Lansing State Journal

For many Ionia residents, Billy Strings' Freak Fair is a homecoming

IONIA — Ionia artist Kelly Arens has known Billy Strings a long time. Long enough to know him as William Apostol, a young man wandering the streets of Ionia with his friends. “He would get into ...
Billboard

Billy Strings’ ‘So Much for Goodbyes’: All 16 Tracks Ranked

The acclaimed bluegrass artist's latest album is a profound meditation on grief inspired by the recent death of his mother. By Eric Renner Brown Over the last few years, virtuosic bluegrass player ...
The Guardian

Billy Strings: So Much for Goodbyes review – staggering, stirring songs of grief draw the blues out of bluegrass

The crossover star’s introspective sixth album is full of memories of his mother, who died in 2025, bringing his dextrous guitar to songs rooted in tradition and yearning On the face of it, 2025 was a ...