Billy Liar (UK)

Acoustic Folk Punk

Billy Liar is an acoustic folk punk singer from Scotland. He has been touring the UK and Europe relentlessly for the last four years and his latest EP was produced by Acey Slade (Murderdolls/Amen/Trashlight Vision) and features Robin Guy on drums (The King Blues/The Grit/The Business/Lars Frederiksen/Rachel Stamp/Faith No More).

Billy has had songs played on Radio 1 by Mike Davies on the Radio 1 Punk Show, and Vic Galloway, and has had sessions on XFM with Jim Gellatly.

He also recently completed a tour of New Zealand (with The Rabble) and played his first slot at the legendary Rebellion Festival in Blackpool, which was one of the busiest acoustic sets of the weekend.

"Excellent- honesty and integrity- that’s what we need!" - TV Smith (The Adverts)

"Really honest and soulful stuff, very entertaining live and writing far better songs than most!" - MIKE DAVIES (BBC Radio 1 Punk Show)

"This is important music and maybe the proudest thing I've been involved in." - ACEY SLADE (Joan Jett/The Dark Party/Trashlight Vision/Murderdolls/Amen)

Billy Liar on The Golden Hour Tour 2010, Ullapool, Scotland:






Billy Liar: Fire Hazard






Billy Liar: It Starts Here

Reviews

The natural poetics capture the balance and tension of normal life while the clever idiosyncratic fusion of punk rock and acoustic guitar fanfare each observation comprehensively. Billy Liar is the town centre wordsmith and backstreet philosopher and has played more venues than anyone else of his generation - something most of his peers can only gawp at!"
- Subba-Cultcha.com

"Bloody infectious. A damn near perfect EP of folky acoustic punk. Seriously great."
- Lights go out zine

"Billy’s punk spirit welcomed revellers to dance and sing along in the street past the last light of the long day. It starts here!"
- Drowned in Sound

"There's no mistaking the passion, the presence of dedication, or the obvious talent for brilliant song writing.... Hard edged compositions with more than a foot in the genre of punk rock but, and this is where the wonder lies, governed and sustained by the predominant guidance of the acoustic guitar."
- Music News Scotland

"Billy's honest approach to songwriting provides insight to life in Glasgow, with lyrics like poetic conversations between drunken friends, trying to find their way in a fucked up world."
- Override Zine