About Billy Irvine...........

His music can be heard in two ways depending on where you catch him. If he is playing solo you will see him play with his beautiful old trademark resonator guitars, boot board and didgeridoos along with his vocals. If you see him with his band it will be a three or four piece electric & acoustic combined set up.

Billy uses his voice along with a collection of instruments and rhythmic tools to create a raw bluesy yet imaginative sound and style. He supports his live set with his latest studio album 'Nomad', a musical journey that shows a real cross section of his solo and fuller band sounds, He releases 'nomad' to follow up 'wear a number' ep and his debut album, 'Bare Bones', a fourteen track recording captured live in the studio to recreate his live performance as much as possible.

Nomad is due for release in may 2011, and is long awaited post his debut album, although he did release a slick, but raw ep of five songs from the first album as band tracks in 2008 to popular demand.

Billy’s house recorded debut album Bare Bones, which was professionally mixed, mastered and manufactured, is not your common or garden offering as he explains, "I always wanted to do a raw old fashioned recording with everything done in one live take, just like the way the old 1930s guys did, but of course with a bit of modern sparkle also!" The whole album was completed in approximately two weeks, on the basis of a song a day.

His stripped-down brand of blues draws inspiration from the sounds of: Jimi Hendrix and Bukka White, Muddy Waters, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Robert Johnson, Son House, Rory Gallagher, Johnny Winter, Chris Whitley, Ash Dargan, David Hudson, Reef, The Black Crowes and many more.

"Billy Irvine is a joy to watch onstage; a humble character producing sounds that stay with you long after his performance ends. From the driving stomp-box beat that resonates to your core, to the nostalgic blues journey he takes you on with his beat-up National guitars and mature voice switching from gravelly to honeyed, from the outset Billy is an artist that captures your attention. But it is when he skillfully adds in resonant melodies from his three didgeridoos that he becomes a truly exciting experience. Billy Irvine is a must-see."

Susie Clarke, Musician/ Promoter- The Tup, Surrey.