The Bills • Yes Please (2012)

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Released in Canada in 2012, released in USA 2013 (Red House Records)

up-western_awards 2013 WCMA Nominee

CD available from Compass Records‘ online Store


“. . . very literate, thought provoking . . .”

Sing Out!

“sit back, relax  and let the music soak into you!”

American Roots UK

 

Track listing

  1. Hallowed Hall (Frye / Dolan) [LYRICS]
  2. The Plant Song (Atkinson) [LYRICS]
  3. Shining Face (Atkinson / Frye) [LYRICS]
  4. After Music (Dolan)
  5. Not the End (Atkinson / Frye) [LYRICS]
  6. Little Tribune (Frye) [LYRICS]
  7. Scotch Bonnet (Atkinson)
  8. Pandora’s in Flames (Frye) [LYRICS]
  9. Love’s Medley (Reinhardt, arr. Atkinson/Smith)
  10. Gale in My Sail (Atkinson / Frye) [LYRICS]
  11. Quarter Century Mazurka (Dolan)
  12. Blackberry Ivy and Broom (Atkinson / Frye) [LYRICS]
  13. The Gardenton Waltz (Moody) YouTube link

The Bills are:

Marc Atkinson: mandolin, guitar, mandola, tenor banjo, percussion, vocals

Adrian Dolan: fiddle, viola, accordion, piano, mandola, vocals

Chris Frye: guitar, percussion, lead vocals

Richard Moody: violin, viola, vocals

With:
Joey Smith: upright bass (1-12)
Joby Baker: percussion, upright bass (13), vocals (3)
Oliver Swain: upright bass (4)

Produced by Joby Baker & The Bills

Recorded, mixed & mastered by Joby Baker at Baker Studios Ltd. 2012
Additional engineering by
Adrian Dolan at Marlborough Studios

Art direction, design & layout by
A Man Called Wrycraft (the late Michael Wrycraft) www.wrycraft.com

Toronto, ON

Photography by Lindsey Marie Stewart and Matt Miles

Cover Painting “StrongStance” by the late

irma soltonovich www.soltonovich.com