The Bills are a high-impact, acoustic
folk music
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has b ...
quintet from the West Coast of
Canada
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. 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 ''Western Canadian Music Awards'' (WCMAs) are an annual awards event for music in the western portion of Canada. The awards are provided by the Western Canada Music Alliance, which consists of six member music industry organizations from Br ...
, 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 Award
The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of ...
s
Discography
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References
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Canadian folk music groups
Musical groups established in 1996
Red House Records artists