends here
Steady as a rock
The second this began I stopped breathing lest I miss a single nuanced note. In short, you guys took my breath away. In fact, at 1st I thought I was hearing Doc & Merle❣️
Now that's some serious guitar finger picking! Wat to go Tommy & Billy! 👍👍🎸🎸
Got this on loop!
I can’t turn up the sound now but I’ve watched it three times anyway. Is this sped up? Crazy! As a long time guitarist I’m seriously getting a lot out of this even muted. Can’t wait to hear it!
Definately feel the Doc Watson vibe with a hint of Tony Rice thrown in for good measure. Brilliant performance indeed. 👌
I too enjoyed the Tony Rice licks.
Most people fail to realize what makes Billy Strings one of the all time greats: it's that he's the best acoustic rhythm guitar player of his era. And it's all thanks to Tony Rice. When his fellow musicians solo, Billy is always in the background, not stepping on any toes, playing the perfect thing, yet always driving the groove forward. He pushes his fellow players to be the absolute best versions of themselves. That's his true superpower as a musician
@@justindutton8707 i do believe there is a clip of Billy playing one of Tony's guitars some time after his passing. May be located on Billys you tube channel.
HOT DAYUM!!!! THEY BE COOKIN' 🔥 🍳
You two are freaking amazing together...
That was riveting!
Master Class in session. Absolutely brilliant playing from both artists. 👏
Damn son!!!!!
I just heard the voice of Jerry Hubbard.
It's always great when these two collab.
Doc Watson would be proud of you both.
Damn Billy!! 🔥
Hell yeah!
hell yeah
One of those videos that you listen to over and over again, because it's almost perfect, and you just want to study it and study it.
It is perfect.
When excellence influences excellence… words to live by! ❤
Damn!
It is interesting to me that Billy seems to do most of his recording work with a Martin D-28 (vintage 1944 in this video), while he opts for a Thompson in his live concerts. They are both wonderful acoustic guitars, but I just find his choices interesting.
The Martin doesn’t work with the vast array of pedals he uses with his band
Would you want to drill a hole in a prewar Martin? I wouldn't.
@@jbilly24 I wouldn't want to drill a hole in my 2018 Martin, but I only own one Martin and am not a professional musician/entertainer. Billy has at least one vintage Martin that he has had holes drilled for electronics.
When you smile for no reason..........music of the highest degree.........🙏
How do you keep up with Tommy when he is finger picking? You just need to be Billy Strings! Awesome! 👍👍
Giants!!!!!
A beautiful thing of joy right there. 🌠
Einfach nur KLASSE - mir beibt die Spucke weg. SUPER
That exciting itch that creeeps up inside is what i felt at 2:10 onward. So subtle but so expressive.
Doc would be pleased for sure!!
The UPS guy just took my guitar and left me a tambourine!
Ils sont absolument incroyables!...
Mettez un casque,ecoutez réécoutez,plus fort que tout pour vous booster!!!!...
Fabulous!!!!God given talent right there
1. Some fancy fishing boys!!!!
My favourite video of the decade!
Two best guitarists that i ve ever saw in my life!!! No doubt billy strings can play blurgrass for all day long!!
haha! what a joy and inspiration to watch these two legends together 👍
Oh my goodness
They are two of my favourite players! Thanks both. I have seen Tommy Live, and looking forward to seeing Billy live too. And not just once :)
two monsters!!! Awesome!!!!
it goes from one style of awesomeness to another style of awesomeness ............i jam to it all the time . Thats why i like it Tommy
Doc would have been pleased !
Very great performance with a very nice sound played by two very phenomenal guitarists! Thank you, Tommy and Billy.
Wow
Absolutely brilliant 🥰
This made me smile. Fantastic!
And to think...that...these two Geniuses..are NOT on the RS List of best guitar players:)))) What a cabaret!!!
I dunno, does it get any better than this?
Outstanding!
The 2 very best guitar pickers in the World!!!
Dang cool jamin 😎
Been watching Tommy for years, and Billy for a good while, this was so good !!
WOAAH!!! nice arrangement ..tommy spice it up make the tune more nostalgic and fun also billy play the style of tony and doc and his licks makes it the tune alive ,,the mix were perfect
Only thing that surprised me with this video is the strings didn’t catch fire while they were playing. Awesome.
Doesn't get much better, if any, than this! Thank You for the upload. We hope to see you this Thursday in NC. Much Love.