On Thursday, June 19, Billy Strings pulled into the Eaton Country Fairgrounds in Charlotte, Mich., for an appearance at the Charlotte Bluegrass Festival. During the single set delivery, the bandleader ...

The bluegrass star and his dad are a match made tender by the familiar harmonies of two lifelong picking partners. Bluegrass is music that's passed from hand to hand, from kitchens to hotel rooms to ...

LANSING - Debra Apostol, the mother of Grammy-winning artist Billy Strings, died Friday, June 20, just hours after Strings returned to Michigan to perform at the Charlotte Bluegrass Festival on June ...

Billy Strings talks about his first time at the Charlotte Bluegrass Festival in 1997 Billy Strings' dad Terry Barber brought him to his first Charlotte Bluegrass Festival in 1997. On June 19, 2025, ...

CHARLOTTE — Terry Barber is an iconic figure in the country music world, having spent 50-plus years playing all types of music, particularly bluegrass. On Saturday, Barber and seven other ...

Billy Strings paid tribute to his mother during a concert in Kentucky, just hours after learning of her passing. Early in his sold-out show at Lexington’s Rupp Arena on Friday (June 20), the ...

This story was updated with a new headline. In an emotional, sentimental Friday night at Pine Knob Music Theatre, Billy Strings humbly declared himself “a changed man.” The Lansing-born, Muir-raised ...

Fatherhood looked — and sounded — good on Billy Strings on Friday night, Oct. 4, during the first of the Michigan-bred Americana star’s two shows at the Pine Knob Music Theatre. It was the Grammy ...

Billy Strings has been keeping busy this fall. After releasing his long-awaited sixth studio album Highway Prayers on Sept. 27 to a tremendous reception–becoming the first bluegrass album to top ...

Michigan-raised bluegrass artist Billy Strings is bringing his fall tour to metro Detroit with two nights at Pine Knob Music Theater on Friday, Oct. 4 and Saturday, Oct. 5. Known for his marathon ...

LANSING - Debra Apostal, the mother of Grammy-winning artist Billy Strings, died Friday, June 20, just hours after Strings returned to Michigan to perform at the Charlotte Bluegrass Festival on June ...