In his mid-teens, Billy Strings was the lead guitarist in a Grand Rapids, Michigan, prog-rock band called A Day of Moments. He was a high school dropout and hadn’t touched an acoustic guitar in years.

The speed with which Billy Strings flies his fingers across the strings of his guitar is stupefying. Not surprising – he'd already picked out his dream gig back in kindergarten, writing, "When I grow ...

From the Times-Call photo archive via Longmont Museum: “‘The New Strings Bluegrass Band,’ a group of Longmont area teenagers who pick and sing, will entertain shoppers at the Christmas Arts and Crafts ...

Billy Strings has taken to social media to help outline an inaugural event, dubbed the Ionia Freak Fair. The two-day gathering is scheduled to take place at the Ionia Fairgrounds in Ionia, Mich., and ...

PITTSBURGH ― Just when you think he can't strum his guitar any faster, Billy Strings digs deeper within and finds an even faster gear. Strings' supersonic yet smooth shredding electrified Tuesday's ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Saturday night, just before 7:30 p.m., throngs of people filled the sidewalks wrapping the War Memorial to wait in long lines in the unseasonably warm December air. Next door, the ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with bluegrass musician Billy Strings and his dad who taught him how to play guitar, Terry Barber, about their new album, "Me/And/Dad." Billy Strings was born into music, like, ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Bluegrass guitarist and singer Billy Strings will be performing at MVP Arena in Albany. The concert is set for November 12 at 7:30 p.m. Get the latest news, weather, sports and ...