On December 10, 2021, “Drag City” label released “Blind Date Party”, album by Bill Callahan and Bonnie “Prince” Billy. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Cooper Crain, Daniel Quinlivan and Emmett Kelly.
Personnel:
Bonnie “Prince” Billy – vocals, guitar
Bill Callahan – vocals, harmonica, handclapping
Azita Youssefi – vocal, instrumentation, recording
Dead Rider / Todd Rittman – vocal, guitar / Andrea Faught – keyboards, trumpet / Matt Espy – drums
Six Organs of Admittance / Ben Chasny – guitar
Meg Baird – vocals, guitar
Cassis Berman – vocals, acoustic guitar, bass
Bill Mackay – vocals, acoustic guitar, requinto, engineer, mixing
David Pajo – vocals, guitar, instrumentation, engineer
Cory Hanson – vocals, guitar
Matt Sweeney – vocals, guitar, arranger
Richard Bishop – acoustic guitar
David Grubbs – vocals, electric guitar, organ, handclapping
Todd Rittman – vocals, guitar, bass, drums, engineer, mixing
Alasdair Roberts – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, cello, drum programming
Tyler Nuffer – steel guitar
Charlie Saufley – guitar
George Xylouris – vocals, bouzouki, lute, lyre, laouto, drums, bells
Cooper Crain – organ
Will Oldham – vocals, synthesizer
Tony Crow – keyboards
Ben Chasny – vocals, bass, drums, programming
Joshua Abrams – bass
Danny Kiely – bass
Evan Backer – bass guitar, drums
Greg Sweeney – drums
Brian Kotzur – drums, engineer
Ty Segall – instrumentation
Mick Turner – vocals, instrumentation
Matt Kinsey – vocals, instrumentation
Sean O’Hagan – vocals, instrumentation
Sean Sylvester – instrumentation, backing vocals
Drew Miller – saxophone
Rob Frye – tenor saxophone
Cheyenne Mize – fiddle, backing vocals
Heather Lockie – viola
Elsa Madeline Oldham – Jew’s harp
Jacob Duncan – woodwind
Elisa Ambrogio – vocals
Haley Fohr – vocals
Livy O’Hagan – backing vocals
Eli Crews – engineer
Michael Tully – artwork
Ethan Swan – design, booklet editor
Track listing:
Blackness Of the Night – Cat Stevens, Yusuf Islam
OD’d in Denver – Hank Williams Jr.
I’ve Made Up My Mind – Dave Rich
Red Tailer Hawk – The Other Years
Wish You Were Gay – Billie Eilish
Our Anniversary – Smog
Rooftop Garden – Lou Reed
Deacon Blues – Steely Dan
I Love You – Jerry Jeff Walker
Sea Song – Robert Wyatt
I’ve Been the One – Little Feat
Miracles – Johnny Frierson
I Want to Go to the Beach – Iggy Pop
Night Rider’s Lament – Michael Burton
Arise, Therefore – Palace Music
The Night of Santiago – Leonard Cohen
The Wild Kindness – Silver Jaws
Lost in Love – Air Supply
She Is My Everything – John Prine
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