Billy Strings To Send ‘Highway Prayers’ In September
Billy Strings is set to release his new album, Highway Prayers, on Sept. 27 via Reprise Records. The debut single from the project, “Leadfoot,” is available now.
Recorded in Los Angeles and Nashville, the 20-track collection features Strings alongside his band—made up of Billy Failing (banjo, vocals), Royal Masat (bass, vocals), Jarrod Walker (mandolin, vocals) and Alex Hargraves (fiddle)—as well as contributions from Brion (bass, drums, percussion), Chamberlain (drums), Jerry Douglas (dobro), Jason Carter (fiddle), Lindsay Lou (backing vocals), Nathaniel Smith (cello), Taneka Samone (backing vocals), Cory Henry (piano), Peter “Madcat” Ruth (harmonica, jaw harp) and Victor Furtado (clawhammer banjo).
Additionally, the artist and his band members will tour through the end of the year, including three nights at the University of New Orleans’ Lakefront Arena on Dec. 29–31. Additional upcoming stops include Indianapolis, Huntsville, Baltimore, Memphis, Austin and Strings’ annual Renewal weekend in Buena Vista in September, which has sold out once again. For more information, click here.
Highway Prayers Track Listing:
1. “Leaning on a Travelin’ Song”
2. “In the Clear”
3. “Escanaba”
4. “Gild the Lily”
5. “Seven Weeks In County”
6. “Stratosphere Blues / I Believe in You”
7. “Cabin Song”
8. “Don’t Be Calling Me (at 4AM)”
9. “Malfunction Junction”
10. “Catch and Release”
11. “Be Your Man”
12. “Gone a Long Time”
13. “It Ain’t Before”
14. “My Alice”
15. “Seney Stretch”
16. “MorBud4Me”
17. “Leadfoot”
18. “Happy Hollow”
19. “The Beginning of the End”
20. “Richard Petty”
