| The Bills | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | West Coast of Canada |
| Label: | Red House Records Borealis Records |
| Website: | thebills.ca |
| Current Members: | Marc Atkinson Richard Moody Chris Frye Adrian Dolan Scott White |
| Past Members: | Glen Manders Nick Mintenko Joey Smith |
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 |