Me/And/Dad, Billy Strings's 2022 release, is an acoustic duo record made with his stepfather Terry Barber, the man who first put a guitar in Strings's hands. The album returns Strings to the old-time and traditional country material of his Michigan upbringing, stripping away the full-band production of his major-label work. Dig a Little Deeper in the Well, the tracked selection, exemplifies the record's approach: familiar material delivered with genuine feeling and without technical showmanship. Me/And/Dad is a document of musical origins as much as a performance, and its informal quality is part of its honesty. For listeners who encountered Strings first through his more expansive festival-oriented playing, the album offers biographical context and a reminder of where his fluency was rooted.
Tracklist
- 1 Long Journey Home alt version 2:57
- 2 Life To Go 3:06
- 3 Way Downtown alt version 3:07
- 4 Little Blossom 3:12
- 5 Peartree 3:32
- 6 Stone Walls and Steel Bars alt version 2:08
- 7 Little White Church alt version 3:22
- 8 Dig a Little Deeper in the Well Source Recording 3:13
- 9 Wandering Boy 3:41
- 10 John Deere Tractor alt version 4:31
- 11 Frosty Morn 2:49
- 12 I Haven't Seen Mary In Years 2:49
- 13 Little Cabin Home on the Hill alt version 3:23
- 14 I Heard My Mother Weeping 3:04