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Will Oldham Joseph Will Oldham (born January 15, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded in collaboration with dozens of other musicians under variations of Palace (Palace, Palace Flophouse, Palace Br ...

(a.k.a. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Palace Music, etc.).

Main discography

The nature of Oldham's work, with constant changes in backing musicians and even the names under which he records, can make for a confusing discography. Below are his releases in as simplified a form as possible.

Albums

A few of these albums are credited to another artist alongside Will Oldham but with Oldham providing vocals throughout each of the tracks they clearly belong on a list of Oldham albums.

Studio albums

As Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

Live albums

*''Get the Fuck on Jolly Live'' – Bonny Billy and Marquis de Tren featuring the Monkey Boys (2001) limited edition tour CD *''

Summer in the Southeast ''Summer in the Southeast'' is the first live album by singer-songwriter Bonnie 'Prince' Billy Joseph Will Oldham (born January 15, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded in collaborati ...

'' – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (November 15, 2005) *''Wilding in the West'' – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (January 21, 2008) *''

Is It The Sea? ''Is It the Sea?'' is a 2008 live album by Bonnie "Prince" Billy, featuring Harem Scarem and Alex Neilson. It was recorded at the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh during his sold out tour of Scotland and Ireland in the Spring of 2006, and includes songs ...

'' – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy with

Harem Scarem Harem Scarem is a Canadian hard rock/melodic hard rock band from Toronto, Ontario. Harem Scarem initially (the early 1990s) achieved popularity in their native Canada and Japan. The band was active from 1987 to 2008, and again from 2013 after ...

Alex Neilson Alex Neilson (born 22 September 1982) is an English drummer, percussionist and singer who is based in Glasgow but grew up in Leeds. He is a founding member and main songwriter of folk-rock group Trembling Bells (2008-2018). He is also known for ...

(October 20, 2008) UK #172 *''Funtown Comedown'' – Bonny Billy & The Picket Line (December 15, 2009) * ''The Bonnie Bells of Oxford'' –

Trembling Bells Trembling Bells were a Scottish folk rock group formed in 2008 by drummer Alex Neilson, a musician with a history of free and improvised playing with several artists. Based in Glasgow, the group released three albums through Honest Jon's Records ...

& Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (February 21, 2013) *''Pond Scum'' – Bonnie "Prince" Billy (January 22, 2016) BBC sessions

Compilation albums

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Lost Blues and Other Songs ''Lost Blues and Other Songs'' by Palace Music is a compilation of singles, rarities, and live tracks recorded by Will Oldham under various permutations of the Palace name from 1993-1997. The compilation was followed by '' Guarapero/Lost Blues 2'' ...

'' – Palace Music (March 31, 1997) *'' Guarapero/Lost Blues 2'' – Will Oldham (February 21, 2000) *'' Little Lost Blues'' – Bonny Billy (September 19, 2006)

EPs

This section again contains several releases which are credited to Oldham alongside another artist or which are credited to a group other than Palace/Palace Brothers/Palace Music/Palace Songs. In these cases Oldham's contribution is such that they merit mention in his own discography rather than in the collaborations section. *'' Goat Songs'' – The Sundowners (Sea Note, 1993) *'' An Arrow Through the Bitch'' – Palace Brothers (Domino, 1994) *''

Hope Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large. As a verb, its definitions include: "expect with confidence" and "to cherish ...

'' – Palace Songs (1994) *''

The Mountain The Mountain (french: La Montagne) was a political group during the French Revolution. Its members, called the Montagnards (), sat on the highest benches in the National Convention. They were the most radical group and opposed the Girondins. Th ...

'' – Palace (Drag City, 1995) *'' Songs Put Together For (The Broken Giant)'' – Palace Soundtrack (Drag City, 1996) *'' Western Music'' – Will Oldham (Ovni, 1997) *'' Black/Rich Music'' – Will Oldham (Drag City, 1998) (re-release of Songs Put Together (for the Broken Giant)) *'' Blue Lotus Feet'' – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Domino, 1998) *'' Dream of a Drunk Black Southern Eagle'' – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Domino, 1999) *''

More Revery ''More Revery'' by Bonnie Billy is the name of a Will Oldham EP released in 2000 as Volume 7 of the Travels in Constants subscription series on the label Temporary Residence Limited. It was recorded live at the Palais du Congres in Shelbyville, ...

'' (live version) – Bonny Billy (Travels in Constants Vol 7, 2000) *'' Ode Music'' – Will Oldham (Drag City, 2000) *''All Most Heaven'' – Will Oldham and Rian Murphy (Drag City, 2000) *''Get on Jolly'' – Bonnie Billy and the Marquis de Tren (Drag City, 2000) *''

'' (studio version) – Bonny Billy (Temporary Residence, 2001) *''

Amalgamated Sons of Rest ''Amalgamated Sons of Rest'' is the name of a one-off project by American songwriters Will Oldham and Jason Molina, along with Scottish colleague Alasdair Roberts. The collaboration yielded one eponymous EP, released in 2002 on Galaxia Records ...

'' – Amalgamated Sons of Rest (Galaxia, 2002) *''Slitch Music'' – The Continental OP (Drag City, 2002) *'' Seafarers Music'' – Will Oldham (Drag City, 2004) *''Pebbles and Ripples'' – Bonny Billy and Brightblack (Galaxia, 2004) / (Split EP) *''

I Gave You ''I Gave You'' by Bonny / Sweeney is a CD EP released, July 26, 2005 on Drag City in the US, and Domino in Europe. The title track is taken from the album ''Superwolf'' (2005), a collaboration between Will Oldham and Matt Sweeney. The disc ...

'' – Bonny/Sweeney (Drag City, 2005) *''

Strange Form of Life ''Strange Form of Life'' is the name of a Bonnie 'Prince' Billy EP, whose title track is taken from the 2006 album ''The Letting Go''. The remainder of the EP comes from a Daytrotter session recorded by Will Oldham in August 2006. The EP is avai ...

'' – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Drag City, 2007) *''

Ask Forgiveness ''Ask Forgiveness'' is a 2007 EP by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. It is a collection of covers, with the exception of one original song by Oldham. Track listing # "I Came to Hear the Music" (Mickey Newbury) # "I've Seen It All" (Björk, Sjón, Lars v ...

'' – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy with Meg Baird & Greg Weeks (Drag City, November 19, 2007) *''Chijimi EP'' – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Drag City/ Palace Records, 2009) / (Tour-Only 10-inch) *'' Among The Gold'' – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy &

Cheyenne Marie Mize Cheyenne Marie Mize is an American folk singer-songwriter from Louisville, Kentucky. Biography Mize's ''Before Lately'' album was released in 2010 on sonaBLAST! Records as an introspective, meditative affair followed by the ''We Don't Need'' EP ...

(May 19, 2009) *''The Mindeater'' – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & The Phantom Family Halo (10-inch EP) / (September 2011) *''Bonnie & Mariee EP'' – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Mariee Sioux (Spiritual Pajamas, Feb. 2012) *''The Duchess'' –

& Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Honest Jon's Records, April 2012) *''Hummingbird EP'' – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Spiritual Pajamas, May 2012) *''Now Here's My Plan'' – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Domino, July 2012) *''Solemns'' – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Marquis de Tren (Drag City, 2013) *''Barely Regal'' - Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Drag City, 2014) *''Tip The Glass & Feel The Bottom'' – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & The Cairo Gang (Future Oak Record Co., 2015) / (10-inch EP) *''The Happy Song / At The Corner Of The Stairs'' – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Oscar Parsons (Split EP) (Palace Records PR502) *''Wallins Creek Girls'' – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Nathan Salsburg (Record Store Day 2017) (Paradise of Bachelors 2017) *''The Best Of Folks/Harbour Men, 7″'' – Bonnie Prince Billy/Naked Shortsellers (Split EP)

Singles

Compilation appearances

This section lists Will Oldham songs which have appeared exclusively on multi-artist compilations. *"For The Mekons, et al." – Palace Brothers (''Hey Drag City'' – Drag City, 1993) *"Don't I Look Good Today" – Palace Brothers (''Louisville Sluggers Vol.3'' – Self-Destruct, 1993) *"Two More Days" – Palace Brothers (''Love Is My Only Crime 2'' – Veracity/Intercord, 1994) *"I Am A Cinematographer (Live)" – Palace Brothers (''The Drag City Hour'' – Sea Note, 1996) *"Meaulnes (Live)" – Palace Brothers (''The Drag City Hour'' – Sea Note, 1996) *"I Send My Love To You (Live)" – Palace Brothers (''The Drag City Hour'' – Sea Note, 1996) *"You Will Miss Me When I Burn (Live)" – Palace Brothers (''The Drag City Hour'' – Sea Note, 1996) *"Little Blue Eyes" (studio version) – Palace (''Sourmash: A Louisville Compilation'' – X-Static/Boss Snake Music, 1996) *"Ebb's Folly" – Will Oldham and Jim O'Rourke (''Dutch Harbor OST'' – Atavistic, 1997) *"Blokbuster (Live)" – Live Palace Music (''Felidae'' – Last Exit, 1997) *"What's Wrong With A Zoo?" – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (''Quelque Chose d'Organique'' OST – Virgin France, 1998) *"Watch With Me" – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (''Methods of Intimate Plumbing'' – Blue Bunny Records, 1999) *"Song For The New Breed (acoustic)" – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (''Louisvillesonicimprint-Vol. 1'' – Ghetto Defendant, 2000) *"Today I Started Celebrating Again" – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (''At Home With The Groovebox'' – Grand Royal, 2000) *"The Eagle and the Hawk" (

John Denver Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, activist, and humanitarian whose greatest commercial success was as a solo singe ...

) – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (''Take Me Home'' – Badman Recording Co., 2000) *"Early Morning Melody" – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (''Shellac presents All Tomorrow's Parties 2.0'' – BMI, 2002) *"You Can Never Go Fast Enough" – Will Oldham and Alan Licht (''Don't Cry, Driver'' – Plain Recordings, 2003) *"There's Something About What Happens When We Talk" – Bonnie Billy and Mary Feiock (''Louisville is for Lovers Vol. 3'' – Double Malt, 2003) *"All These Vicious Dogs" – Will Oldham (''All The Real Girls'' OST – Sanctuary Records/Combustion Music, 2003) *"Lessons From What's Poor (different version)" – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (''Now Who's Crazy?'' – Drag City, 2003) *"Antagonism (live)" – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (''Wide-Awake Crescent-Shaped'' – CWAS smile, 2004) *"Demon Lover" – Superwolf (''Sprout OST'' – Brushfire Records, 2005) *"My Home is the Sea (live)" – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and Matt Sweeney (''Drag City A–Z'' – Drag City, 2005) *"Will Oldham Speaks His Peace" – Will Oldham (''Sea Note presents Mr. Jews'' 7-inch – Sea Note, 2005) *"Song For Doctors Without Borders" – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy ('' Not Alone'' – Durtro Jnana, 2006) *"Monolith Lamb" – Bonnie Billy & Oscar Parsons (''Spacemoth 5th Anniversary Compilation 2'' – Spacemoth CDr, 2006) *"Love Is Pleasing" – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (''Louisville Is For Lovers 6'' – Double Malt, 2006) *"

Wouldn't It Be Nice "Wouldn't It Be Nice" is a song by the American rock music, rock band the Beach Boys and the opening track from their 1966 album ''Pet Sounds''. Written by Brian Wilson, Tony Asher, and Mike Love, it is distinguished for its sophisticated Wall of ...

" (

The Beach Boys The Beach Boys are an American Rock music, rock band that formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian Wilson, Brian, Dennis Wilson, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and frie ...

) – Oldham Brothers (''Do It Again: a Tribute to Pet Sounds'' – Houston Party Record, 2006) *"Puff the Magic Dragon" – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (''

Songs for the Young at Heart ''Songs for the Young at Heart'' is a children's music album put together by Stuart A. Staples and Dave Boulter, both from the band Tindersticks. It features a number of classic children's songs, stories, and nursery rhymes set to music, and f ...

'' –

V2 Records V2 Records (or V2 Music; V2 being an abbreviation for Virgin 2) is a record label that was purchased by Universal Music Group in 2007 and sold to IASin 2013. In the Benelux, V2 operates separately from PIAS, as the label bought itself out from ...

, 2/2007) *"Get Your Hands Dirty" – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (''Louisville is for Lovers Vol. 8'' – Double Malt, 2008) *"Torn And Brayed" – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and Matt Sweeney (''Palermo Shooting'' OST, 2008) * "The Girl in Me" – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (''Louisville is for Lovers Vol. 9'' – Double Malt, 2009) * "New Wedding" – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (''The Present OST – ''Brushfire, 2009) * "My Only Friend" (Chris Knox) – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (''Stroke – Songs For Chris Knox'' – Merge, 2009) * "Love in the Hot Afternoon" (Gene Watson) – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Matt Sweeney (''The Adult Swim Singles Program'' – Adult Swim, 2010) * "Hombre Sencillo (Simple Man)" (Graham Nash) – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (''Be Yourself: A Tribute to Graham Nash's Songs For Beginners'' – Grassroots, 2010) * "All The Trees Of The Field Will Clap Their Hands" (Sufjan Stevens) – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (''Seven Swans Reimagined'' – On Joyful Wings, 2011) * "Storms" (Fleetwood Mac) – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Matt Sweeney (''Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac'' – Hear Music, 2012) * "Gypsy He-Witch" (Jason Molina) – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (''Weary Engine Blues: A Tribute To Jason Molina'' – Graveface, 2013) * "Where's the Playground Susie" (Jimmy Webb) – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy ("Still on the Line: A Tribute to Jimmy Webb" – Flannelgraph, 2015)

Collaborations

Albums

*''Fearful Symmetry'' – Box of Chocolates (Mad Entropic Carnaval, 1990) *''

The Last Place to Go ''The Last Place to Go'' is a live album by Boxhead Ensemble, released on October 20, 1998 through Atavistic Records. Track listing Personnel ;Musicians *Edith Frost – vocals (9) *Ryan Hembrey – bass guitar (4-8) *Charles Kim& ...

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Boxhead Ensemble Boxhead Ensemble is a musical collective founded by composer Michael Krassner. The project began in 1991 to record music for the independent film ''The Original Pantry Café''. The group features an ever rotating line-up, which as included Edith ...

(Atavistic, 1998) *''Songs From Robert Louis Stevenson's 'A Child's Garden Of Verses – The Anomoanon (Palace Records, 2000) *''Greetings from Providence, R.I.'' – Havanarama (Self-released, 2000) *'' Whatever, Mortal'' –

Papa M David Pajo (born June 25, 1968) is an American alternative rock musician. He has played a wide variety of music, loosely fitting into several other genres such as hardcore punk, math rock, post-rock, electronica, folk rock and indie pop. Though ...

(Drag City, 2001) *''Tranquil Isolation'' –

Nicolai Dunger Nicolai Dunger (born 4 February 1968) is a Swedish singer and acoustic songwriter from Piteå in Sweden. He has released twelve EPs and albums, singing primarily in English, and collaborated notably with Will Oldham, the Esbjörn Svensson jazz ...

(Virgin, 2002) *''Rock The Blockade'' – Havanarama (Secret Eye, 2003) *''Ala.Cali.Tucky'' – BrightBlack (Galaxia, 2004) *''No Earthly Man'' – Alasdair Roberts (Drag City, 2005) *''

Safe Inside the Day ''Safe Inside the Day'' is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Baby Dee. Released on January 21, 2008, it was her debut album on the Drag City label. It was Dee's first album to feature collaborators. It was produced by and fea ...

'' –

Baby Dee Baby Dee (born 1953) is an American performance artist, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter from Cleveland, Ohio. Early career In the 1970s, Baby Dee began her musical career as a street performer, but soon decided to take work as an ...

(Drag City, 2008) *''

'' – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy with Harem Scarem & Alex Neilson (Domino, 2008) *''Silent City'' – Brian Harnetty & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Atavistic, 2009) *''Hello Sorrow, Hello Joy'' – Three Queens in Mourning / Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Textile Records, 2020)

EPs

*''Summer Never Ends'' – The Anomoanon (Palace Records, 1999) *''Fish & Crabs'' – Havanarama (Self-released, 1999) *''Mutter'' – Carrie Yury (Self-released, 2005)

Songs

Tributes

Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American country singer-songwriter. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his ca ...

recorded a version of "I See a Darkness" on his American Recordings disc '' American III: Solitary Man'' (2000). Oldham provided backing vocals. *

Half Man Half Biscuit Half Man Half Biscuit are an English rock band, formed in 1984 in Birkenhead, Merseyside. Known for their satirical, sardonic, and sometimes surreal songs, the band comprises lead singer and guitarist Nigel Blackwell, bassist and singer Neil Cr ...

mention both the Palace Brothers and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy in the song "Emerging From Gorse" on their ''

Trouble Over Bridgwater Trouble may refer to: Film and television * Trouble (1922 film), ''Trouble'' (1922 film), an American silent comedy-drama film directed by Albert Austin * Trouble (1933 film), ''Trouble'' (1933 film), a British comedy film * Trouble (1977 film), ...

'' album (2000). *" Harm of Will" from

Björk Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( , ; born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct three-octave vocal range and eccentric persona, she has de ...

's ''

Vespertine ''Vespertine'' is the fourth studio album by Icelandic recording artist Björk. It was released on 27 August 2001 in the United Kingdom by One Little Independent Records and in the United States by Elektra Entertainment. Production on the album ...

'' album (2001) is about, and named after, Will Oldham. *Oldham was the subject of a 2004 30-track double-CD tribute album (and a smaller 18-track version) released on Tract Records, titled ''I Am a Cold Rock. I Am Dull Grass.'', The album features performances by

Calexico Calexico () is a city in southern Imperial County, California. Situated on the Mexican border, it is linked economically with the much larger city of Mexicali, the capital of the Mexican state of Baja California. It is about east of San Diego ...

Jolie Holland Jolie Holland is an American singer and performer who combines elements of folk, traditional, country, rock, jazz, and blues. Career Growing up in Houston, Texas, Jolie left in 1994, moving to Austin, New Orleans, and San Francisco before en ...

, Sodastream, and

Iron & Wine Samuel "Sam" Ervin Beam (born July 26, 1974), better known by his stage name Iron & Wine, is an American singer-songwriter. He has released six studio albums, several EPs and singles, as well as a few download-only releases, which include a ...

, among others. *

Jeffrey Lewis Jeffrey Lewis (born November 20, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter and comic book artist. Early life Lewis was born in New York City and grew up on the Lower East Side. He attended State University of New York at Purchase, graduating in ...

's album ''

City and Eastern Songs ''City and Eastern Songs'' is the third album by anti-folk artist Jeffrey Lewis, though is credited to Jeffrey & Jack Lewis, Jeffrey's brother. Though Jack Lewis had contributed vocals, bass and songwriting to Jeffrey's two previous albums, th ...

'' (2005) included the track "Williamsburg Will Oldham Horror." *

Steve Adey Steve Adey (born in Great Barr, Birmingham) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. His music is characterised by slow tempos, minimalist arrangements, underpinned by piano and a rich baritone vocal. As of 2018 Adey has released three st ...

also covered "I See a Darkness" on his LP ''

All Things Real ''All Things Real'' is the debut album by English singer-songwriter Steve Adey. The album was released on 6 March 2006 through Grand Harmonium Records. The album comprises original compositions, plus covers of Bob Dylan's Shelter from the Storm ...

'' (2006). *Scottish rock group

Biffy Clyro Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band that formed in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, composed of Simon Neil (guitar, lead vocals), James Johnston (bass, vocals), and Ben Johnston (drums, vocals). Currently signed to 14th Floor Records, they have r ...

mentioned Oldham in their song " Saturday Superhouse" from their album ''

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'' (2007). *

Mark Kozelek Mark Edward Kozelek (born January 24, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and occasional actor. He is known as the vocalist and primary recording artist of the indie folk act Sun Kil Moon and founding member of ...

recorded a version of Oldham's "New Partner" on his 2008 disc, ''

The Finally LP ''The Finally LP'' is a compilation album by Mark Kozelek. The CD was released on December 9, 2008 via Caldo Verde Records. From the press release: The compilation includes a country-tinged version of "Lazy" by Low, "Bedtime Lullaby," which f ...

''. *In 2009

Mark Lanegan Mark William Lanegan (November 25, 1964 – February 22, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter, and poet. First becoming prominent as the lead singer for the early grunge band Screaming Trees, he was also known as a member of Queens of the St ...

and

Soulsavers Soulsavers (also known as The Soulsavers Soundsystem) is an English-American production and remix team composed of Rich Machin and Ian Glover. The Soulsavers' downtempo electronica sound incorporates influences of rock, gospel, soul, and country. ...

recorded a cover version of "You Will Miss Me When I Burn." The release is a split single, backed with the Lanegan-penned "Sunrise" featuring vocals by Oldham. *In 2017, the Spanish superstar

Rosalía (singer) Rosalia Vila Tobella (born 25 September 1992), known mononymously as Rosalía (, ), is a Spanish singer. Born and raised in the outskirts of Barcelona, she has been described as an "untypical pop star" due to her genre-bending musical styles ...

made a flamenco cover of "I See a Darkness" in her album ''

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''.

References

External links

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