Bill Bourne

William Sigurd Bourne (28 March 1954 – 16 April 2022)[1] was a Canadian musician. A multiple Canadian Juno Award nominee and winner, Bourne used traditional music elements from around the world.[2]

For the cricketer, see Bill Bourne (cricketer).
Bill Bourne
Birth nameWilliam Sigurd Bourne
Born(1954-03-28)28 March 1954
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Died16 April 2022(2022-04-16) (aged 68)
GenresFolk, rock
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
InstrumentsGuitar
Years active1975–2022
LabelsLinus Entertainment
Websitewww.billbourne.com

Early life and education

Born in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada and raised in a musical family in rural Alberta, Bourne's musical education began at two years of age when he would sleep behind the piano at country dances where his parents' band would perform.

Career

Bourne formed a duo with Alan MacLeod; the pair won a Juno Award.[3] Bourne was also a member of the traditional Scottish band, the Tannahill Weavers.[4]

Beginning in 2000, Bourne was a member of the string collective Tri-Continental along with Madagascar Slim and Lester Quitzau, and recorded with them on four albums.[5]

In 2002 Bourne released the album Voodoo King.[6] Bourne has also collaborated with Shannon Johnson, Lester Quitzau, Madagascar Slim, Aysha Wills, Eivør Pálsdóttir, Wyckham Porteous, and Jasmine Ohlhauser.

In 2011 Bourne fronted the Free Radio Dance Band, with his son Pat Bourne[7] for the recording of an album, Bluesland.[8] In 2012 he collaborated with Tippy Agogo and other well-known musicians to release Amoeba Collective.[2]

In 2013, Bourne led the historic Edmonton Christmas album titled An Edmonton Christmas: Live Off the Floor, along with other Edmontonian artists including Joe Nolan, Jenie Thai, Jeremy "Jey" Witten, and Justine Vandergrift.[9]

He died of cancer on 16 April 2022.[10]

Discography
  • 1981 Bill Bourne
  • 1997 Farmer, Philanthropist & Musician
  • 1998 Sally's Dream
  • 2002 Voodoo King
  • 2007 Boon Tang
  • 2009 Between Trains
  • 2011 Bluesland[11]
  • 2012 Songs from a Gypsy Caravan
  • 2012 Amoeba Collective
  • 2017 Hummingbird
  • 2020 A Love Fandango

With The Tannahill Weavers

With Bourne & MacLeod

With Shannon Johnson

With Schuld & Stamer

  • 1996 No Special Rider

With Tri-Continental

  • 2000 Tri-Continental
  • 2002 Live
  • 2003 Let's Play
  • 2004 Drifting
  • 2018 Dust Dance


Other Album Appearances

  • 1991 Saturday Night Blues, Vol. 1
  • 2003 Songs from the Carol Project
  • 2013 An Edmonton Christmas: Live Off The Floor

References
  1. "William Sigurd Bourne". The Canadian Encyclopedia of Music.
  2. "Album Review: Tippy Agogo and Bill Bourne Keep Listeners Guessing With “Amoeba Collective”". Aesthetic Magazine ⋅ 24 December 2012. by Michael Thomas
  3. Chris Walter. Under the Kilt: the Real McKenzies Exposed. BookBaby; 1 March 2015. ISBN 978-1-927053-22-5. p. 43–.
  4. Australian & New Zealand Studies in Canada. Department of English, University of Western Ontario; 1991. p. 3.
  5. "Evolving string collectives share musical synergy together again". Edmonton Journal. 8 March 2018. Roger Levesque
  6. "Bill Bourne Voodoo King". Exclaim!, By Eric Thom. 1 December 2002
  7. "Bill Bourne's newest musical partner". CBC Edmonton, 9 March 2011
  8. "Bourne and band go beyond the blues". 4 July 2011, Waterloo Region Record.
  9. "- An Edmonton Christmas Live Off The Floor CD Release". Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  10. Michelin, Lana (17 April 2022). "Juno Award-winning, Innisfail-born musician Bill Bourne died on Saturday". Red Deer Advocate. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  11. "Bill Bourne and the Free Radio Band - Bluesland (Linus Entertainment)". Allan Wilkinson, Northern Sky.
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