Will Oldham discography
This is a list of recordings by Will Oldham (a.k.a. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Palace Music, etc.).
Oldham in 2006
Main discography
The nature of Oldham's work, with constant changes in backing musicians and even the names under which he records, can make for a confusing discography. Below are his releases in as simplified a form as possible.
Albums
A few of these albums are credited to another artist alongside Will Oldham but with Oldham providing vocals throughout each of the tracks they clearly belong on a list of Oldham albums.
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Released As | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You | Palace Brothers | |
| 1994 | Days in the Wake | Palace Brothers | Original release had eponymous album title: Palace Brothers |
| 1995 | Viva Last Blues | Palace Music | |
| 1996 | Arise Therefore | Palace Music | Re-released through iTunes as Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. |
| 1997 | Joya | Will Oldham | Re-released through iTunes as Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. |
As Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
| Year | Album | Released As | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Album Chart |
US Billboard 200 |
US Heatseekers | |||
| 1999 | I See a Darkness | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | 151[1] | - | - |
| 2001 | Ease Down the Road | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | 88[1] | - | - |
| 2003 | Master and Everyone | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | 48[1] | - | - |
| 2004 | Sings Greatest Palace Music | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | 63[1] | - | - |
| 2005 | Superwolf | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Matt Sweeney | 114[2] | - | - |
| 2006 | The Brave and the Bold | Tortoise & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | 101[3] | - | - |
| 2006 | The Letting Go | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | 70[1] | 194 | 8 |
| 2007 | Wai Notes | Dawn McCarthy & Bonny Billy | - | - | - |
| 2008 | Lie Down in the Light | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | 122[1] | - | 10 |
| 2009 | Beware | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | 71[1] | 114 | 2 |
| 2010 | The Wonder Show of the World | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & The Cairo Gang | 170[1] | - | 16 |
| 2011 | Wolfroy Goes to Town | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | 150[4] | - | - |
| 2012 | The Marble Downs | Trembling Bells & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | - | - | - |
| 2013 | What the Brothers Sang | Dawn McCarthy & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | - | - | - |
| 2013 | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | - | - | - |
| 2014 | Singer's Grave – A Sea of Tongues | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | - | - | - |
| 2016 | Fanatic Voyage [tribute to The Mekons] | Chivalrous Amoekons | - | - | - |
| 2017 | Best Troubador | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | - | - | - |
| 2017 | Wolf of the Cosmos | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | - | - | - |
| 2018 | Songs of Love and Horror | Will Oldham | - | - | - |
| 2019 | I Made a Place | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | - | - | - |
| 2021 | Superwolves[5] | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Matt Sweeney | - | - | - |
| 2022 | Blind Date Party[6][7] | Bill Callahan & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | - | - | - |
| 2023 | Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You[8] | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | - | - | - |
Live albums
- Get the Fuck on Jolly Live – Bonny Billy and Marquis de Tren featuring the Monkey Boys (2001) limited edition tour CD
- Summer in the Southeast – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (November 15, 2005)
- Wilding in the West – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (January 21, 2008)
- Is It The Sea? – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy with Harem Scarem & Alex Neilson (October 20, 2008) UK #172[1]
- Funtown Comedown – Bonny Billy & The Picket Line (December 15, 2009)
- The Bonnie Bells of Oxford – Trembling Bells & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (February 21, 2013)
- Pond Scum – Bonnie "Prince" Billy (January 22, 2016) BBC sessions
Compilation albums
- Lost Blues and Other Songs – Palace Music (March 31, 1997)
- Guarapero/Lost Blues 2 – Will Oldham (February 21, 2000)
- Little Lost Blues – Bonny Billy (September 19, 2006)
EPs
This section again contains several releases which are credited to Oldham alongside another artist or which are credited to a group other than Palace/Palace Brothers/Palace Music/Palace Songs. In these cases Oldham's contribution is such that they merit mention in his own discography rather than in the collaborations section.
- Goat Songs – The Sundowners (Sea Note, 1993)
- An Arrow Through the Bitch – Palace Brothers (Domino, 1994)
- Hope – Palace Songs (1994)
- The Mountain – Palace (Drag City, 1995)
- Songs Put Together For (The Broken Giant) – Palace Soundtrack (Drag City, 1996)
- Western Music – Will Oldham (Ovni, 1997)
- Black/Rich Music – Will Oldham (Drag City, 1998) (re-release of Songs Put Together (for the Broken Giant))
- Blue Lotus Feet – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Domino, 1998)
- Dream of a Drunk Black Southern Eagle – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Domino, 1999)
- More Revery (live version) – Bonny Billy (Travels in Constants Vol 7, 2000)
- Ode Music – Will Oldham (Drag City, 2000)
- All Most Heaven – Will Oldham and Rian Murphy (Drag City, 2000)
- Get on Jolly – Bonnie Billy and the Marquis de Tren (Drag City, 2000)
- More Revery (studio version) – Bonny Billy (Temporary Residence, 2001)
- Amalgamated Sons of Rest – Amalgamated Sons of Rest (Galaxia, 2002)
- Slitch Music – The Continental OP (Drag City, 2002)
- Seafarers Music – Will Oldham (Drag City, 2004)
- Pebbles and Ripples – Bonny Billy and Brightblack (Galaxia, 2004) / (Split EP)
- I Gave You – Bonny/Sweeney (Drag City, 2005)
- Strange Form of Life – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Drag City, 2007)
- Ask Forgiveness – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy with Meg Baird & Greg Weeks (Drag City, November 19, 2007)
- Chijimi EP – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Drag City/ Palace Records, 2009) / (Tour-Only 10-inch)
- Among The Gold – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Cheyenne Marie Mize (May 19, 2009)
- The Mindeater – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & The Phantom Family Halo (10-inch EP) / (September 2011)
- Bonnie & Mariee EP – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Mariee Sioux (Spiritual Pajamas, Feb. 2012)
- The Duchess – Trembling Bells & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Honest Jon's Records, April 2012)
- Hummingbird EP – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Spiritual Pajamas, May 2012)
- Now Here's My Plan – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Domino, July 2012)
- Solemns – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Marquis de Tren (Drag City, 2013)
- Barely Regal - Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Drag City, 2014)
- Tip The Glass & Feel The Bottom – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & The Cairo Gang (Future Oak Record Co., 2015) / (10-inch EP)
- The Happy Song / At The Corner Of The Stairs – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Oscar Parsons (Split EP) (Palace Records PR502)
- Wallins Creek Girls – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Nathan Salsburg (Record Store Day 2017) (Paradise of Bachelors 2017)
- The Best Of Folks/Harbour Men, 7″ – Bonnie Prince Billy/Naked Shortsellers (Split EP)
Singles
| Year | Title | Artist | Label/Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "Ohio River Boat Song" / "Drinking Woman" | Palace Brothers | Drag City DC25 |
| 1993 | "Come In" / "Trudy Dies" | Palace | Drag City DC37 |
| 1994 | "Horses" / "Stable Will" | Palace Songs | Drag City DC47 |
| 1994 | "O How I Enjoy the Light" / "Marriage" | Palace Songs | Drag City DC64 |
| 1994 | "West Palm Beach" / "Gulf Shores" | Palace | Drag City DC61 |
| 1995 | "The Mountain" / "(End of) Travelling" | Palace | Drag City DC71 |
| 1995 | "Gezundheit" / "Let the Wires Ring" | Palace | Hausmusik 12 |
| 1995 | "Black/Rich Tune" / "You Have Cum in Your Hair..." | Palace Music | Drag City (no Cat. No.) |
| 1996 | "Every Mother's Son" / "No More Rides" | Palace | Drag City DC83 |
| 1996 | "For the Mekons et al." (Live) / "Stable Will" (Live) | Palace Live | Palace Records PR13 |
| 1996 | "Little Blue Eyes" / "The Spider's Dude Is Often There" | Palace Music | Drag City DC91 |
| 1997 | "Patience" / "Take However Long You Want" | Will Oldham | Drag City DC118 |
| 1997 | Little Joya: "Prologue" / "Joya" / "Exit Music (for a Dick)" | Will Oldham | Drag City DC107X |
| 1997 | "In My Mind" (split 7-inch single with Rising Shotgun) | Will Oldham | Palace Records PR18 |
| 1997 | "Big Balls" (split 7-inch single titled "Sides 5-6") | Palace Contribution | Skin Graft GR26 |
| 1998 | "I Am Drinking Again" / "Dreaming My Dreams" (CD) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Domino Rug 67 cd |
| 1998 | "Black Dissimulation" / "No Such As What I Want" (7-inch) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billie | All City Nomad |
| 1998 | "The Sun Shines Down On Me" / "I Confess" | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | LowFly LF075 |
| 1998 | "One With the Birds" / "Southside of the World" | Bonnie 'Prince' Billie | Palace Records PR20 |
| 1999 | "Let's Start a Family (Blacks)" / "A Whorehouse Is Any House" | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Sub Pop SP 462 |
| 2000 | "Little Boy Blue" / "Little Boy Blue 2" / "Blue Boy" | Bonnie 'Blue' Billy | Western Vinyl WEST009 |
| 2001 | "Just to See My Holly Home" | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Domino (promo) |
| 2002 | "Forest Time" (one sided 10-inch single) | Will Oldham | Artimo 01 |
| 2002 | "Brother Warrior" (split 7-inch single with rainYwood) | Bonny Billy | Palace Records PR27 |
| 2002 | "We All, Us Three, Will Ride" / "Barcelona" | Will Oldham | Isota SODY005 |
| 2003 | "Happy Child" / "Forest Time" | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Drag City DC232 |
| 2004 | "Agnes, Queen of Sorrow" / "Blokbuster" (7-inch version) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Drag City DC278 – UK #69[1] |
| 2004 | "Agnes, Queen of Sorrow" / "Blokbuster" / "Pussyfooting" (CD Version) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Drag City DC278 – UK #69[1] |
| 2004 | "No More Workhorse Blues" / "The Color of My Dreams, If I Had Dreams" (7-inch) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Drag City DC285 – UK #87[1] |
| 2004 | "No More Workhorse Blues" / "The Color of My Dreams, If I Had Dreams" / "The Kiss" (CD) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Drag City DC285 – UK #87[1] |
| 2005 | "Puff the Magic Dragon" (split 7-inch single) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Lucky Dog 03 |
| 2005 | "I Gave You" / "Four Screams" | Bonny/Sweeney | Drag City DC298 – UK #210[1] |
| 2006 | "His Hands" | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | iTunes (US only) |
| 2006 | "Cursed Sleep" / "The Signifying Wolf" / "God's Small Song" | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Drag City DC316 – UK #133[1] |
| 2006 | "Cold & Wet" / "Buried Treasure" (7-inch Version) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Domino RUG235 – UK #186[1] |
| 2006 | "Cold & Wet" / "The Way" / "Buried Treasure" (12-inch/CD) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Drag City DC318 |
| 2007 | "Lay & Love" / "Going to Acapulco" (7-inch version) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Domino RUG246 |
| 2007 | "Lay & Love" / "Señor" / "Going to Acapulco" (12-inch/CD) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Drag City DC329 |
| 2007 | "John the Baptist" / "Strange Form of Life" (7-inch) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Self-released / Tour Only |
| 2007 | "Strange Form of Life" / "The Seedling" | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Domino RUG248 |
| 2008 | "Notes For Future Lovers" / "¿Dónde Está Prufrock?" (7-inch) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Gold Robot GRR006 |
| 2009 | "One Day At A Time" (iTunes Digital Single) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & the Bewarers | |
| 2009 | "Forever and Ever" / "In Spite of Ourselves" (7-inch) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Susanna | Self-released / Tour Only |
| 2009 | "Stay" / "People Living" (7-inch) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Drag City DC422/ Palace Records PR43 |
| 2010 | "New Year's Eve's The Loneliest Night Of The Year" (split 7-inch with Mike Heron) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Trembling Bells | Honest Johns HJP51 |
| 2011 | "Island Brothers" / "New Wonder" (10-inch) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & the Cairo Gang | Drag City DC468 |
| 2011 | "Must Be Blind" / "Life in Muscle" (10-inch) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Matt Sweeney | Drag City DC481 |
| 2011 | "There Is No God" / "God Is Love" (10-inch) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Drag City DC483 |
| 2012 | "I am a Floozy"/"Remember the Terror Time" (book & cd "Afternoon" [9]) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Black Tent Press |
| 2012 | "The b-sides for Time To Be Clear" (7-inch) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Drag City DC515 |
| 2012 | "Storms" (split 7-inch with Billy F. Gibbons) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Matt Sweeney | Drag City DC546 |
| 2012 | "Christmas Eve Can Kill You" / "Walking the Dog" (7-inch) | Dawn McCarthy & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Drag City DC547 |
| 2013 | "Sixty-One / Sixty Minute Man" (10-inch) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Dogfish Head (brewery); Barcode: 72410124371 |
| 2013 | "That's My Kind of Night" (iTunes Digital Single) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Drag City DC587 |
| 2013 | "Better Than I Used To Be" (iTunes Digital Single) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Drag City DC587 |
| 2013 | "Let Me Love You" (iTunes Digital Single) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Drag City DC587 |
| 2014 | "There Are Worse Things I Could Do" (iTunes Digital Single) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Drag City DC587 |
| 2014 | "Lovin' You Is Fun" (iTunes Digital Single) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Drag City DC587 |
| 2014 | "Die Young" (iTunes Digital Single) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Drag City DC587 |
| 2014 | "Am I Not A Weaker Soldier?" (7-inch) | Alexis Taylor vs. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Domino Records RUG629 |
| 2014 | "New Black Rich (Tusks)" (7-inch) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Drag City Records DC609 |
| 2014 | "Quail And Dumplings" (7-inch) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Drag City Records DC608 |
| 2014 | "We Love Our Hole / I'll Be Alright" (7-inch) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & The Cairo Gang | Empty Cellar Records EMP022 |
| 2014 | "New Trip On The Old Wine / Lay It Down" (7-inch) | Trembling Bells & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Tin Angel Records TARRSD1 |
| 2015 | "Mindlessness" (7-inch) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Drag City Records DC607 |
| 2015 | "The Devil Is People" (12-inch) | "Bonnie Stillwatter" (Will Oldham & Watter) | Temporary Residence Limited |
| 2015 | "Gloria/Drie Vragen" (7-inch) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Broeder Dieleman | Snowstar Records 15-062 |
| 2017 | "Conquer / You Have Been Seen (7-inch) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Slowboy Records BOY 25 |
| 2017 | "Mama Tried" (free digital download) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Drag City Records |
| 2020 | "This Is Far From Over" (digital download) | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Domino RUG1116 |
| 2022 | "Niagra" | Fences & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | [10] |
| 2022 | "Friends of Devil" | Andrew Rinehart and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy | [11] |
Compilation appearances
This section lists Will Oldham songs which have appeared exclusively on multi-artist compilations.
- "For The Mekons, et al." – Palace Brothers (Hey Drag City – Drag City, 1993)
- "Don't I Look Good Today" – Palace Brothers (Louisville Sluggers Vol.3 – Self-Destruct, 1993)
- "Two More Days" – Palace Brothers (Love Is My Only Crime 2 – Veracity/Intercord, 1994)
- "I Am A Cinematographer (Live)" – Palace Brothers (The Drag City Hour – Sea Note, 1996)
- "Meaulnes (Live)" – Palace Brothers (The Drag City Hour – Sea Note, 1996)
- "I Send My Love To You (Live)" – Palace Brothers (The Drag City Hour – Sea Note, 1996)
- "You Will Miss Me When I Burn (Live)" – Palace Brothers (The Drag City Hour – Sea Note, 1996)
- "Little Blue Eyes" (studio version) – Palace (Sourmash: A Louisville Compilation – X-Static/Boss Snake Music, 1996)
- "Ebb's Folly" – Will Oldham and Jim O'Rourke (Dutch Harbor OST – Atavistic, 1997)
- "Blokbuster (Live)" – Live Palace Music (Felidae – Last Exit, 1997)
- "What's Wrong With A Zoo?" – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Quelque Chose d'Organique OST – Virgin France, 1998)
- "Watch With Me" – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Methods of Intimate Plumbing – Blue Bunny Records, 1999)
- "Song For The New Breed (acoustic)" – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Louisvillesonicimprint-Vol. 1 – Ghetto Defendant, 2000)
- "Today I Started Celebrating Again" – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (At Home With The Groovebox – Grand Royal, 2000)
- "The Eagle and the Hawk" (John Denver) – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Take Me Home – Badman Recording Co., 2000)
- "Early Morning Melody" – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Shellac presents All Tomorrow's Parties 2.0 – BMI, 2002)
- "You Can Never Go Fast Enough" – Will Oldham and Alan Licht (Don't Cry, Driver – Plain Recordings, 2003)
- "There's Something About What Happens When We Talk" – Bonnie Billy and Mary Feiock (Louisville is for Lovers Vol. 3 – Double Malt, 2003)
- "All These Vicious Dogs" – Will Oldham (All The Real Girls OST – Sanctuary Records/Combustion Music, 2003)
- "Lessons From What's Poor (different version)" – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Now Who's Crazy? – Drag City, 2003)
- "Antagonism (live)" – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Wide-Awake Crescent-Shaped – CWAS smile, 2004)
- "Demon Lover" – Superwolf (Sprout OST – Brushfire Records, 2005)
- "My Home is the Sea (live)" – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and Matt Sweeney (Drag City A–Z – Drag City, 2005)
- "Will Oldham Speaks His Peace" – Will Oldham (Sea Note presents Mr. Jews 7-inch – Sea Note, 2005)
- "Song For Doctors Without Borders" – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Not Alone – Durtro Jnana, 2006)
- "Monolith Lamb" – Bonnie Billy & Oscar Parsons (Spacemoth 5th Anniversary Compilation 2 – Spacemoth CDr, 2006)
- "Love Is Pleasing" – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Louisville Is For Lovers 6 – Double Malt, 2006)
- "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (The Beach Boys) – Oldham Brothers (Do It Again: a Tribute to Pet Sounds – Houston Party Record, 2006)
- "Puff the Magic Dragon" – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Songs for the Young at Heart – V2 Records, 2/2007)
- "Get Your Hands Dirty" – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Louisville is for Lovers Vol. 8 – Double Malt, 2008)
- "Torn And Brayed" – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and Matt Sweeney (Palermo Shooting OST, 2008)
- "The Girl in Me" – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Louisville is for Lovers Vol. 9 – Double Malt, 2009)
- "New Wedding" – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (The Present OST – Brushfire, 2009)
- "My Only Friend" (Chris Knox) – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Stroke – Songs For Chris Knox – Merge, 2009)
- "Love in the Hot Afternoon" (Gene Watson) – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Matt Sweeney (The Adult Swim Singles Program – Adult Swim, 2010)
- "Hombre Sencillo (Simple Man)" (Graham Nash) – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Be Yourself: A Tribute to Graham Nash's Songs For Beginners – Grassroots, 2010)
- "All The Trees Of The Field Will Clap Their Hands" (Sufjan Stevens) – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Seven Swans Reimagined – On Joyful Wings, 2011)
- "Storms" (Fleetwood Mac) – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Matt Sweeney (Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac – Hear Music, 2012)
- "Gypsy He-Witch" (Jason Molina) – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Weary Engine Blues: A Tribute To Jason Molina – Graveface, 2013)
- "Where's the Playground Susie" (Jimmy Webb) – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy ("Still on the Line: A Tribute to Jimmy Webb" – Flannelgraph, 2015)
Collaborations
Albums
- Fearful Symmetry – Box of Chocolates (Mad Entropic Carnaval, 1990)
- The Last Place to Go – Boxhead Ensemble (Atavistic, 1998)
- Songs From Robert Louis Stevenson's 'A Child's Garden Of Verses' – The Anomoanon (Palace Records, 2000)
- Greetings from Providence, R.I. – Havanarama (Self-released, 2000)
- Whatever, Mortal – Papa M (Drag City, 2001)
- Tranquil Isolation – Nicolai Dunger (Virgin, 2002)
- Rock The Blockade – Havanarama (Secret Eye, 2003)
- Ala.Cali.Tucky – BrightBlack (Galaxia, 2004)
- No Earthly Man – Alasdair Roberts (Drag City, 2005)
- Safe Inside the Day – Baby Dee (Drag City, 2008)
- Is It The Sea? – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy with Harem Scarem & Alex Neilson (Domino, 2008)
- Silent City – Brian Harnetty & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Atavistic, 2009)
- Hello Sorrow, Hello Joy – Three Queens in Mourning / Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Textile Records, 2020)
EPs
- Summer Never Ends – The Anomoanon (Palace Records, 1999)
- Fish & Crabs – Havanarama (Self-released, 1999)
- Mutter – Carrie Yury (Self-released, 2005)
Songs
| Year | Title | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "Simply Beautiful" | Briana Corrigan | When My Arms Wrap You Round | Eastwest |
| 1996 | "I Put My Arms Out To You (Acoustic)" | Briana Corrigan | Love Me Now | Eastwest |
| 1996 | "More Brother (Inbred Version)" | Ice vs. Palace | Macrodub Infection Vol. 2 | Gyroscope |
| 1996 | "More Brother Dub" | Ice vs. Palace | Organized Sound | Jazz Fudge Recordings |
| 1997 | "Untitled" | The Continental OP | Sounds Of The Geographically Challenged Vol.2 | The Temporary Residence |
| 1997 | "Spotlight" | Rising Shotgun | David Allan Coe's In My Mind 7-inch | Palace Records |
| 1997 | "Tom" | The Anomoanon | Mother Goose | Palace Records |
| 2000 | "I See a Darkness" | Johnny Cash | American III: Solitary Man | American |
| 2001 | "Happy Child" | Tweaker | The Attraction to All Things Uncertain | Six Degrees/Ryko |
| 2002 | "How Can I Tell You I Love You" | Papa M | Sonic Youth presents All Tomorrow's Parties 1.1 | Bearded Music |
| 2002 | "One That Got Away" | The Anomoanon | Asleep Many Years in the Wood | Temporary Residence |
| 2004 | "Valentine" | Bobby Bare Jr.'s Young Criminals Starvation League | From the End of Your Leash | Munich Records |
| 2004 | "Ruby" | Tweaker | 2 a.m. Wakeup Call | iMUSIC/Waxploitation |
| 2005 | "Sea Lion" | Sage Francis | Sea Lion 12-inch | Epitaph |
| 2005 | "Don't Create a Ditch" "He Was A Friend Of Mine" "Nothin' to Celebrate" |
Red | Nothin' To Celebrate | Universal Music |
| 2005 | "Gratitude" | Björk | Drawing Restraint 9 | Polydor |
| 2005 | "Punks in the Beerlight" | The Silver Jews | Tanglewood Numbers | Drag City |
| 2006 | "Lowlight" | Wrinkle Neck Mules | Pull The Brake | Shut Eye |
| 2006 | "His Hands" | Candi Staton | His Hands | Honest Jons/Astralwerks |
| 2006 | "Idumæa" | Current 93 | Black Ships Ate the Sky | Durtro Jnana |
| 2006 | "Leave It Behind" | Homesick Hank | Leave It Behind | Playground |
| 2006 | "BTK Blues" "Danny" "Don't Ever Change" |
Pink Nasty | Mold the Gold | Self Released |
| 2007 | "Knoxville Girl" | Charlie Louvin | s/t | Tompkins Square |
| 2007 | "Through My Sails" | Soulsavers | It's Not How Far You Fall, It's The Way You Land | V2 |
| 2007 | "Idumæa (live)" | Current 93 | Birdsong in the Empire | Durtro Jnana |
| 2007 | "La Chambre" | Soy Un Caballo | Les Heures De Raison | Matamore |
| 2007 | "Evolution of Waters" "Kin" |
Valgeir Sigurdsson | Ekvilibrium | Bedroom Community |
| 2007 | "Do You Want to be Buried With My People" "Kiss" "River of No Return" "Comfort You" |
Scout Niblett | This Fool Can Now Die | Too Pure |
| 2008 | "Unlit Hallway" "Like the River" |
Sun Kil Moon | April | Caldo Verde |
| 2008 | "Bury the Ghost" | Dosh | Wolves and Wishes | anticon. |
| 2008 | "Would You?" | Holly Throsby | A Loud Call | Spunk |
| 2009 | "Sunrise" | Soulsavers | Broken | V2 / Cooperative Music. |
Tributes
- Johnny Cash recorded a version of "I See a Darkness" on his American Recordings disc American III: Solitary Man (2000). Oldham provided backing vocals.
- Half Man Half Biscuit mention both the Palace Brothers and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy in the song "Emerging From Gorse" on their Trouble Over Bridgwater album (2000).
- "Harm of Will" from Björk's Vespertine album (2001) is about, and named after, Will Oldham.
- Oldham was the subject of a 2004 30-track double-CD tribute album (and a smaller 18-track version) released on Tract Records, titled I Am a Cold Rock. I Am Dull Grass., The album features performances by Calexico, Jolie Holland, Sodastream, and Iron & Wine, among others.
- Jeffrey Lewis's album City and Eastern Songs (2005) included the track "Williamsburg Will Oldham Horror."
- Steve Adey also covered "I See a Darkness" on his LP All Things Real (2006).
- Scottish rock group Biffy Clyro mentioned Oldham in their song "Saturday Superhouse" from their album Puzzle (2007).
- Mark Kozelek recorded a version of Oldham's "New Partner" on his 2008 disc, The Finally LP.
- In 2009 Mark Lanegan and Soulsavers recorded a cover version of "You Will Miss Me When I Burn." The release is a split single, backed with the Lanegan-penned "Sunrise" featuring vocals by Oldham.
- In 2017, the Spanish superstar Rosalía (singer) made a flamenco cover of "I See a Darkness" in her album Los ángeles (album).
References
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- "Ashley Macomber & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy / 'AFTERNOON' BOOK | 10 IN. / Black Tent Press". blacktentpress.com. Archived from the original on January 24, 2012.
- Major, Michael. "Fences & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy Collaborate on New 2-Track Single 'Niagra'". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- "Watch: Andrew Rinehart and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy Share Wild West Inspired "Friend of The Devil" Music Video". Jambands. May 17, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
External links
- The Royal Stable – an extensive Will Oldham discography.
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