Just wanted to put up a post to wish everyone a Happy New Year! Thank you so much to everyone who has listened to my single this month. I can’t wait to continue to bring more new music your way in 2025! See you next year.

Wishing Everyone a Merry Christmas!

I am proud to end 2024 with the release of City Of Strangers, and excited to be able to continue to share my music with you.

Here is an alternative version of the artwork I wanted to share.

Thank you to Ryan Smith who helped bring my vision to life with the artwork for this release. The song lyrics are about kind of being lost in a big city, but that not necessarily being a bad thing, as finding identity in a city can also be healing,

I wanted the artwork to help represent that.

It’s officially been a week since

I released my single City Of Strangers and

I am thankful to all of those who have taken the time to listen to it!

Thank you so much to those who have listened to my single in the first few days of it’s release. For those of you who haven’t yet heard it there is plenty of time so please head over to my Spotify and give it a listen!

https://open.spotify.com/album/45KxGrqh7EiJe7yIAFqJX8?si=-rPPdSaATHOSJ8JeWav4vw

Check it out on Bandcamp too!

https://andybillington.bandcamp.com/track/city-of-strangers-single

My new single is City Of Strangers is out now!

Head over to my Spotify to give it a listen and a share.

spotify:album:45KxGrqh7EiJe7yIAFqJX8

Only a few more days to go! My alternative version of the opening song from my 2018 album- Mercy Mercia will be released!

I’m excited to share this with you and have this out in time for Christmas!

While City of Strangers is not a Christmas song it certainly has a festive feel to it.

Head to the link below to Pre save!

Time to share my exciting news!

In 3 days time I will be releasing a new single! This will be released across all my channels, and in time for Christmas!

Make sure to follow me on Spotify to be the first to hear when it drops.

https://open.spotify.com/artist/5Lakm1VqZUBMCc6Whfn0th?si=2H7FWNvpS9q64lx5OvcRFA

I have been away for a while, and haven’t been the best at keeping socials up to date! But like with all of us life happens. I have been enjoying time being present and in the moment with my family. I am however excited to announce that I will have something exciting and new heading your way sooner than you might think!

In the meantime please check out my Spotify and have a listen!

https://open.spotify.com/artist/5Lakm1VqZUBMCc6Whfn0th?si=2H7FWNvpS9q64lx5OvcRFA

I have some exciting news to announce imminently...

Watch this space!!

Back in July I was 'Live In session'

with BBC Radio Derby.

The songs that were broadcast

(25th- 29th July) are now online.
Here is the link;

https://youtube.com/playlist?

Andy Billington BBC Radio Derby In Session

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Tonight was my final Live In Session song, and it was actually a double bill;

City Of Strangers and Mercy Mercia.

I'll upload all this weeks songs soon. Joining me tonight was

Damon Claridge on Cajon,

Andy Worsfold on Flute,

Vicki Smith on Vocals,

Alan Stewart on Banjo,

and Steve Amadeo on Bass.

#livesessions #bbclivesessions #BBCRadioDerby #singersongwriter #livemusic #indiemusic #alternativefolk #derby #mercymercia

Tonight's Live In Session song was Spaceship. I'll upload it soon so you can hear it if you missed it.

Joining me in session tonight is Andy Worsfold on Flute, Vicki Smith on Vocals, Alan Stewart on Piano,

Damon Claridge on Cajon and

Steve Amadeo on Bass.

#livesessions #bbclivesessions #BBCRadioDerby #singersongwriter #livemusic #indiemusic #alternativefolk #derby #mercymercia

Tonight's Live In Session song was Campervan Man. I'll upload it soon so you can hear it if you missed it.

Joining me this evening is Steve Amadeo on Bass, Alan Stewart on Electric Guitar, Damon Claridge on Cajon and Vicki Smith on Vocals.

#livesessions #bbclivesessions #BBCRadioDerby #singersongwriter #livemusic #indiemusic #alternativefolk #derby #mercymercia

Tonight's Live In Session song was Someday Soon. I'll upload it soon so you can hear it if you missed it.

Joining me tonight on this song is

Steve Amadeo on Fretless Bass,

Damon Claridge on Cajon

and Vicki Smith on Vocals.

#livesessions #bbclivesessions #BBCRadioDerby #singersongwriter #livemusic #indiemusic #alternativefolk #derby #mercymercia

Tonight's Live In Session song was Jet Pac. I'll upload it soon so you can

hear it if you missed it.

Joining me on this song tonight is Damon Claridge on Cajon, Vicki Smith on Vocals, Alan Stewart on Electric Guitar and Steve Amadeo on Bass.

#livesessions #bbclivesessions #BBCRadioDerby #singersongwriter #livemusic #indiemusic #alternativefolk #derby #mercymercia

Starting on 25th July 2022, for a

whole week, BBC Radio Derby will play a song of mine on the evening

show at about 8:20pm.

I recorded some live sessions for

them recently after Campervan Man

was played back in February.

#livesessions #bbclivesessions #BBCRadioDerby #singersongwriter #livemusic #indiemusic #alternativefolk #derby #mercymercia

My song Campervan Man from Mercy Mercia was played on BBC Radio Derby on 1st February 2022 at about 9:20pm.

Check out Radio Derby here;

DAB Digital Radio, 104.5FM, 95.3FM, 96FM & 1116AM

I also gave an interview discussing the background of the song and my new musical projects.

A remotely recorded version of Lanterns with Lockdown friends Steve Amadeo on bass, Damon Clarridge on drums, Andrew Pipe on lead guitar and Vicki Smith and backing vocals was played on BBC Radio Solent on Sunday 9th January 2022 at 3:20 pm (about 1hr 18mins in to the show).

I did a short interview beforehand with DJ Tom Stroud who was standing

in for Lucy Ambache that day.

Thanks Tom!!

This is Dolby_9

my latest collaboration

with Spitdust.

We’re in the early stages

of creating a music video

for this track of Intense

Ambient Electronica.

Check out this song I did with the amazing Steve Amadeo, featuring Damon Clarridge on drums;

The Ghost In Your Hand

 We decided to just have a go at writing a song around Easter time 2020- mid Lockdown, then shelved it for some reason and forgot about it. We discovered it again fairly recently and finally decided on a name for it. I'm really pleased with how

it's turned out :)

Check out this song I did with

the band Spitdust;

Colours Of Rust - radio edit

 It has a contemporary

folky  progressive feel,

with a dystopian ambient

futuristic edge that's rooted

in 80's fantasy

adventure nostalgia :)

On Tuesday 30th March, between 12pm and 1pm, Raleigh Scatter,

a song I wrote with the band

Spitdust will be played on

BBC Radio Solent.

You can tune on on 96.1

and 103.8 FM, DAB, FreeView

or via the BBC Sounds app.

Lanterns is the latest of my songs

to go through the remotely

recorded Lockdown treatment.

My friends- Steve Amadeo,

Andrew Pipe and Damon Clarridge

all bring their musical

expertise to the recording.

And this time Vicki Smith

joins us on backing vocals.

On Monday 15th February,

between 12pm and 1pm,

my song Run Away

will be played on

BBC Radio Solent.

You can tune on on 96.1

and 103.8 FM, DAB, FreeView

or via the BBC Sounds app.

Today between 12pm and 1pm my song Campervan Man

will be played on

BBC Radio Solent.

You can tune on on 96.1

and 103.8 FM, DAB, FreeView

or via the BBC Sounds app.