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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:
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]
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]
Year | Title | Label |
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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 |
Year | Title | Label |
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2005 | The Rough Guide to the Music of Canada | World Music Network |
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (January 2021) |
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. [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:
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]
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]
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 |
Year | Title | Label |
---|---|---|
2005 | The Rough Guide to the Music of Canada | World Music Network |