Incendiary American roots duo Billy Strings & Don Julin harken back to the time when bluegrass was a rough-and-tumble art form pouring out of the Appalachian mountains. With just two instruments (guitar and mandolin) and one voice, this duo has been generating huge buzz based on their intense live shows. Drenched in sweat, grimacing and howling like a bluegrass berserker and picking with absolute ferocity, Billy Strings hails from Michigan, where he met mandolinist Don Julin. Older in years and experience, Julin has carved out a lengthy career at the forefront of acoustic mandolin music, known for his wide versatility, powerful picking technique, and remarkable creativity on this humble instrument. On stage the two egg each other on to more and more intense riffs and improvised breaks, breaking through to new levels of musicianship. There's a reason that they were called "the unholy child of Pantera and Tony Rice" by The Bluegrass Situation, and they show this intensity on their new album, Fiddle Tune X.
Location
Caffe Lena (View)
47 Phila Street
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
United States
