Billy Cowsill Tributes

Billy Cowsill, an integral part of the Alberta and Canadian music scene for the past few decades, died on February 17, 2006 at his home in Calgary. Allison Brock was a friend and fan of Billy Cowsill and devoted the February 25th edition of Wide Cut Country to a look back at Billy Cowsill. She was joined by David Ward and Tom Coxworth in Calgary and Peter North in Edmonton. In addition, a number of guests were invited to share memories of Billy. Because of overwhelming interest from listeners, the Wide Cut Country tribute to Billy Cowsill was rebroadcast on Monday, March 6th.

Allison's heartfelt tribute can be heard online here:
Part 1 (28 minutes and 25 seconds)
Part 2 (31 minutes and 15 seconds)
Part 3 (28 minutes and 20 seconds)
Part 4 (27 minutes and 52 seconds)

On Sunday, February 26th on Folk Routes, Tom Coxworth rebroadcast the one hour special he did last year that included an interview with Billy Cowsill and a musical retrospective. The interview was conducted December 4th, 2004 at Billy's residence in Calgary. Tom edited and updated the interview with bites that he did not use originally to make it more timely and relevant. Click here for the original interview transcript.

The interview can be heard online here:
Part 1 (33 minutes)
Part 2 (27 minutes and 42 seconds)

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