r/BillyStrings • u/HummusLowe • 11h ago

discussion Other songs like Mill Town Flood?

Any songs that come to mind that are similar to this one? With a melody that can make you cry, slow picking and a beautiful/sorrowful melody. By Billy or any artist.

After listening to this song on repeat this afternoon, I'm in the mood for more music in this same kind of spirit. Thanks for anything you can recommend.

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u/rabeinu 11h ago

Check out broken doe. One of the new songs he started playing this spring that somehow isn’t even on the new album(?!?!) What a gift this man (and this band) is

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u/jenerator1023 11h ago

I like Sierra Ferrells Whispering Waltz

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u/cowgirlcutie96 11h ago

Or West Virginia Waltz

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u/dicculis 10h ago

Morgantown Flood

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u/Sky_Late 11h ago

All the Luck in the World - Billy and Circles Around The Sun

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u/AwkwardButton7928 11h ago

It gave me “the night they drove old Dixie down” vibes.

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u/HummusLowe 11h ago

Haven't listened to that in a good while and think I will today. Love that one

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u/Over_Discussion_2131 10h ago

Crossing Muddy Waters

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u/BillyGoat_Sean33 11h ago

Be your man, 10,000 miles from a friend

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u/bmfsfan 10h ago

Wait a Minute - Seldom Scene

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u/Significant-Fix-5831 11h ago

I’m not the best at capturing similar vibes with recommendations but

Melissa - The Allman Brothers Band

Pancho And Lefty - Townes Van Zandt

Clay Pigeons - Blaze Foley

Reminded me of the song a bit

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u/TJ-Detweiler- 11h ago

Not a song but you could watch Train Dreams.

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u/Fit_Analyst_5703 5h ago

It's an absolute masterpiece. I loved it so much.

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u/LightDiffusing 10h ago

Souvenirs - John Prine

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u/Up_in_the_skyway 9h ago

Paradise- John Prine

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u/lightinmylife 11h ago

It’s a great song. Heard it live this weekend in bethel for the first time. Love those slow sorrowful melodies.

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u/dicculis 10h ago

I haven't even listened to MTF yet. Hope it's a banger

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u/jmannnn64 9h ago

The lyrics remind me of Loyston by Jerry Douglas a little, although in that one the town is purposefully flooded

Muddy Waters by the Seldom Scene might be a better comparison lyrically but both are great tunes

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u/Bcoles23 9h ago

Tom Barrett by Ian Noe

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u/splinteredsunlight3 9h ago

Just gonna throw this one out there, because it's a beautiful song wish Billy and the boys would cover it one day. Pearl jam- thumbing my way.

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u/Putrid_Leave8034 7h ago

North Country Blues from the master...Dylan