Rock’n’reel.
Punk-folk.
Country music from many countries...
BiL play
fiddle, guitars, bass & percussion
with loads of power and emotion.
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Silver is in stores now, available direct from Omnium, and on
BiL-BLOGGED Interview on Celtophilia & Top Ten podcast on Celt in A Twist
- “Standouts such as ‘Apple Tree Wassail,’ ‘Jolly Tinker,’ and ‘Corner House’ cause uncontrollable jigging while ‘Death on Hennepin’ and ‘The Rushes Green’ slow down the pace but remain just as powerful. Saturday’s ...show is sure to be one to remember...” — Adam Hammer, St. Cloud Times (MN)
- “MOLTEN PLATTER OF THE WEEK: ...these guys have proved over the years that they can adeptly tackle everything from delicate trad ballads to heavy Springsteen rockers, but on Silver the modern masters of mediaeval music have cold-cast their coolest album yet. ...if you’ve never heard BIL before, then you owe it to yourself to get righteously enlightened because they’re the solid gold standard.” — Jeffrey Morgan, Metro Times, Detroit
- “Boiled in Lead keys into the most powerful elements of all the genres the band pulls from, finding a hypnotic common denominator in ancient Irish drones and rock rhythms, a similar energy source behind electric guitar solos and the shrill piping of penny whistles.” — Express Milwaukee
- “Boiled in Lead’s return is to be greeted with huge applause, mass cheering and flag-waving in berserk fashion.” — fRoots, issue 300
- “...this is traditional music brought to the boil. Silver may not be for the purists but it’s one of the best things you’ll hear this year. Trust me on this.” — Dai Jeffries, Rock’n’Reel (UK)
- “...a legendary figure in the field of American folk rock thanks to its unconventional approach.” — World Music Central
- “...a fine release befitting the silver anniversary of a band that rightly deserves to be heard nationally and internationally.” — Global Rhythm, June 2008
- “Unlike some bands that tart up the punk edges until their music becomes cartoon-ish, BiL integrates the rough edges seamlessly.” — Dirty Linen
- (Silver) “...smashes genres, hits the most primal nerves, and — even in its acoustic moments — shakes your bones.” — Bill Snyder, Mpls-St.Paul magazine, March 2008
