This is a list of recordings by American singer and actor Will Oldham (a.k.a. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Palace Music, etc.).
Main discography The nature of Oldham's work, with constant changes in backing musicians and even the names under which he records, can make for a confusing discography. Below are his releases in as simplified a form as possible.
Albums A few of these albums are credited to another artist alongside Will Oldham but with Oldham providing vocals throughout each of the tracks they clearly belong on a list of Oldham albums.
Studio albums Year Album Released As Additional Info 1993 There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You Palace Brothers 1994 Days in the Wake Palace Brothers Original release had eponymous album title: Palace Brothers 1995 Viva Last Blues Palace Music 1996 Arise Therefore Palace Music Re-released through iTunes as Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. 1997 Joya Will Oldham Re-released through iTunes as Bonnie 'Prince' Billy.
As Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Year Album Released as Peak chart positions UK Album Chart USBillboard 200 US Heatseekers 1999 I See a Darkness Bonnie 'Prince' Billy 151 - - 2001 Ease Down the Road Bonnie 'Prince' Billy 88 - - 2003 Master and Everyone Bonnie 'Prince' Billy 48 - - 2004 Sings Greatest Palace Music Bonnie 'Prince' Billy 63 - - 2005 Superwolf Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Matt Sweeney 114 - - 2006 The Brave and the Bold Tortoise & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy 101 - - 2006 The Letting Go Bonnie 'Prince' Billy 70 194 8 2007 Wai Notes Dawn McCarthy & Bonny Billy - - - 2008 Lie Down in the Light Bonnie 'Prince' Billy 122 - 10 2009 Beware Bonnie 'Prince' Billy 71 114 2 2010 The Wonder Show of the World Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & The Cairo Gang 170 - 16 2011 Wolfroy Goes to Town Bonnie 'Prince' Billy 150 - - 2012 The Marble Downs Trembling Bells & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - - - 2013 What the Brothers Sang Dawn McCarthy & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - - - 2013 Bonnie 'Prince' Billy Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - - - 2014 Singer's Grave – A Sea of Tongues Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - - - 2016 Fanatic Voyage [tribute to The Mekons] Chivalrous Amoekons - - -2016Epic Jammers and Fortunate Little DittiesBitchin Bajas & Bonnie "Prince" Billy 2017 Best Troubador Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - - - 2017 Wolf of the Cosmos Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - - - 2018 Songs of Love and Horror Will Oldham - - - 2019 I Made a Place Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - - - 2021 Superwolves Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Matt Sweeney - - - 2022 Blind Date Party Bill Callahan & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - - - 2023 Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - - - 2025 The Purple Bird Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - - - 2026 We Are Together Again Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - - -
Live albums
Get the Fuck on Jolly Live – Bonny Billy and Marquis de Tren featuring the Monkey Boys (2001) limited edition tour CD Summer in the Southeast – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (November 15, 2005) Wilding in the West – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (January 21, 2008) Is It The Sea? – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy with Harem Scarem & Alex Neilson (October 20, 2008) UK #172 Funtown Comedown – Bonny Billy & The Picket Line (December 15, 2009) The Bonnie Bells of Oxford – Trembling Bells & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (February 21, 2013) Pond Scum – Bonnie "Prince" Billy (January 22, 2016) BBC sessions
Compilation albums
Lost Blues and Other Songs – Palace Music (March 31, 1997) Guarapero/Lost Blues 2 – Will Oldham (February 21, 2000) Little Lost Blues – Bonny Billy (September 19, 2006)
EPs This section again contains several releases which are credited to Oldham alongside another artist or which are credited to a group other than Palace/Palace Brothers/Palace Music/Palace Songs. In these cases Oldham's contribution is such that they merit mention in his own discography rather than in the collaborations section. Goat Songs – The Sundowners (Sea Note, 1993) An Arrow Through the Bitch – Palace Brothers (Domino, 1994) Hope – Palace Songs (1994) The Mountain – Palace (Drag City, 1995) Songs Put Together For (The Broken Giant) – Palace Soundtrack (Drag City, 1996) Western Music – Will Oldham (Ovni, 1997) Black/Rich Music – Will Oldham (Drag City, 1998) (re-release of Songs Put Together (for the Broken Giant)) Blue Lotus Feet – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Domino, 1998) Dream of a Drunk Black Southern Eagle – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Domino, 1999) More Revery (live version) – Bonny Billy (Travels in Constants Vol 7, 2000) Ode Music – Will Oldham (Drag City, 2000) All Most Heaven – Will Oldham and Rian Murphy (Drag City, 2000) Get on Jolly – Bonnie Billy and the Marquis de Tren (Drag City, 2000) More Revery (studio version) – Bonny Billy (Temporary Residence, 2001) Amalgamated Sons of Rest – Amalgamated Sons of Rest (Galaxia, 2002) Slitch Music – The Continental OP (Drag City, 2002) Seafarers Music – Will Oldham (Drag City, 2004) Pebbles and Ripples – Bonny Billy and Brightblack (Galaxia, 2004) / (Split EP) I Gave You – Bonny/Sweeney (Drag City, 2005) Strange Form of Life – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Drag City, 2007) Ask Forgiveness – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy with Meg Baird & Greg Weeks (Drag City, November 19, 2007) Chijimi EP – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Drag City/ Palace Records, 2009) / (Tour-Only 10-inch) Among The Gold – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Cheyenne Marie Mize (May 19, 2009) The Mindeater – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & The Phantom Family Halo (10-inch EP) / (September 2011) Bonnie & Mariee EP – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Mariee Sioux (Spiritual Pajamas, Feb. 2012) The Duchess – Trembling Bells & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Honest Jon's Records, April 2012) Hummingbird EP – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Spiritual Pajamas, May 2012) Now Here's My Plan – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Domino, July 2012) Solemns – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Marquis de Tren (Drag City, 2013) Barely Regal - Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Drag City, 2014) Tip The Glass & Feel The Bottom – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & The Cairo Gang (Future Oak Record Co., 2015) / (10-inch EP) The Happy Song / At The Corner Of The Stairs – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Oscar Parsons (Split EP) (Palace Records PR502) Wallins Creek Girls – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Nathan Salsburg (Record Store Day 2017) (Paradise of Bachelors 2017) The Best Of Folks/Harbour Men, 7″ – Bonnie Prince Billy/Naked Shortsellers (Split EP)
Singles