Rock’n’reel.
Punk-folk.
Country music from many countries...
BiL play
fiddle, guitars, bass & percussion
with loads of power and emotion.
concerts | leadheads | links | booking | contact
Silver is available on CD (in stores now),
direct from Omnium, and on
COMING UP — concerts in Minneapolis June 28, Milwaukee Aug 29, Rockford IL Aug 30.
WATCH BiL on Twin Cities Public Television’s Almanac
LISTEN to BiL on The Current's Morning Show March 17th, playing “Death on Hennepin” and “Silver Carp.”
- “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
- “It smashes genres, hits the most primal nerves, and — even in its acoustic moments — shakes your bones.” — Bill Snyder, Mpls-St.Paul magazine, March 2008
- “Silver ...is a fine addition to the BiL catalog, with bristling takes on trad Celtic tales of mayhem, doom, and excessive drinking, and the odd dash of Algerian rai and Zeppelinesque thunder. There's even a pair of local angles: John Van Orman's harrowing tale of Death cruising Hennepin Avenue, and Menton's equally unsettling account of aquatic aggression in ‘Silver Carp.’” — Rick Mason, City Pages
