This literally brought me to tears, seeing and hearing BS pay homage to the Jimmy Martin, the King of Bluegrass. Also, Molly and Sierra singing. I am moved, thank you for sharing.
So true, great vocals...I was blessed to be there...great performances by all who played and sung...big thanks to Bela for making it all happen...an Allstars cast of talented folks for sure.
When you see the smiles on the faces of the big guns of previous generations as they play alongside the likes of Molly, Billy, and Sierra you know everything you need to know about how talented they are. If only Tony Rice and Jerry Garcia were still with us
Billy strings is one of the best I've ever seen but Bella is one of the best on a mandolin she can play better than Marty stuart. I just love bluegrass music!!
@@garypaquin9571 so who cares, Molly is fantastically talented and has been playing bluegrass since 7 yrs old. Politics shouldn't even factor in unless you're insanely jealous and lacking any musical ability.
EVERY time I'm with friends and see/hear him, I make this same comment....Billy's voice is over-shadowed by his "next level," insane picking talent and showmanship. The boy has some SERIOUS pipes! An extremely special talent!
Wow! What a lineup Sierra, Molly and Billy, fantastic, I’m old enough to be they’s Grandfather. Still love me , Bluegrass. Thankyou RU-vid, keeps me going.
I'm sure there's a reason for it I'm not a musician but I think it's so cool how in sink the two fiddle players are with the exact opposite on their push pull it sounds really cool
❤❤ wow, this is the greatest set of folks on one stage ever!! How beautiful! I live in the Appalachian mountains, surrounded by so much musical talent here. Saw Molly and Bela in Boone. Saw Sierra in Bristol. Saw Billy in Winston-Salem for the Doc show and saw him in Asheville.
Thank you guys for doing a tribute to Jimmy Martin. Jimmy was and still is my all time favorite in bluegrass music. Billy's singing and all the rest was awesome, loved it
Wow! I’m old-school ,I’ve seen all the greats in person since I was a child. These young people are absolutely phenomenal! They’re rendition of the song,”Tennessee”, would make the great Jimmy Martin proud. What a blessing to have these young people to carry on the great tradition, of Bluegrass, and old-time music.
Epic! Historical! They're just jamming, but they all trust each other like family. The teamwork is obvious to the viewer, but if you close your eyes, you can hear it as well.
Anyone who's heard Michael Cleveland and Jerry Douglas knows there are some names missing here. (more than I mention) What an amazing array of the most amazing talents on the planet here.
Isn’t that Michael Cleveland up there on the stage? well just in case Jerry is busy you could grab Anders Beck, the powerhouse Dobro player with Greensky Bluegrass?!
Justin Moses, one of the most gifted and under-recognized talents in contemporary bluegrass (and Sierra’s husband), plays fiddle with Michael Cleveland on the first tune and then picks up a Dobro which he modestly plays behind Jerry Douglas on the second tune. He is a virtuoso on *all* bluegrass instruments, and has been at least IBMA Dobro player of the year; maybe other awards like that. In both tunes, Justin stands at the far end of the group, mostly out of camera range. He’s the only person on that stage who could play those tunes all by himself by overdubbing, because he can play every instrument as well as anybody else. He sings, but not like Sierra and Molly and Billy Strings.
I've always been a Bella fan since the beginning ! And throw in my little brother Billy Strings ! O ya doesn't get any better than that !! My goal is to see you both in concert in 2022 !! Love you all !
My friend mentioned Molly Tuttle for new music when i told him i needed to hear something new, i just love this, bluegrass with class, classic Austin City Limits treats for us bluegrass afficianadoes, it's fabulous, soothing and stimulating, moving, thankyou, this is my new music, country at its best! T. Leckner, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
But at this point in time He Is The Star that shines brightest...They are all just cream of the crop and worthy of your praise and mine! @@wandamundy1759
Sierra's been one of our favorite mandolin players (she kills a guitar as well) since she was a teenager but her vocals have improved steadily and her singing confidence has grown to the point the voice is equal to her playing. She's one of our favorite female musicians. And Molly...what else can you say. Unbelievable voice and guitar. Their voices really work together. Billy's been at the top of our playlist since before Covid. Took a huge talent to knock off Samantha Fish. LOL. What talent on that stage. Some of the best musicians in Nashville (or the planet for that matter) of the last 50 years. For fun search for a clip of Sam Bush and Sierra as a 10 year old, maybe 12, playing together on the Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour, a weekly show from Lexington, Ky. featuring a wide range of music. Sierra was a young guest in the audience and Sam was her hero. Sam, being the wonderful human being he is, invited her to play a tune with him. Here they are together maybe 10 years later making incredible music together.
I attended BF-MBH in Charlotte last night! So much better than even my high expectations! I love all of the extras & I see the power of this performance, but, the core 6 (this iteration: Bela, Brian, Justin, Sierra, Mark & Stuart) handled all of the duties here at this show @ the end of their tour. Theater quality acoustics & the leanness of brevity in lineup, added up to a version of this tune which burned every bit as bright! Sutton! Cheese Balls in Cow Town! Polka On The Banjo! A stunning surprise. Thank you Bela for your brand of bluegrass greatness,
The voices of these two amazing ladies are both great. But they don't really blend well for some reason, to my ear. And yet, they're both such consummate musicians that it doesn't matter. They helped created a real masterpiece of a performance.
The kids I started following 10 years ago on U-Tube have scaled the mountain. They are the new royalty of traditional music and do their elders proud. Sierra and Molly could sing with Patsy and Loretta. Plus they are instrumental virtuosos. Play on and on!!!
Dobros: Justin Moses and Jerry Douglas. Mandolins: Sierra Hull and Sam Bush. Basses: Edgar Meyer and Mark Schatz. Banjos: Bela Fleck and Tony Trischka. Guitars: Billy Strings, Bryan Sutton and Molly Tuttle. Fiddles: Michael Cleveland and Stuart Duncan. Justin, Sam, Edgar, Tony, Billy and Bryan are only there during "Tennessee." Hope this helps.
So good!! This will probably be the only time I ever say this, but the Nashville crowd looks soooo much better than the Denver crowd was. Nearly lifeless at the Paramount in December. Don't get me wrong, it was still an amazing show on stage.
Billie Strings, very much worthy of a Grammy, all these musicians are just quintessential American bluegrass, it's in their blood, T Leckner, Montreal, Canada
I'd like to hear Billy S do Tennessee Jed by The Dead either with his bluegrass brethren, or his electric rock cohorts, or both. The vocals by all here are stellar. Special night.
Not bad, if I do say so myself. PSYCH!!! The music made from that powerhouse band and those energetic vocals has left me speechless, tingling and in goosebumps!!
The answer is, of course, Bela Fleck. One of the greatest musical talents ever; he asks you to come play, what an honor. I saw this group live at Freshgrass and I was blown away. It broought back memories of Bela, Sam, Jerry, Tony and Mark playing together. This generation has their own stars, but it's nice to see the overlap. Brian Sutton took over for Tony, but Billy might be the best yet. My life has had an awesome soundtrack.
I wish this entire performance was available on Blu Ray! Notice the curved speakers above the stage aren't there, make me wonder when this great performance was recorded?
