Hello! I'm Billy Blanchard, an original songwriter with a unique sound of finger-style and folk guitar. I offer songs to communicate my reflections and inspirations drawn from life’s day-to-day moments and the larger themes of Being.
I’ve had the joy of creating and performing with the swamp-folk trio WETLANDS and the old-time DIY trio Peg & Awl . The music is a mix of guitar, clawhammer banjo, voices and songs that are as much a part of the long tradition of folk music as they are music of the day or perhaps tomorrow.
I live in Grand Rapids, Michigan and am currently at work producing HomeField Recordings podcast; a gentle, meandering patchwork of songs and sounds recorded in nature and my surroundings. Season One is out now!!!
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Peg & Awl is Billy, Anthony and Mike.