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 Label2000The Bill Hilly BandIndependent2002All Day Every DayBorealis2004Let Em RunBorealis2005Let Em Run (US Release)Red House Records2012Yes PleaseIndependent2012Yes Please (US Release)Red House Records2016Trail of TalesBorealis
Contributing artist
Year Title Label2005The Rough Guide to the Music of CanadaWorld Music Network
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