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The Purple Bird

Bonnie "Prince" Billy

2025 · Rock

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The Purple Bird by Bonnie "Prince" Billy

The Purple Bird is a Country album by Bonnie "Prince" Billy, originally released in 2025. On Gatefold: 6 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.

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Backed by Nashville vets, Will Oldham puts his distinctive spin on country.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Turned To Dust (Rolling On)
  2. A2London May
  3. A3Tonight With The Dogs I'm Sleeping
  4. A4Boise, Idaho
  5. A5The Water's Fine
  6. A6Sometimes It's Hard To Breathe

Side B

  1. B1New Water
  2. B2Guns Are For Cowards
  3. B3Downstream
  4. B4One Of These Days (I'm Gonna Spend The Whole Night With You)
  5. B5Is My Living In Vain?
  6. B6Our Home

Sound DNA

  • Country
  • Bluegrass
  • sparse
  • earnest
  • pastoral

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

"New Water" is a slightly re-worked version of "Water", originally performed and recorded for a Peel Session in November, 1993.

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Adam ChaffinsVOCALS
  • Brit TaylorVOCALS
  • Eamonn DillonUILLEANN PIPES, WHISTLE WHISTLE
  • Fred EltringhamDRUMS, PERCUSSION DRUMS
  • Joey MiskulinACCORDION, BANJO
  • John AndersonVOCALS
  • Mark HowardBANJO, VOCALS BANJO VOCALS
  • Matt CombsSTRINGS STRINGS, VIOLIN, VIOLA, CELLO, ARCO BASS, BELLS
  • Mike RojasKEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS, ACCORDION PIANO
  • Pat McLaughlinMANDOLIN MANDOLIN, VOCALS VOCALS
  • Roy AgeeTROMBONE
  • Russ PahlELECTRIC GUITAR, STEEL GUITAR, PEDAL STEEL GUITAR, BARITONE GUITAR, JEW'S HARP GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR
  • Steve MackeyBASS
  • Stuart DuncanFIDDLE FIDDLE, ACOUSTIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR
  • Tim O'BrienMANDOLIN, VOICE VOCALS, MANDOLIN MANDOLIN, VOCALS
  • Will OldhamACOUSTIC GUITAR, VOCALS WRITTEN BY, GUITAR, VOICE ACOUSTIC GUITAR
  • New Spahn Ranch SingersVOCALS

3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 6 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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