Album Club Selection #16: Billy Strings - Renewal

Anyone who's enjoying this record should check out the rest of his music, including his two records with Don Julin. Julin is credited with discovering Billy. He's also the author of Mandolin For Dummies.

My favorites from Renewal are Love And Regret, Hellbender, Heartbeat of America and Nothing's Working. I love Running The Route.

Show Me The Door is my favorite track.

Another new name for me, not the genre I usually listen to but enjoyed this very much the first time around. Was impressed with most of the lyrics, not just with the music. He is very talented. Love the fact that this is a recent album, and that AC is up to date and we play younger musicians. Thanks, Ann.

I love bluegrass music, but it has to be either very traditional or something unusual. Billy Strings embodies the traditional and the unusual - I guess I think of him as unusually traditional. The kid looks like a rock star, sings like a lost cousin of Woody Guthrie or Hank Williams. I first heard him on his 2017 album Turmoil & Tinfoil and he blew me away. I haven't been so excited about bluegrass since Steve Earle teamed up with the Del McCoury Band. He plays bluegrass, but there's a lot of rock and roll in his guitar playing. Renewal just came out last September and I'm not as familiar with it as his previous records, but it's probably his best.

Thank you. i wont post any comments just yet.