# Flat picking? Billy Strings!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flat-picking-billy-strings/854792>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 31, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flat-picking-billy-strings/854792 "2020-05-31T14:48:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flat-picking-billy-strings/854792/1 "2020-05-31T14:48:06Z")

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I’ve recently discovered this kid. Wow, he’s hot. I’m not a huge fan of bluegrass but this is pretty damn good. It’s more of a contemporary bluegrass in mood and lyric. Both written by Billy.

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fJmzS_Redh8/maxresdefault.jpg "Billy Strings "Turmoil and Tinfoil"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJmzS_Redh8)

For you impatient types the featured part starts around 3:12

Here’s another song he also wrote:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/wkUGDYjYgMs/maxresdefault.jpg "Billy Strings - Dust In A Baggie (live)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkUGDYjYgMs)

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**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flat-picking-billy-strings/854792/2 "2020-05-31T15:25:43Z")

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Just what I needed.

Thanks.