Billy Strings came out and informed the crowd Royal Masat had a family emergency and the show would be slightly different tonight. He started the set solo. Jarrod Walker joined him next for a couple songs before Billy Failing and Alex Hargreaves joined them on stage. Before the last song of the set, Billy asked the crowd if anyone played bass and Paisley Gray joined the band from the crowd to play “New River Train.”
The second set started with Billy Strings solo on the clawhammer banjo. The band rejoined him after a few songs and brought Joe Funk from the Kitchen Dwellers with them to play upright bass and fill in for Royal. Before playing “There Is A Time” Billy asked the crowd to send love to Royal and his family. Before “Pretty Daughter,” Max Davies and Torrin Daniels also joined the band and Joe Funk for the rest of the set. The only Billy Strings original song played was “Ol' Rickard.”
Set 1
Set 2
Billy Strings
guitar, lead vocals
Billy Failing
banjo, vocals
Royal Masat
bass, vocals
Jarrod Walker
mandolin, vocals
2025-03-02 Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN
Twin Home Prints - Show edition foil variant /30; AP foil /10.