DUST IN A BAGGIE - Billy Strings - INSOMNIAC REACTS 

I love how he is clowning it up at first and then the lyrics GRAB him and his attention!

love how off beat he is, really makes the vid

I played guitar unusually well when I was in high school - not so great anymore - and had a good 8-10 months of hanging around with wasted friends. This is the EXACT vibe, and is why I love this particular video so much. I know a version of green shirt dude. And he was AWESOME. He was funny as hell and made fun of everything, but would also get into it and be your biggest supporter. I recognize all of these people and love them. They make the video. And if you are playing and your friends are hooting and hollering, it is the absolute BEST feeling in the world.

Anyone who has partied in their teens and early twenties during the late 90’s and early 2000’s knows that guy or actually were him

He still ain't lit that cigarette

Thanks for the suggestion! Much appreciated.

WOW! I'm psyched to hear that! He deserves it. Awesome talent.

@@InsomniacReacts For what's next, I can't disagree with "Turmoil and Tinfoil' Live from Music City roots... but I would like to point out one video I can tell you would really enjoy whether you react to it or not. Check out a couple of other Billy Strings videos first, but then check out "Billy Stirngs and Tommy Emmanuel" at Grey Fox 2019 - (Says 2020 in the description but it's off) . You can tell Tommy didn't really know who Billy was for sure yet, this is the first time they meet. ... this is the the long version of the video out there ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zO8IwPbALK4.html The story here is that Billy was appointed to "new artis of the year' or something and was given the assignemnt of sitting in with every single band that performed. this was right around his break out and pushed that along but some of the groups really didn't know much of anything about him, and he walks up and plays with them unrehearsed, cold. In this video you can see Tommy telling Billy what song they will play and what key it is in .. and Tommy asks if he has a pick-up in his guitar - this is stone cold raw off the cuff.

LOL makes sense

I would have enjoyed it 400% more if that jacka$$ wasn't in the shot.

I can see why! lol And thanks for the suggestions!

Legend has it "Green Shirt" guy is still standing there awaiting a light.

Yeah it's pretty fantastic lol

Alright! So every song he's ever done. Got it.

@@InsomniacReacts just do away from the mire. While everything else might have an emotional feel, and so does away from the mire, this song just shows Billy at his best. No offical video unfortunately, but there is an animated video which is pretty dope.

The best version of Away From the Mire is the one he played at Lollapalooza 2022 when he opened for Metallica. There's a RU-vid video available of the entire 1 hour set. Away From the Mire starts at about 4:50 into the video. Billy always plays his best live and so does his band.

@@InsomniacReacts "Every song he's ever done"... for most artists a list like that maybe... Billy never plays the same set list. He and every member of the band can play thousands of blue-grass and country standards and do amazing improvisations. Even with his own songs, Billy already has a deep repertoire. AND like the Gratefull Dead they often change songs up and fans have their favorite performances. You can dip your toes... but Billy Strings is a DEEEEEP dive... basically Billy is the whole history of Country Music gathering the threads of tradition from Doc Watson to the Grateful Dead and wrapping into a package of an under 30 year old.

Awesome! Enjoy the show! And congrats..

Appreciate the suggestions Joel!

Great tune and nice intro to Marcus at Carters vintage guitars.

And, per an article I read a couple of days ago, will now be booked in arenas. He quickly sells out all seats virtually everywhere he performs. I started watching him about 3 years ago. Wasn't a real fan of bluegrass, but I LOVE talent and Billy has super skills in multiple realms: songwriting, singing, performing, generosity and string wizardry. He's amazing.

Badass! Really happy to hear that he's doing what he does best. Good stuff. And thanks for the additional suggestion!

Thanks for the suggestion!

I'm glad somebody enjoyed it LOL

Believe it, Clinton lol

I'm not a clown and have responsibilities, so...

RU-vid isn't a good place for people with OCD.