On his first night in Cary, Billy Strings offered up multiple tributes to bluegrass forefather and North Carolina native Doc Watson.

Multiple Grammy-winner Billy Strings brought his eclectic blend of jam band and traditional bluegrass to Cary, N.C.’s Koka Booth Amphitheatre for the first of three sold-out shows Thursday night.

I learned music theory through workshops at New York’s Sing Sing prison. I earned my stripes by singing for boisterous crowds ...