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| The Bills | |
|---|---|
| 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. Formed in 1996 (as The Bill Hilly Band), 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
- Richard Moody - violin, viola, vocals
- Chris Frye - guitar, lead vocals
- Adrian Dolan - fiddle, piano, accordion, vocals
- Scott 'Grampa Bill' White - upright bass, vocals
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.
Awards
At the 2006 Western Canadian Music Awards, The Bills won the award for Entertainer of the Year. Their video for the song Old Blue Bridge was nominated for Video of the Year.
The Bills received a nomination for Roots and Traditional Album of the Year - Group at the 2005 Juno Awards
Discography
- 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 | Independent |
| 2012 | Yes Please (US Release) | 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
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- "The Bills, Artist Bio". redhouserecords.com. Red House Records. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
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- "Marc Atkinson". hornby-blues.bc.ca. Hornby Island Blues Workshop. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
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- "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.