Billy Strings & Don Julin - Full Performance (Live on KEXP @Pickathon) 

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ON FIRE!👋🔥

Yeah I'm surprised they all didn't spontaneously combust haha

It’s outright irresponsible.

and keggers!!!

When the first 10 comments are about the bass player not being given enough credit.

Kevin is one solid bassist. I'm glad you mentioned his name, it wasn't mentioned in the description and very well should have been. I would say that he is holding more than his 1/3 of the sound. Billy and Don are great too but give credit where credit is due.

I myself thought it was strange that they didn't mention the Bass player in the Title, description or closing credits.

You must be a bass player

He’s pretty good I’d like to see him play som other stuff tbh, I play an upright bass, it’s such a satisfying instrument man

Not a smile between them yet you just know they love every second

I'm usually in the wrong place at the wrong time. These dudes are all right where they belong and having the best time.

Amazing work Grace

Somehow calling this shredding feels like an insult, but yeah they are all in close harmony

@@Driftload don't be a turd.

Yeah they're ripping it to pieces every note!

In my feed a few minutes ago , dynamite

Thank you sir Peace out from denmark

I read your comment before watching the video, then paused the video and did another things. I finally watch the video and in the first seconds of the song I say to myself: Wow! That bass! Sounds special! And then remember your comment. Thanks for the name of the bassist!

Fantastic job 👍

Thank you! Us bassists always get forgotten in the credits! Lol...

I know

hell, they probably could have nailed that after jamming for just a few hours together. once you've got 50 or 60 thousand hours split up between the 3 of them on their instruments it kinda just flows. i mean bluegrass is always chilling in G or C major, all those licks just become like breathing once you master it.

They are all so good.

@@geoffhaigler7511 I don't doubt it, that feeling is eternal once you get there. Very talented musicians

Billy is so good, i can even here a southern accent in his playing

He isn't mentioned in the title because the name of the band is literally 'Billy Strings & Don Julin'

@@annekedebruyn7797 "Billy Strings & Don Julin' feat. Kevin Gills" or something alongs those lines. I don't think it's very hard. Especially considering he wasn't even in the description for a while.

Yeah I made this comment two years ago. They didnt even have him in the description at all when it was uploaded.

They finally added Kevin Gills to the description of the video.

KEXP finally credited Kevin Gills in the videos description after a multitude of people called them out on it. That was pretty deplorable not to credit all three performers when the video was first uploaded.

Dude...his facial expressions are soo fekn on point

And his earlobes look like funyuns

tatous are stupid

@Francis poivre so are people who can’t spell

@@theanswertois-fq7pd Billy was captured as a child and raised by blue grass pickers in the jungles of New Guinea who learned to pick from shot down American fighter pilots in WW 2. They pieced Billy's ears and and put plates in them.

Look up some newer Billy strings stuff it's all kick ass

Billy will make you like Bluegrass

​@@jerry-uy7gp I watched his older more unplugged performances on YT and loved it, then I went to Spotify and it all sounded like it went through the commercial wringer and gave up..

@user-df8hd6dp8b I think he just keeps getting tighter and more refined but that's just just me. I can see a world of difference in a younger Billy and a more mature Billy, for one he's sober and way more focused

Perfect pitch...

Have you heard the middle of Away from the Mire?

@@jswhosoever4533 for sure! The adult swim live version is so good

You know

Ah, music: the universal language!

I’m watching from sunny England dude. Music has no boundaries!

Check out the band Mountain Sprout

Thats the beauty of music, it can transcend language barriers

Im a yankee from northwest ohio but my grandpa was from south east kentucky, this reminds me of the older generation and I love it

I kr

Me too 👍

Music has saved so many souls

Music has saved LIVES...........but only JESUS can Save your Soul. And ya best be believin' that young man. Or else you'll be doomed. @@whitdurkin7402

Straight slapping that basss

Right, he's the LEAD.

Kevin Gills...

that’s why we play bass. most of us play multiple strings. at least players i know. k

theyre usually behind everyon in the back so you cant hardly hear them but the musicians playing can

Literally just noticed how good he was then looked for him in the description, then scrolled down and this was the first comment I saw.

Want credit? Go to a bank. :0)

A classic "sold his soul" individual

I loved his story and think he deserves everything he gets and more.

What's the story?

@@sdrtcacgnrjrc you can find it in his interviews.

@@babswright2664 thanks

Something unique from the states.its a young country so there's not a lot that comes out as a first or even stylistically regarded truly a united states tradition. But things like blues, jazz, or just the folk are delightful and distinctly American. That is, in my opinion. I'm not educated in music at all.

Yorkshire is basically Alabama (at least cousins seem to think it is), so not really surprising 😂

They are afraid that type of pickin

Hi from Canada, well, you and I may not have Southern ancestors, to use slang, kin from the Ozarks BUT we're lucky, fortunate as music lovers that people like, Bert Jansch, Richard Thompson just two examples from Britain and for Canadian's Bruce Cockburn and Garnet Rogers- this style of music is a fundamental ingredient that back a few decades ago, blended so perfectly with the music the Under 25's were listening to- Ewan Mcoll, married Peggy Seeger, Pete Seeger's sister, I think- so folk music and roots married and gave birth to a folk Renaissance in Britain in the late 1950's...Canada, bless us, always seems to lag but we got Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Gordon Lighfoot, Bruce Cockburn, Buffy Sainte Marie, an Indigenous woman who added her ancestral spice and last but first in my mind and heart, "wandering, troubadour, Leonard Cohen- funny, how algorithms work- I was listening to an Israeli klezmer band and mentioned, ENERGIZED in a comment, up popped these "cats"- Eric Burdon of The Animals wrote a song long ago that I'll always love: All Meat from the Same Bone- how right he was. If you enjoy The Blues check out a channel, Traveler into The Blue, think that's correct, close enough- you'll be amazed at his collection- Namaste from Geez, Mr. Zappa, It's Morning Already! ( Frank Zappa supposedly protested when Dylan went electric- are you that old, you remember? Rubbish then, rubbish now- play Pete Seeger doinging The Bells of Rhymney then play it by The Byrds- magnificent both ways! Enjoy your weekend. Do some praying or chanting to get Putin, to knock off the destruction...

A man has to have a hole to place his head through thr potatoe sack somehow.

Billy to geniusz , brawo !!!

Yo man you light the earth on fire with your pickin and maintain your Marlboro at the same time🤣

From The Old Man's Book of Quotes: "There will come a point in your life when you see who takes their life the most serious and what they truly care about, simply by how they dress."

and another in his ear hahaha

That “old hippie “ is on the Mount Rushmore of mandolin players. Don is awesome!

Old hippies rock, roll, and bluegrass! Okay, maybe some green grass as well!

I dont know what to say to this comment 😂 they are awesome though! Living the dream.

Thank fuck for old hippie's ! An old hippie from the UK take care of yourselves !

That’s Don Julin to you lol

Dust in a baggie was my cherrie

Agreed. I went down a RU-vid rabbit hole and discovered young William here, Colter Wall, and The Dead South all on the same trip!!!!

You just described my journey of the last few weeks, I'm 57, my musical core is probably Zeppelin and Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and Van Halen, I haven't been this excited about a new musician in 30 years... After barely playing for the last few years, Billy's inspired me to buy a new (used 2008 yamaha fg730s) acoustic and learn a whole new style of playing, because, why not!

@@steventucker8510 You'll love that guitar! I have an FG720S and it sounds better and better every day. By the way, I agree with all your taste in music. Enjoy that acoustic!

Same here - who knew?

For me it all started with Marcus King's visit to Norman's Rare Guitars, then video after video I'm looking for Billy's concert dates within driving distance.

Lmao 😂

lmao! That sentence deserves a T-shirt! Well said, sir. Well said!

Also somtimes called the "hairy eye"

Also seen at 2:40

I'm pretty sure I made that face several times rolling on ecstacy lol

As a bass player, I always use the passing note to signal to the guitar player that his solo was over.

Absolutely. ♡♡♡

Strut your stuff if you got it.. no rap no blues no whiny country real American music don't get better than this

@@weaverfever55 you’re listening to the wrong blues, country and hip-hop if that’s your opinion, man. You must be a golfer. Especially since Billy loves him some of all three of those genres… golfers, dude 🤦‍♂️

@@taylorpelletier89 Don’t rag on golfers. I’m a bass player AND a golfer. In fact, some of the best golfers I know also play bass.

Remember Roy Clark used to have those Facial expressions. Meant he was into what he was doing Billy doin same thing. And it's working for him.

This Boy goin be great. Also

@@jeffscott8323 Heck yeah. He's got that flatpickin' down pat. I rank Mr. Clark (rip) in top rung territory for sure. He was a bonafide virtuoso and deserves way more recognition than he gets. The man could fluently play damn near any instrument you threw at him, and make it look easy. Was a great flamenco player too.

U said that dam right. And a Michigan native giving me a humbling at my own dam music. Carolina mountain boy whom was forced to bow to Billy

Best I've ever heard for sure

Amen.

2nd the Amen

You dont mix music like this! They mix themselves! That's why its so great! One stereo mic, that's it!

Hell yes from Hoosier land..Bill Monroe campground..John Hartford festival

Jer M depends how you listen and how you feel music. I think the “air” (over 2500 Hz” takes most people’s attention. Which kind of makes sense since the high note in a chord takes priority. But for me I am good at feeling the entire mix... music is love 🙏🏻😁

Trampled by Turtles has really prominent bass in their songs

Agree with every point. Recording outdoors is dodgy. The mix was superb!

That's why God invented RU-vid and Spotify

You can’t have drug references on the radio.

dig

I’ve tried. Most people are dunces that don’t get it and stick to their Cardi B and Luke Bryan. After a while you’ll start to sound bat shit and people will think you’re trying to force your entertainment on them since you are. Then you’ll have to join me in the no friends club. It’s not worth it. Just hoard the Billy Strings to yourself. It’s cooler that way anyhow.

@@yaboi-km2qn Oh yeah, my local rock station has never once played the Eric Clapton song Cocaine before. Oh wait, they play it all the time. What the fuck are you talking about?

J v. Longtime ago in my Montrose once in a while I filled in in Sacramento California grew or I never trueley grew up I stayed. Out all night partying with the best of me that happened to me I think u should if u haven't already use it in a song sounds like it could be a goodie man hell yea

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Can you blame her??

@@johnsennett1690 do what?

SERIOUSLY . I exclaimed out loud in my basement. How am I just hearing this now .

virtually seamless .... amazing aren't they?

Y'all wanna listen to nonagon infinity

Agreed 1000 percent

Me

Brady Ross I just discovered it a couple hours ago but I’ve watched three times so far. Seriously killer playing, and great songs!

Guilty

yesss

me!

Me too, Guys are phenomenal

Same here

Trump will grant him a pardon even if he is white. ( ;) )

I did 18 long months for chemicals for manufacture in a Home Depot baggie

So glad someone called this out. Best part of the whole video.

Thank you for your for your wisdom, good sir.

Billy went to school with my son and mutual longtime buddies. Been an amazing ride to watch his talent soar. First saw him at about 10 yrs old playing with his older brother on the banjo. They were amazing back then. Very unique Bluegrass player (Bluegrass meets Heavy Metal). Now Billy's one of the hottest artists on the planet. Well deserved.

You from Glen Arbor?

Their you go brother!! Find that goodness!! I love it man

You should see him live if you haven't.... absolutely amazing.

Thats why 2020 is f'ing awesome for me :)

I just found him!

Right when the edibles are kicking in.

Only one Thing to do. Open the beers and have an awsome party

Side quest

appreciation of music goes way up once you make it to a certain point in your own playing where you can fully understand just how difficult sounding great can be. just have to make it over the first hump of the dunning kruger chart, the point where you can comprehend just how bad you are at something, lol.

Called being a professional

Agreed

The best part is Don recognizes what will make Billy pop off, and that build up he fueled was what got him going. When talented people feed off each other.

Fucking right. Energy is on point.

my second fav part of this performance besides the transition into this song!!

Woah. Same feeling. 😯

Just stay here!!!!

That’s skill.

Couldn't agree more. Superb strumming, picking and tunes - particularly enjoyed Albino skunk. Thanks for all the hard work folks.

Explains the problem and the views🤣ha

We've watched this a few as well! Look at that short hair and remember lol )

If you like Billy's pickin, put Molly Tuttle on your radar. Stumbled over her listening to Billy's stuff. They're old friends. She is a mount rushmore worthy flat picker. Still unknown except in Nashville.

If you think that's impressive, you should check out Doc Watson. He was the blind guitar picker that originated the flat picking style.

got me

He can get that fixed if he wants. Won’t be half as traumatic as when it broke through. Evidently doesn’t bother him half as much as it does you.

The tip of that flap has more talent in it than you will ever have in your lifetime.

Every body has a past.. it makes us who we are

He should get both fixed. I bet some bluegrass loving doc out there would do it for free.

The feeling... thats where it's at

Im pretty sure it was his face playing the guitar.

Me too

I can’t blame you.

Me too. For months now.

Me too, from Japan

Same. This particular video changed my life. For the better.✌️

Ha... now she's single 😀

Bro it’s not like that, you simply just gotta be and if you can be you can also be on the guitar.