Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle, "Little Maggie," Grey Fox 2018
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- The Billy Strings Band with Molly Tuttle perform "Little Maggie" at Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival 2018 in Oak Hill, NY. Brought to you by Less Than Face Productions.
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Check out Billy and Molly covering the Grateful Dead from the same set!
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I'm born 1946 and remember seeing it done in the early 60's by Flatt and Scruggs and these people weren't even born then but man they are keeping it alive with performances that may be better. ua-cam.com/video/FkaW2yyO4xQ/v-deo.html
Yeah this moves the flat picking guitar to the next generation. I remember when Tony Rice took it away from the late Don Reno. But Tony was nice enough to record with Don.
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@@boblackey1 bluegrassmusic
Little Maggie...one of the best songs ever....they do a good job on it.....along with Uncle Pen....hes the best I've heard in a long time.....he can also go that softer side...like Summertime with Marcus....
I'm doing that now
😜☮️
Thanks for the link🤘🤘
Im 52 and discovered Billy Strings by accident and now apparently I like bluegrass. I’ve been a classic rock, heavy metal guy my whole life but holy, how can anyone not like this picking
there's at least one video out there where billy is wearing a cryptopsy shirt, he's a metalhead too!
@@sisyphusinboots yes! Used to play in a metal band! I'm in the same position as Ricky, i went from a huge Buckethead fan (still am) to a huge Billy fan in seconds.
he is it man, I am with ya...
Im a metalhead too and for some reason billy got me into bluegrass, i always liked bluegrass growing up but never went in deep with it. Now i love it and am currently learning bluegrass guitar haha
Man...wasn't that something!
Molly was enjoying it as much as the audience
There’s more talent on that stage than there is in the entire billboard 100 combined.
Tommy Emmanuel can destroy any one of these players and I've seen him do it on stage.
@@PreservationEnthusiast Tommy Emmanuel must be so thankful you pointed this out. Also, he's not on the billboard 100 so your point is even dumber. Just calm down and enjoy the music bud
@@curtisfjames Who cares about billboard 100. That is some US crap. Tommy is from Oz. I have seen him play with Molly Tuttle and he completely *destroyed* her with his soloing.
@@PreservationEnthusiast yes, because that's what tommy is all about. On stage guitar duels, to destroy other players. Everything isn't a contest bud
@@curtisfjames I don't think he is about that at all. He simply sets out to entertain. But he is the greatest guitar player in the world, so when he plays with others it just happens.
I'm in my 70s and sometimes think our country has gone to hell in a handbasket. Then I see these great young musicians, and believe we'll make it after all.
As long as people play music like this, we aren’t in hell!
I'm 70 & just discovered this talented young man singing/ playing few months ago.
brother you should check out Corb Lund, and theres a bunch more, its alive and well. we just don't see it as much
Bluegrass blues worldwide Aloha from germany🐺
Through the darkest pits of hell, you can still whistle a tune!
My soul will be complete when I see Billy and Molly together. I've only listened on UA-cam it is my dream to see them together. I think they are the most beautiful thing ever to happen to music. I wish they would tour together and heal the world. Just 2 souls meant to be jamming. He's the best flat picker ever ! She is the best female flat picker ever !!! They are born only 2 or 3 moons apart. My soul will be complete
Dont sell Molly short as she is a premier picker on par with anyone. Including billy😊
Buena Vista CO next weekend 🏔️🙌
Band crushed it. I love how Molly will smile when she is enjoying the playing of others. shows a generous heart.
Smiling is the nature of bluegrass, from novice to Tuttle. :)
Billy Strings has that affect on people :)
What a fantastic antedote to the stuff Nashville is vomitting out in the name of "Country" these days. Authentic music played by traditional musicians.
You only have to look under the covers. I grew up on rock and roll as teen. I found bluegrass, jazz, blues, classical, as a teen too. Bluegrass has a strong current supporting it, courtesy of Old Town School of Folk, KFC, Greyfox, MerleFest, Mole Lake BG fest WI, Charlotte's Web, WMNF, etc. Good bluegrass is mecca. I found mecca in Louisville.
Hey Mark Charts-- Remember when we slept under the bridge in Lowville for 4 days during the KFC festival in 1979???
@@thomasfoss9963 Yup. Them were the days.
I may be wrong, but I think general audiences/consumers of most music genres prefer gimmicks and cheap showmanship over real, straight forward talent. We have to hunt for the good stuff. UA-cam has actually been pretty good to me for that.
Amen Brother
This goes as hard as anything could I think 🔥
High octane bluegrass at it's finest. ❤
I love how Molly is just always grooving to the music and always a big smile on her face.
such a sweet smile too
Everyone on stage looks like they are having the time of their lives. That’s why it’s so good!
Exactly the same way I feel about Molly! You are my Brother :)
She is a breath of fresh air!
That’s all she can do with no mic….
I'm 140 and I just discovered billy strings. Wow he's really bringing back bluegrass
Many happy returns.
I'm 140 also amazing how we didn't know about this 20 something year old sooner lol great comment but for real billy is the man
You’re gettin’ up there!
If this is the future of bluegrass....it's in good hands!!!
Well stated
or fingers!
@R-77 freeborn man -- jimmy martin wrote the OG. there are countless covers though. Greenskys All Access does a good one, Billy does like a buncha fantastic ones you can find on youtube, one he did with sierra hull is FIRE
Randy Elliott damn they murdered it!!! Amazing
The shot at 50 seconds where they are all picking in sync is honestly beautiful
Did ya see how the bass player, and then the mandolin player realized that Strings and Molly were driving up on their impromptu crescendo, then the bass player looked over and smiled and the mandolin player did the same seconds after? Then all of a sudden they knew they had magic, and they played like they felt it. Huge smiles from them. Super energy from Molly and Strings bringing it up
to the verse.
Goose bumps and a heart felt, deep lunged - Yeah!”
Molly is really good on the guit, underrated.
Finally the banjo player, the one who’s just incredibly, well, so underrated(not mentioned enough for his greatness on the instrument,)
enters the picture at the very end.
I have to say, when Molly smiles I bet half the country’s hearts melt.
Couldn't of said it better she melts me when she smiles to !
Do yourself a favor, and check some of Molly's vid .Her voice will match her unbelievable guitar playing and her smile and will melt you like a candle. I think these 2 are game changers and will make history. Maybe like the Beatles led the british invasion. It's about fkn time!
Molly was IBMA guitarist of the year in 2017, she is definitely recognized in the Bluegrass community. This was one of these performances that you grow old and wish you could of been at, this was off the charts great ... reminds me of the Grace Potter/Joe Satriani cover of Cortez the Killer
man that Billy Strings can really take charge. he cleverly kicked that band right in the ass on his last solo then she subtly comes in trading fours then some real magic started you have to be dead if you didn't smile. what talent on that stage. when Molly Tuttle and Billy Strings blend to make those airy chords it really hooks your heart. she is as cute as a puppy and her guitar playing is from another planet.
They are like "here we go again!"
Watching Molly and Billy jam on this classic is almost pornographic as they make magical musical love on stage.
Goodman, that girl is awesome...
Holi Molly& Billy
Gotcha beat on the age. I'm a 79 yr. old lady in Virginia who is mesmerized by thus stuff. Unbelievable talent here. ❤❤
And to be from Va. Where I sat and listened to Ralph Stanley play this song at his Bluegrass festival.
Tuned in here for Billy Strings and found Molly Tuttle for the first time. She captured my heart. ❤ I am forever at her mercy. And Billy's pretty good too 😂 They all sound so great together.
I promoted bluegrass festivals for 30 years and have never seen anything like this before
christ! molly and billy on stage together! its wonder no holes in time and space opened up and swallowed the earth
The tradition of bluegrass is in good hands with Billy and Molly.
They know they are marvellous! Love the US sounds - bluegrass. This sort of dedication means hours of practice - what a way to make a living! Beats all.
My leggs are jumpin around my mind, ✌️🐓🌻
I wish I could like this twice.
per viewing. This one's bookmarked.
I'll like it for you instead
I wish I could hear it twice at once.
That call and response between Strings and Tuttle straight into the slightly atonal crescendo was really special.
Alex Stewart I was spell-bound.
Alex Stewart No kidding. Very special when guitar pickers can talk to each via the instrument. Great connection!
They synced up perfectly by 4:45
4:45-->5:15 tear inducing magic
Some of the best music I've been blessed to hear
It’s a language only a few can speak.
I really wish more people got that. The crescendo was amazing with a lot of change ups. That was the best set I maybe have ever heard. True to the bluegrass style, but they had a lot of fun doing that one. Look how they all look over at Billy when he takes over. It was super high energy, and I cannot stop watching this performance. I bought his newest album, but I like the group sessions better.
It's really hard not like this guy.
and gal too right...
Molly held her on with Billy and thats saying alot. She is really freaking good!
Love how each band member gets the opportunity to show their skills by taking the lead.
Exceptional artists each and every one of them.
Love his love of dissonance and risk taking improvisation. (Most starkly seen at the end of this tune as the band chromatically rises as Billy holds a note vocally) His ability to meld it so seamlessly with an authentic bluegrass sound and instrumentation is Imthink the thing that sets him apart from anyone else I’ve heard. His singing and playing ability are amazing, but there are other smoking bluegrass players and singers. None I’ve heard with his level of joyful risky experimentation. Oh, Except Chris Thile.
And what about Molly Tuttle who is also playing guitar in this one??
@ hey thanks for asking! Molly is a fine fine player of course, as are all the musicians up there. But on this one she seems to be playing a support role and her playing, for my taste, is muted and sedate, not stirring. I assume that’s on purpose here, as a foil for Billy. I have played many gigs where that was my role as well, not to overshadow whoever was lead in the situation. (I think I’ve lost a few gigs in my early days where I did not realize this, as well! Ha ha!).
But that’s just my taste maybe. I tend to like more “subversive” players who are twisting or breaking traditions and perhaps don’t appreciate more traditional players, which Molly seems to be.
What do you think?
That beautiful smile of Mollys'....
I tell you, let's not overlook that banjo player; he knocks me out! The mandolin player and upright bass player are just as good! He is surrounded by excellent musicians! Molly is right there with Billy. It's difficult keeping up with him but she holds her own. What a great piece of music!!!
I was 70 before I discovered Billy Strings.
Pretty woman were made for loving,
And Maggie was made to be mine !!
Billy the Kid
F ing gnarly
I'm Brazilian and thanks to my mother who for a while of her life was illiterate, she always showed me good music, I grew up listening to Willie Nelson, U2 and Guns N Roses. She loved this style of music in the video, today God is close to her. unfortunately I couldn't tell her that I visited Texas, and that I will soon fulfill my dream of drinking a beer at the tomb of the great King Elvis at Graceland. I love American culture, as I also love my Brazil. 🇧🇷♥️🇺🇸
Glad you found this video Potelino!
Man, Billy brings an energy that's been missing from Bluegrass for a while
I think both are great..but I feel Maggie is a better guitarist..plus she's easier to look at. Her solos are much more complex. Billy uses a lot of fills that bore me. She is an excellent banjoist also.
Lots of great bluegrass here in the midwest!!!
@@archtopp1
Both great performers, each able to step into the spotlight, then fall back into the group... Talent right there...
@@thaddeusk4230 I've see Doc Watson daytimes years ago, and while Billy is a decent guitarist, I'd rather listen to recordings of Doc and leave Billy to the younger crowd. He just doest light my fire!
@@archtopp1 just decent😂
Billy has that high lonesome sound down pat. God, I love that guy.
And he and Molly together, are just sublime. Heaven on earth.
Just found Billy and Molly today and WOW I am impressed and so happy!!!!!
If this doesn't make you love Bluegrass then I don't know what will. IT IS the real deal.
Never knew I liked bluegrass till I found Billy. Then Tommy, then Molly, then Tony, and who knows how many more I'll hear... bluegrass sounds pretty good lol
Keep listening Dubois! Its a truly great American art form and a very deep well to dive into!
Check out Greensky bluegrass
Same here
Rumpke Mountain Boys!!!
I'm not a bluegrass fan but I can watch this stuff for a long while, fabulous.
I love how Billy always has a look of admiration while he watches the others play.
I drift into another world listening to this ☺️✌️🇮🇪 thank you🌹
Molly Tuttle is all of us watching this dude play lol, an absolute virtuoso.
Molly plays as fast a Billy does.Shes incredible.
Molly tuttle rocks bro shes a kickass guitar player as well
0:40 her hand is flying
And Molly isn't also a virtuoso as well then??
That girl is incredible in every way. Billy is an amazing talent.
I was in a grouchy dang mood this morning.THEN this popped up in my feed. JUST what I "needed"!. Especially seeing Vince Herman and "Old Billy". NOW I'm ALLRIGHT and MIGHTY FINE!
I love seeing Billy and Molly playing off each other.
Wonderful to see young folks playing great bluegrass. Molly can play that flattop can't she?
Joe Squid I agree. And including the strength in his voice! The old folks I knew explained that music was supposed to travel even in a steep valley for various reasons, and developed technique that I tell you is just so much fun! Right up until I got really sick, I did seminars in the history and the basics, and am happy to say I brought traffic to a standstill way down from the church yard I was using, a mile high bunch a hymns I was going through to show the differences, and apparently people messed up downtown stopping and listening, but the old lady who talked so much about it would say you don’t think about whether it’s good or bad, it is whether people have heard and really listened, to as great a distance as possible. And to see this gifted young man using those techniques, to see it come round again. Word of warning: this is not gospel chest voice this is blue grass blues and calls to meeting. If you try to simply hold a note for that long without proper technique it can be harmful. That said well done both, but young man I am as proud of as if I had been able to teach you.
Hell yeah! 😎
She's the kind of player who knows all of the notes.
Alex Stewart I get ya, and she can probably find some new ones! I just feel sorry for that poor mandolin player keeping up!
Molly doesn't PLAY the guitar...she IS the guitar. Nobody out there like her
I've always got time to hear what Billy Strings is laying down, and Molly ain't no slouch herself.
I can not get enough of those two together.
I love watching Billy and Molly together.
Oh my god!!! Everything about this performance was beyond belief. I am on such a high right now from watching this that it will take a while to come back to earth. WOW!! Better than drugs.
Well said!
Got to love that 5:05 or so peak. Like a bluegrass Phish song. Only better.
Molly Tuttle and Billy Strings... The new gen of Bluegrass royalty.
Holy moly! I keep going back to listen to this one over and over. It’s about as good as it gets.
Thanks for watching, Phil!
This fire never goes out. Little Molly Tuttle. God girl!
Man, Molly T. Is an absolute gem and beauty. Thank God for great musicians keeping this alive. Much love to all.
just found Billy, and band, I,m 72 years old and I love how they are bringing bluegrass to the young people and to the young at heart like me. Rock on
He's a prog head's bluegrass player, for sure. Never would have gotten into bluegrass without Billy, Molly,.and Sierra.
Unbelievable great.
2014: Billy along with Don Julin, played this as the recessional song at our wedding. I'll always love Little Maggie.
Molly Tuttle - Breaking hearts and the fretboard speed limit.
Now this is country music, never mind anything coming out of Nashville these days this is the real deal.
They all live in Nashville.
Molly is absolutely beautiful w a heart of gold. I feel it.. Billy too. I've been to holly wood Ive been to red wood.......
billy strings is the hero we needed but didnt deserve
Nothing like a good guitar duel. Genre doesn't even matter.
There are so many great young musicians playing now, and Molly and Billy are two of the best. Bluegrass will never die as long as we have fantastic musicians like them playing it.
Check out the smile on Molly's face at about 1:30 when Billy leads into her solo, slightly changing the lyrics of "little Maggie's wine" to "little Molly's fine." Such a joy to watch all these fine folks !!
Never heard "Little Maggie" done as well, ever! Stanley Brothers and Doc Watson are applauding from the grave.
Exactly sir! This is the best version I've ever heard! Billy is intricate when he does covers that's what sets himself apart from the rest.
Molly does a completely different version with the Goodbye Girls. I think she said she got it from Roscoe Holcomb.
I have been listening to bluegrass my whole life and tons of concerts. This blew me away, I have listened to it hundreds of times. Billy and Molly are meant to play together.
I agree. Ralph Stanley would be proud.
@@philbradshaw4592 I had a friend who always told me to listen to bluegrass and to learn it while i was in school learning how to fix aircraft, never listened but man let me tell you, i am playing it at least 3 hours a day now.
molly always happy !
F an A! That is the most smilin' I have done during a song in a long, long time! Thank you Rolling Stone for my introduction to Billy Strings and band. And Molly Tuttle.
Wow! to improvise so well at that speed is mind boggling!
I'm probably not the first person to comment on this but the love of watching the other perform is the best part of the song--then there is the picking. They just love what they are doing.
Omg a musical genius.
after that amazing climatic crescendo I love how they all stopped for a split second right before Billy start singing again. That's What I Call super super super dope. I sorta wish Molly Tuttle was in their band
Would love to see her play with them full time. Her technical precision and genius match up so well with Billy's 'seat of the pants' style. Perfect balance, and she's another play who lifts everybody around her.
These 2 are the real thing. Very few can do what they do
Two of my new Favs!!!! Molly and Billy with the band!! The engineers have to mix Molly up. She plays with a much lighter touch than Billy and she often gets lost when I hear her..she is also a special talent. The whole band is all-stars...check out the look Molly and Billy S. give Billy F. after his banjo solo. Nice to see Royal smile :) Best band out there right now in my opinion.
Now, if we could only see Billy Failings crack a smile now and then. lol
well said and right on
That was a good trip for her
This young dude has some powerful lungs! One of the most catchy bluegrass songs I've ever heard
Good chemistry between people who enjoy playing is the absolute best ❤
So happy to see such talent. Our music is not dead....just over shadowed by $$$$$. These folks give me hope...the Soul will survive and thrive. ❤️
Molly, you are a darling and unmatched excellance and the speed your hand move is unbelievable. I watch you performances a lot. Love & BIG HUGGS from New Zealand, you beautiful lady. Dr Andries Maitz.
As an old man it does my heart well to see such enthusiastic, extremely talented young performers like this. The future Legends of Music History.
You can see how much fun they are all having. 2 min40sec The look on Mary Tuttle's face watching Billy riff.
Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle keeping Blue Grass alive, amen. Great job.
I love reading the comments
While listening to the song. It confirms my love for these two together.
Alison Krauss brought me into Bluegass 20 years ago, Molly, AJ Lee and Billy Strings keep me here... that was outstanding.
Yay AJ! My fav singer, so pretty too!
pure magic, this one
These 2 are jaw dropping when they jam together. How do they do it. The whole band is good but Molly and Billy are next level together.
I remember this classic song
From back in the day
Sounds as good today as yesterday, but with a new twist
bluegrass musicians are sooooo underrated...they play so much better than anyone expects...its as if its magic.....
J,adore le bluegrass
This goes beyond raw talent. This qualifies as genius. Billy Strings is a musical prodigy right up there with Mozart, Gershwin, and the Beatles.
That's a hell of guy... Cheers this beer is for you Billy.. thank ya from Simpsonville Kentucky. Come over shoot a game of pool when you get a chance.
2:52 Molly's smile, a real musician's love for Billy's riffing..Great!
Those two need to have kids. Imagine the inherited talents
Billy & Molly - two phenomenal pickers! BRAVO!
These two together put me in Zen time!! Incredible pairing of talents!
I hope all you all out there riding those magnificent sound waves as a way of life...This kid is THE FUTURE, and I couldn't be more relieved.
Love this Kid...Rock On!!!
There both the present.
Leading the way to a whole new horizon
Fabulous musicianship all the way around. Some of the best bluegrass/newgrass musicians around. No one takes a back seat to Jared, Royal, Molly, Billy and Billy F . Outstanding, absolutely great.