BACHMANN
B I L L
Opening for Grammy Award Winner Jimmy Webb - October 6, 2012 -
with Jon Sholle and Alyssa Bachmann
MUZIKREVIEWS.COM’S “Pick of the Week” - BACHMANN HAS DELIVERED A NEAR-PERFECT ALBUM THAT NEVER DISAPPOINTS ... YOU’LL ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.”
“FOLK-N-ROLLER IS TRULY AN ALBUM OF FANTASTIC SONGWRITING AND BILL BACHMANN IS A WORDSMITH OF THE HIGHEST ORDER...A MASTER OF THE GUITAR”
“Unafraid and uncompromising”
“FOLK-N-ROLLER IS HUDSON VALLEY ROOTS MUSIC AT ITS BEST”
“IS THERE ANYTHING BACHMANN CAN’T DO AS A SINGER-SONGWRITER?”
“AS A GUITAR PLAYER, THERE ARE FEW MORE ACCOMPLISHED THAN BILL BACHMANN.”
“BACHMANN'S NOTHING IF NOT CLEVER AS HELL…TOO DAMN HILARIOUS” !
“THIS CD WILL SUCK YOU IN LIKE A DRUG” !!
Muse’s Muse Reviews March 20, 2011
“BILL BACHMANN NEEDS NO COMPARISON…RAZOR-SHARP LYRICS AND A SATIRICAL EDGE THAT TAKES NO PRISONERS…ANOTHER GUITAR AND LYRICS MASTERCLASS”
Reviews of 2009 CD, “Big World Out There”
Wildy’s World
“Big World Out There is a master class in marrying storytelling to song craft ... there are few in the Folk world or out of it who can tell a story with quite the same zest, wit and intelligence without compromising the inherent musicality of a song …”
Folk and Acoustic Music Exchange
“Satire, turns of phrase, parody, and outright guffaws are packed into Big World Out There … I dare ya to find a release quite the equal of this. And you'll have to do so on your own, 'cause I ain't lettin' loose of my copy.”
Ariel’s Reviewyou.com
“It is Bachmann's wit with a lyric that has caused more of a stir than his undeniable skills at guitar … terrific slide guitar … slick guitar fingerwork …”
Indie-Music.com
“Supreme craftsmanship ... freakin’ brilliant ....”
Broken Records Magazine
“There’s no doubt that Bill Bachmann knows how to play his guitar … piercing lyrics … impeccable guitar”
Email Bill
“IT’S BRILLIANT AND CORNY AT THE SAME TIME...ONLY A GUY WITH A SHARP BRAIN AND AN EYE FOR THE IRONIC COULD WRITE THIS MUSIC”
NEW 2023 RELEASE
"Flight of the BumBillB"
Music and Lyrics by the Bum Bill B
Bill on vocals, guitars, dobro, mandolin, banjo, bass, drums, percussion, piano, and synthesizer
Available now !!!
Amazon.com and iTunes and Bandcamp.com
Reviews of 2023 CD -- “Flight of the BumBillB”:
Diane Hunt KBOO-FM:
"The world needs a bit of levity right now (and by right now,' I mean since about 717 AD). And Mr. B provides that in spades (and by 'spades,' I mean diamonds, hearts, and clubs, too). He makes me smile and the last time I checked (718 AD), smiling was a good thing. Here's to Flight of the BumBillB!"
Andy Goldfinger KOCF-FM:
"Bill Bachmann’s new album “Flight of the BumBillB” is not a silly album, but the levity is front and center. It is light and funny, and what really makes it “sing” in addition to the wonderful lyrics is the tight ass band (ie. Bill) that plays on the album. If you want to put a smile on your face during these insanely bizarre times this is the album for you."
Music Connection Magazine:
"Bill Bachmann is a seasoned singer-songwriter... "Size Don't Matter on a Banjo is clever... takes swings at
harmonica players that will get big laughs when played live at the bluegrass festival..."Double Negative" is
another farcical folk song, one deserving of a second listen to absorb all the wordplay. "You're not
unappealing" is a love line for the ages."
Mp3hugger blog re: Telecasterbator
"There is a fire at the heart of this track and it comes by way of the guitar playing and the entwined words to effect something that is a lesson in how to get Americana back in the headlines. And that is down in the main to Bill Bachmann's no-holds-barred approach.”
Mp3hugger blog re: Size Don't Matter on a Banjo
"Lively as, in fact so rousing is this track I am disappointed we didn't get the beers in for these 4 minutes because this is riotous behaviour and the air of a song we all know so well. But done in the form of the revolution in your front room and given we should always have our weekend selves running at full tilt of a Saturday I was so glad to hear Bill Bachmann bursting at the seams with this track. As trad goes this is the business! "
NYS Music:
"Flight of The BumBillB is the latest release from Buffalo native Bill Bachmann. This is the third full length album from the multi-instrumentalist songwriter, who plays every instrument on the album's 14 songs. Bachmann is a true wordsmith who expertly uses wit and humor in his music. Flight of The BumBillB lands between Weird Al Yankovic and Bob Dylan and somewhere between the city of Buffalo and the heart of – Bluegrass, Americana, DooWop, Blues and even a parody of a Christmas classic, it's all in there."
BILL’S song “SIZE DON'T MATTER ON A BANJO” selected "as a TOP FIVE WINNER" among 4,500 songs!
in the 16th annual GREAT AMERICAN SONG CONTEST.
BILL’S song “TELECASTERBATOR” selected as a FINALIST
in the 15th annual GREAT AMERICAN SONG CONTEST.
1600 songwriters from 43 countries participated.
Reviews of 2011 CD -- “Folk-n-Roller”: