Clients and collaborations
Gig History
The Fables – 1997-Present - Button Accordion/Banjo/Mandolin/Mandocello/Bouzouki/Acoustic Guitar/Vocals
Ennis/The Ennis Sisters – 2005-2015 – Sporadic touring as sideman - Bouzouki/Mandocello/Button Accordion
Shanneyganock – 2010-2017 – Drums/Vocals
The Matthew Byrne Band – 2012-2017 – Percussion/Vocals
The Irish Descendants – 1997-2007 - Sporadic touring as sideman – Bass Guitar/Button Accordion/Banjo/Mandocello/Bouzouki/Vocals
The Navigators – 2004-2007 – Sporadic touring as sideman – Vocals/Mandolin/Tenor Banjo
The Ron Hynes Band – 2006-2015- Bass guitar/Vocals
Cordeen- 2015-Present - Button Accordion/Vocals
Danu - 2020- Present - Bodhran/Mandolin/Vocals
Miscellany Of Folk - 2022-2025 -Fiddle/Mandolin/Vocals
A variety of backing gigs with performers such as:
Paddy Keenan (Ireland)
Conal O’Grada (Ireland)
Benny McCarthy (Ireland) and Colm Murphy (Ireland)
Dermot Byrne (Ireland) / Floriane Blanke (France)
Pierre Schreyer (Canada)
The Friel Sisters (Scotland)
Graham Wells (Canada)
Aaron Collis and Emilia Bartellas (Canada)
Recording Works
The Fables
-Tear The House Down –1998 - Co-Producer/ Musician (multi MIANL Award winner)
-A Time –2000 - Musician (multi MIANL award winner)
-St. John’s – 2002 - Co-Producer/ Musician (multi MIANL award winner)
-Kings and Little Ones – 2007 - Co-Producer/ Musician
Ennis
- Lessons Learned – 2009 - Co-Producer/Musician - Won 2011 ECMA Roots/Traditional Group Recording Of The Year
– 2012-The Fortunate Ones – Recording Engineer/Co-Producer/Mix Engineer/Musician - Won 2014 MusicNL Album of the Year, and nominated for 2014 ECMA Roots/Traditional Group Recording of the Year
The Ennis Sisters
– Stages- 2014 - Co-Producer/Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer/Musician - Won MusicNL Folk/Traditional Recording Of The Year
– Upon A Winter’s Day – 2016 – Co-Producer/Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer/Musician
– It’s Christmas –2012-Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer/Musician - Won MusicNL Celtic Recording Of The Year
Matthew Byrne
- Ballads – 2010 – Producer/Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer/Musician
- Hearts and Heroes – 2014 – Producer/Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer/Musician - Nominated for both MusicNL Factor recording of the year, and Celtic/Traditional Recording of the year, Nominated for 2015 ECMA Roots/Traditional Solo Recording of the Year, Won Traditional Recording of the Year 2015 Canadian Folk Music Awards
– Horizon Lines – 2017- Producer/Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer/Musician -Won 2018 Canadian Folk Music Awards Traditional Recording Of The Year, Nominated for 2017 MusicNL Celtic/Traditional Recording of the Year
-Sing Through The Earth & Skies (EP) - 2015 - Producer/Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer/Musician
Rum Ragged
– Self Titled- 2016 - Producer/Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer/Musician... 2016 MusicNL Folk/Roots Recording of the Year
- At Christmas - 2017 – Producer/Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer/Musician 2018-MusicNL Folk/Roots Recording of the Year Nominee
– The Hard Times – 2018 – Producer/Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer/Musician 2018 MusicNL Celtic/Traditional Album of the Year 2018 Blues & Roots Worldwide Radio Album of the Year Nominee 2019 MusicNL Factor Album of the Year Nominee
- The Thing About Fish - 2019 - Producer/Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer/Musician
-Gone Jiggin' - 2024 -Producer/Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer/Musician
-All The Bells And Wassails - 2025 - Partial Recording Engineer/Musician
Shanneyganock
-Live on George St. - 2010 – Co-Producer/Mix-Engineer
-A Tribute To The McNulty’s – 2011 -Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer
-Rockin’ On The Water - 2013 – Producer/Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer/Musician
-Home In My Harbour - 2017 – Producer/Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer/Musician
The McDades - For Reel - 2003 - Musician
Chris Andrews – By The Hush- 2001 – Producer/Arranger/Musician - Received both ECMA and MIANL award nominations
Graham Wells – Traditional Music From Newfoundland - 2008 – Producer/Arranger/Musician - Won Best Folk/Roots album at the 2008 MusicNL awards
Graham Wells and Dave Clark – 2010 –Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer/Musician
Island-to-Island - Traditional Music from Ireland and Newfoundland – 2002 - featuring Seamus Creagh, Colin Carrigan, Aidan Coffey, Mick Daly, Graham Wells, Billy Sutton, Jason Whelan & Paddy Mackey.
Figgy Duff – Shakespeare’s Tempest: An Original Score-2014 – C0-Engineer/Musician
The Freels- 2014 – Recording and Mix Engineer
The Blue Drop – Greater Things - 2015- Producer/Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer/Musician
The Navigators – Sea Miner - 2009 - Musician
The Navigators – Soldiers and Sailors – 2001 - Musician
Kim Stockwood – Back To The Water -2011 – Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer/Musician - Nominated for 2011 MusicNL Folk/Roots Album of the Year , Won 2012 ECMA Roots/Traditional Solo Recording of the Year
Aaron Collis and Emilia Bartellas – 2014- Co-Producer/Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer/Musician...Won 2014 MusicNL Celtic/Traditional Recording of the year
Doug Dorward- Waves - 2016- Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer – Nominated for Traditional Instrumental Recording of the Year at 2017 ECMA’s
Dave Penny – All Turned Around- - 2016 – Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer/Musician – Nominated for Traditional Singer of the Year at 2017 Canadian Folk Music Awards and Celtic/Traditional Artist of the Year 2017 MusicNL Awards
Cordeen – Musical Bridge-2017 – Producer/Co-Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer/Musician - Nominated for Celtic/Traditional Artist of the Year 2017 MusicNL Awards
Anita Best And Sandy Morris – Some Songs – 2018 - Co-Producer/Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer/Musician
Jackie Sullivan - Find Your Light - 2019 - Co-Producer/ Co-Recording Engineer/Musician
Danu (Ireland)
-10,000 Miles – 2018 - Mix Engineer/Musician
-The Pearl Album - 2025 - Musician
Paddy Tutty and Caoimhin O Fearghail (Ireland) – Fiddle And Flute -2018 – Mix Engineer
Benny McCarthy (Ireland) - Press And Draw - 2020 - Mix Engineer
The Local - The Deisé Sessions (Ireland) - 2020 - Mix Engineer
Billy Sutton - Not A Word - 2020 - Composer/Producer/Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer
Glenn Simmons – Untitled – currently in production – Co-Recording Engineer/Co-Producer/Musician
Michael Cooney(Ireland) - Old Tipperary (Sean Tiobard Arann) - 2021 - Partial Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer/MusicianOld Tipperary (Sean Tíobard Árann) Old Tipperary (Sean Tíobard Árann)Old Tipperary (Sean Tíobard Árann)
The Local (Ireland) - The Deise Sessions - 2021 - Mix Engineer
Eddie Costello (Ireland)- Songs And Tunes - 2021 - Partial Recording Engineer/Partial Mix Engineer/Musician
Miscellany Of Folk - Atlantic Waves -2022 - Partial Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer/Musician
Tulua (Ireland)
-No Coming No Going - 2023 - Mix engineer
Conor Moriarity (Ireland)- The First Month Of Summer - 2024 - Partial Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer/Musician
The Salt Beef Junkies - Somewhere In Between - 2024 -C0-Producer/Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer/Musician
The Ring Session(Ireland) - 2024 - Mix Engineer
Fiarock (Ireland) - An Tus - 2026 - Mix Engineer
Richie Power (Ireland) - it's Time To Let It All Go - 2024 - Partial Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer/Musician
Ailbe Grace and Liam Flanagan (Ireland) - Across The Glen - 2025 - Partial Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer/Musician
Donie Nolan, Liam Flanagan, and Caoimhin O'Ferghail (Ireland) - 2026 - Mix Engineer
Brendan Keenan (U.S.A.) - Across The Atlantic - 2025 - Partial Recording Engiineer/Musician
Conal O'Grada (Ireland) - Anu Abu - 2025 - Mix Engineer
Bobby And Ann Gardiner(Ireland) -The Arthritis Waltz - 2025 - Partial Recording Engineer/Musician
Come From Here - 2025 - Producer/Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer/Musician/Composer
Alan Doyle - Welcome Home - 2024 - Musician
Billy has also been involved in countless, CBC radio and Television productions, with a variety of different people.
Musical skills include
-Drums and Percussion
-Guitar
-Bass Guitar
-Fiddle
-Accordion
-Tenor Banjo
-Irish Bouzouki
-Mandocello
-Mandolin
-Vocals