The Bills
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The Bills | |
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| Origin | West Coast of Canada |
| Genres | Folk |
| Labels | Red House Records Borealis Records |
| Members | Marc Atkinson Richard Moody Chris Frye Adrian Dolan Scott White |
| Past members | Glen Manders Nick Mintenko Joey Smith |
| Website | thebills.ca |
The Bills are a high-impact, acoustic folk music quintet from the West Coast of Canada.[1][2] Formed in 1996 (as The Bill Hilly Band),[3] they have performed extensively throughout North America and Europe, with their strongest followings in Western Canada, the Western US, Ontario and the UK.
Though the lineup has had a few changes since the band first formed, the present-day Bills are:
- Marc Atkinson - mandolin, guitar, vocals[4]
- Richard Moody - violin, viola, vocals[5]
- Chris Frye - guitar, lead vocals[6]
- Adrian Dolan - fiddle, piano, accordion, vocals[7]
- Scott 'Grampa Bill' White - upright bass, vocals[8]
The group has also toured and recorded with both Joey Smith and Nick Mintenko on bass; Glen Manders ("Reverend Bill Bass") was the bassist from 1998 to 2008.[9]
Awards[edit]
At the 2006 Western Canadian Music Awards, The Bills won the award for Entertainer of the Year.[10] Their video for the song Old Blue Bridge was nominated for Video of the Year.[11]
The Bills received a nomination for Roots and Traditional Album of the Year - Group at the 2005 Juno Awards[12]
Discography[edit]
- Albums
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Bill Hilly Band | Independent |
| 2002 | All Day Every Day | Borealis |
| 2004 | Let Em Run | Borealis |
| 2005 | Let Em Run (US Release) | Red House Records |
| 2012 | Yes Please[13] | Independent |
| 2012 | Yes Please (US Release)[14] | Red House Records |
| 2016 | Trail of Tales | Borealis |
- Contributing artist
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Rough Guide to the Music of Canada | World Music Network |
References[edit]
- ^ Kaye, Mollie. "The Bills, decade three, Sept 2017". focusonvictoria.ca. Focus on Victoria. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ "The Bills, Artist Bio". redhouserecords.com. Red House Records. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ Coyle, C Nathan. "The Bill Hilly Band, All Day Every Day (Borealis, 2002)". rambles.net. Rambles, A Cultural Arts Magazine. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ "Marc Atkinson". hornby-blues.bc.ca. Hornby Island Blues Workshop. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ "Richard Moody". fiddleworks.ca. Fiddleworks. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ Hawthorn, Tom (30 November 2006). "One guitar's long and winding road, Nov 2006". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ "Adrian Dolan". fiddleworks.ca. Fiddleworks. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ "Scott White Profile". scottwhite.net. Scott White. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ "Let Em Run". kogan.com. Kogan.com. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ "2006 Western Canadian Music Award Artistic Winners". breakoutwest.ca. Breakout West. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ "Old Blue Bridge". youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ "Past Nominees & Winners - The Bills". junoawards.ca. Junos on CBC Music. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ Lupton, John (6 August 2013). "THE BILLS: Yes Please, Aug 2013". singout.org. Sing Out!. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
- ^ Lupton, John (6 August 2013). "THE BILLS: Yes Please, Aug 2013". singout.org. Sing Out!. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
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