Billy Strings and Terry Barber, ‘Me/And/Dad’ – Photo: Rounder Records (Courtesy of Sacks and Co.)
Me/And/Dad, Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and musician Billy Strings’ first album together with his father, Terry Barber, is out now by way of Rounder Records.
The product of a longtime dream, the report options new variations of fourteen bluegrass and nation classics that the 2 have been enjoying collectively since Strings was a younger youngster.
In celebration of the discharge, the duo additionally debuted a brand new mini-doc, which captures Strings and Barber all through the report making course of. Strings was additionally lately featured on CBS Sunday Morning talking with correspondent Conor Knighton.
Produced by Strings and Gary Paczosa and recorded at Nashville’s Sound Emporium Studio, the report finds Strings and Barber enjoying with acquainted ease, naturally buying and selling off leads each vocally and on guitar. In addition to Strings and Barber, the album options an all-star band together with bassist Mike Bub, mandolinist Ron McCoury, banjo participant Rob McCoury, and fiddler Michael Cleveland in addition to particular visitor appearances by Jerry Douglas, Jason Carter and Strings’ mom, Debra Barber, who sings on the ultimate observe, “I Heard My Mother Weeping.”
Reflecting on the undertaking, Strings shares, “As long as I can remember, I wanted to make a record with my dad. I’ve been burning up and down the highways the last 12 years, and as time slips away, you start thinking, ‘I need to make time.’ It’s been a bucket list thing for me, something I’ve been afraid I wouldn’t find the time to do. And that scared me; not doing this record scared me.”
Known for his electrical reside reveals, Strings will proceed his headlining tour subsequent yr together with 15 newly confirmed area dates. Upcoming stops embrace Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena (two nights, each offered out), Atlantic City’s Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena (three nights), Charlottesville’s John Paul Jones Arena (two nights), Atlanta’s State Farm Arena, and Charleston’s North Charleston Coliseum (two nights), amongst others.