The tricky part of making the new album, Turmoil & Tinfoil, was translating Billy Strings’ incendiary live show into the studio. Returning to his home state of Michigan, Billy enlisted acoustic roots wizard Glenn Brown (Greensky Bluegrass) as producer, and centered the music around his new band, featuring Drew Matulich on mandolin with banjo prodigy Billy Failing and much-loved Nashville bassist Brad Tucker. Rich with special guests, Turmoil & Tinfoil shows off Billy’s East Nashville community of picking friends, among them Miss Tess, Molly Tuttle, John Mailander, Shad Cobb and Peter Madcat Ruth. Of special note is a virtuosic duet between Billy and bluegrass guitarist Bryan Sutton on “Salty Sheep” that shows the speed, precision, and creative craftsmanship of bluegrass when it’s done right.

Turmoil & Tinfoil

Yonder Mountain String Band live from the Telluride Conference Center at the 2011 Telluride Bluegrass Festival FirstGrass. 

Yonder Mountain String Band - Whipping Post - 6/15/11

From the 2011 album Handguns 
©2011 Big Blue Zoo/Greensky Bluegrass


Don't Lie - Handguns (2011)

From Billy Strings' self titled debut EP.

Dos Banjos

From debut LP, Turmoil & Tinfoil released 9/22/17.

All Of Tomorrow

On The Line

While I'm Waiting Here

Living Like An Animal

From debut LP, Turmoil & Tinfoil released 9/22/17.

Featuring Bryan Sutton.

Salty Sheep

Meet Me At The Creek

Pyramid Country

Doin' Things Right

Mountain Tracks, Vol. 5

40 Miles from Denver

It Won't Be Long

'Til You Come By Here

Silver Sky

Walking on the Moon

Brand New Good Old Days

Highway Prayers, the latest album from Billy Strings, is out now on Reprise records and CDs.

Recorded in Los Angeles and Nashville, the album features Strings and his longtime band—Billy Failing (banjo, vocals), Royal Masat (bass, vocals), Jarrod Walker (mandolin, vocals) and Alex Hargraves (fiddle)—as well as additional contributions from Jon Brion (bass, drums, percussion), Matt Chamberlain (drums), Jerry Douglas (dobro), Jason Carter (fiddle), Lindsay Lou (backing vocals), Nathaniel Smith (cello), Taneka Samone (backing vocals), Cory Henry (piano), Peter “Madcat” Ruth (harmonica, jaw harp) and Victor Furtado (clawhammer banjo).

Including fan favorites like “Seven Weeks In County,” “Cabin Song,” and “Leadfoot.” Plus treasures in the making “Stratosphere Blues / I Believe in You,” “Gild the Lily,” “Don't Be Calling Me (at 4AM),” and many more.

Twenty songs total! Get your copy today.

Produced by Billy Strings & Jon Brion.

Pyramid Country

Billy Strings

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