Bill
Bailey
"I
am Bill Bailey and I am from the West Country"
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Who Is Bill
Bailey?
Mark "Bill"
Bailey was born in Bath, Somerset, and is an English comedian, actor,
and musician known for appearing on TV shows Never Mind
the Buzzcocks, QI, Have
I Got News For You, and Black Books
as well as his stand up comedy. He is a self proclaimed "confused
hippy" known for his thin goatee and long hair and a lifelong
Wurzels fan. He was listed by The Observer as one of the 50 funniest
acts in British comedy, in 2003.
Bill occasionally references The Wurzels in his routines. In his
Bewilderness show he mentions knowing
them 'when they were a German techno band, Die Würtzels - and
then they sold out, went all oo-arr country', as well as performing
a pastiche of Combine Harvester in the
style of Chris de Burgh. In an appearance on BBC2's Never Mind
The Buzzcocks, Bailey stood and saluted a playing of the intro
to Combine Harvester. That is enough to get him a mention
here!
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Bill
Bailey Discography
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Singles |
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Das
Hokey Kokey
Das
Hokey Kokey ‘Radio Edit’ / Das Hokey Kokey ‘Original
Version’ / Das Hokey Kokey ‘Vocoder Mix’ |
August
2006 |
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Albums |
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Bewilderness
(2000)
This
album is a mix of songs and spoken routines with some banter
between, and was recorded in one 24 hour session at Sanctuary
Studios. Not to be confuied with the Bewilderness
tour CD and DVD. |
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The
Best Of...Bill Bailey
This
album was just sold at gigs; a mix of songs and spoken routines
with some banter between.
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The
Ultimate Collection...Ever!
Insect
Nation / Gwydion & The Druid - Chapter 1 / Richard Clayderman
Plays Three Blind Mice / Unisex Chip Shop (Tribute To Billy
Bragg) / Scooby Doo / Sirens / Jean-Michel Jarre / Hats Off
To The Zebras / Phillip Glass Plays Pop Goes The Weasel /
Foxhunting / Tom Waits Plays Three Blind Mice / Leg Of Time
/ Classical Cockney / Chaucer Pubbe Gagge / Medieval Porn
/ Gwydion & The Druid - Chapter 2 / Dr. Qui / Cockney
Medley / Beautiful Ladies (In Honour Of Chris De Burgh) /
Gwydion & The Druid - Chapter 47 / Drum 'N' Bush
This
album combines the 'Bewilderness (2000)' and 'Best Of...'
CDs. |
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Part
Troll
Recorded
live in front of a sell-out crowd at The Hammersmith Apollo
in June 2004. |
November
2004 |
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Cosmic Jam
Bill’s
debut live stand up show - Cosmic Jam, filmed at The Bloomsbury
Theatre, London away back in 1996. |
November
2006 |
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Bewilderness
This
is the audio version of the Live ‘Bewilderness’
DVD. This was recorded at The Grand Theatre, Swansea |
November
2006 |
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Part Troll Live
The
show was recorded live in front of a sell-out crowd at The
Hammersmith Apollo in June 2004. |
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November 2004 |
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Cosmic Jam with Bewilderness
Bill’s
debut live stand up show - Cosmic Jam, filmed at The Bloomsbury
Theatre, London in 1996. Bonus DVD is the Full Length Directors
Cut of the hit show Bewilderness. |
November
2005 |
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Classic
Collection Box Set
Together
at last, all three of Bills live DVD recordings in one magnificent
boxed set! Contains:- 'Cosmic Jam', 'Bewilderness-The Directors
Cut' and 'Part-Troll ' (plus all original extras). |
November
2006 |
| Books |
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The
Many Moods of Bill Bailey
"Well
you asked for it...The Many Moods of Bill Bailey
is the song book that you've been requesting for years, and
collects 9 of Bill's most popular songs from the period of
1995-2005 with accompanying piano music, guitar tabs and lyrics.
This collection also features introductions from Bill which
gives us background to their creation, and an array of photographs
and archive posters. The cover art, a 60s pastiche designed
by Joe Magee, is also particularly resplendent, making this
far more special than your average songbook, and a real collector's
item. But
the real attraction of owning this book is the knowledge that
you will finally be able to recreate Bill's music in your
own home. With music for piano and guitar, and complete lyrics,
you have everything you need to bring these songs to life
in the comfort of whichever venue you choose to play them."
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26
October 2007 |
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