What happens when you combine a fiery frontman with mad acoustic guitar skills and a cool as a cucumber super drummer? You get the Indie folk rock duo known simply as WiL.

Not one for school, ‘Billy’s’ youth consisted of skateboarding and holing himself up listening to music; everything from the country twang of Chet Atkins to the raucous punk sound of The Sex Pistols but It wasn’t until 1998, after hearing the flagrant use of an overdrive pedal on an acoustic guitar in Neutral Milk Hotels ‘In an Aeroplane over the Sea', that he really started refining and defining his sound and playing style, mesmerizing listeners with an unusual strumming technique while creating lush, fat and full acoustic guitar sounds that have since become signature to the live experience’ but it has taken the better part 20 years to get there and he’s still not done. Fastidious. Yes. Meticulous. Yes. A.D.D.?? Probably, but it’s precisely this that has landed him some pretty cool gigs. Standouts include opening for soul legend Mavis Staples, Canadian Indie darling, Feist and one of his music heroes, Ray LaMontagne.  

Watch Travel Alberta's stunning video called Alberta featuring Roam by WiL: https://youtu.be/ThFCg0tBDck

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If I haven't told you lately what you mean to me......

The Gold Mine

Lately

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Just Because

Stream / download via https://wil.hearnow.com/precious
or via WiL's digital music store: https://linktr.ee/ibreakstrings

If you've lived enough time there comes a point when you look around you and realize who really matters. That person(s) or pet or whatever and know your life is that much more enriched for having them in it

Precious

Stream download here: https://wil.hearnow.com/im-sorry
or via WiL's music store at https://linktr.ee/ibreakstrings 

I think in any relationship, being lovers, best friends or both you say things you just don't mean.
We all get complacent or cranky at times. It's human nature to have bad moments, or days... the important
thing is to know how and when to say I'm Sorry.

I'm Sorry

Stream / download via WiL's digital music store at https://linktr.ee/ibreakstrings

Ever been scared shitless at the imminent prospect of having a kid? Then this song is for you.

A Boom Boom

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The song was penned for Travel Alberta and is heard in several ads in the award winning media campaign called 'Remember to Breathe'. The video features this track which won Gold at The 2012 ITB's in Berlin.

There Is

A guitar driven country lick about being your own governor of givn'r 
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A Whoo Hoo

Stream / download this Summer doozy via WiL's digital music store https://linktr.ee/ibreakstrings

Its about summer holidays at Slocan Lake with family every summer.

Summer Song

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WiL wrote this track and was used in a series of ads for Travel Alberta's award winning media campaign called 'Remember to Breathe': watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B11xSqDAPV0&feature=relmfu

Here We Go

As heard in the flagship video 'Alberta' from Travel Alberta's award winning media campaign called 'Remember To Breathe - Watch the stunning video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThFCg0tBDck. 
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Remember to Breathe

Roam

Stream / download via WiL's digital music store at https://linktr.ee/ibreakstrings
A Long While is one of the tracks from the album Live at the Blue Frog

Written for anyone who has been a long term relationship and is or has struggled with feelings of stagnancy. The track begs of the listener to think about what intrigued you about your partner in the first place, is that friendship still strong? Then if those qualities still exist use that as a road map to find your way back to that person; even if you must re-define the terms of your relationship.

Live at the Blue Frog

WiL - Live at the Blue Frog

A Long While

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From the album 'Live at the Blue Frog
A song written from the dearly departed fiancé who lost his life in a gun fight after discovering the rag tag group of five men in the saloon were the group who raped her. He lost. All the while she is walking around in her wedding dress in anticipation of the next day.

Wedding Dress

A song about taking chances in life. 
Stream / Buy via https://wil.hearnow.com/both-hands

Both Hands

Dance with the Devil

Dance With The Devil

Your Mama can only take so much before she's gone
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Mama

From Travel Alberta's award winning media campaign called 'Remember to Breathe'. Watch Summer Adventures in Alberta - 'https://youtu.be/cKBkvpOpprg'

Hold Me On

From Travel Alberta's award winning media campaign called 'Remember to Breathe'. 
Watch 'Rockies by Day, Calgary by Night' - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg1LZWqcmXI

Look Around

William Mimnaugh (stage name wiL&Co) is a contemporary roots artist who makes his home on Vancouver Island, Canada. Known for his fiery live show, enigmatic stage presence and mad skill with an acoustic guitar, the 53 year old front man (he tours with a drummer and occasionally adds players)is also known for penning ‘Roam’ flagship anthem to Travel Alberta’s stunning international media campaign called 'Remember to Breathe'.

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