I play guitar and mandoline in The Oldtime Stringband.


Alfred and Jaap Roo are brothers and musicians. They start writing their first songs together in the summer of 2006. Together with some friends they form a band called Titograd and play at several small festivals in the years that follow. In 2010 the band falls apart.
Unable to sit still Alfred and Jaap continue with a new project, naming themselves The O’Riley Brothers. That same year they win a local singer-songwriter contest that takes place at Hedon in Zwolle.

Recordings
Soon after they start recording their first songs resulting in an EP called The Times. This is the first time they use their family name ‘Roo’ as their artist name. Having found their identity as artists it seems the brakes are off and one album after the other finds its way into the world.
Aided by a reliable group of befriended musicians they release the albums Heart of life (2013), Hunger for the storm (2015) and Willow Lake (2017).

Live
Meanwhile the brothers keep up the pace and play an immense amount of shows. Among which are support acts for Douwe Bob, Her Majesty and other artists. They have also played at the national Bevrijdingsfestival in Zwolle and at several other festivals, large and small. Depending on the size of the venue the brothers choose to either play with a full band or just the two of them accompanied by their trusty guitars. Musically they are known for their acoustic sixties sound and matching voices.

Discography
The Times (EP 2011)
Heart of Life (album 2013)
Hunger for the Storm (album 2016)
Willow Lake (album 2017)

De nieuwste Nederlandse country sensatie Billy Bray Band start meteen goed.

In 2019 opgericht door schrijvers/zangduo Bianca en Willem Devries, namen ze hetAlbum ‘Strong After Forever’ op en wonnen hiermee direct de ISSA SILVER AWARD voor Best International Album en de Fairplay Country Award voor Amazing Band/Countryrock Original 2020.

Hun eerste EP ‘Strong After Forever’ is een gevarieerd album. Opgenomen in het najaar van 2019 in samenwerking met de crème de la crème van de Nederlandse muziek- en countryscene. Op 20 februari 2020 werd de single ‘Strong After Forever’ gelanceerd.

In de zomer van 2020 nam Billy Bray Band 5 nieuwe eigen songs op in samenwerking met producer Nick Jongejan (The Young River) in zijn studio in Zwijndrecht. In de loop van 2021 worden deze 5 ijzersterke singles gereleased. Alle singles en het album zijn te beluisteren op alle streaming kanalen en YouTube! Inclusief een paar mooie video's!

Billy Bray Band staat bekend om hun energieke optredens. Hoewel het eerste album wat traditioneler klinkt, spelen zij een unieke combinatie van new country met een mix van Pop- en Southern Rock elementen en af en toe een knipoog naar de meer traditionele country. Hun sound wordt gekenmerkt door mooie meerstemmige vocalen.  

De muzikale mix en de verfrissende afwisseling tussen de zanger en zangeres maken dat de Billy Bray Band een unieke plek in de hedendaagse countryscene heeft.

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