Stereogum — The enigmatic roots-music master Will Oldham, who mostly records as Bonnie "Prince" Billy, has been busy lately. Already this year, he's released Best Troubadour , a Merle Haggard tribute album, and a collaborative EP with the acoustic-guitar virtuo... more info

Stereogum — Earlier this spring, Will Oldham, the veteran roots-music iconoclast who usually records as Bonnie "Prince" Billy, released his Merle Haggard tribute album Best Troubadour . And he also released an EP that was, up until now, a Record Store Day exclu... more info

Stereogum — Bonnie Prince Billy recorded a cover of Iris DeMent's 1993 song "No Time To Cry" for the vinyl edition of his recent album Best Troubador , which is a tribute to Merle Haggard. The LP spans Haggard's songbook and includes renditions of "Mama Tried,"... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Joan Shelley's self-titled album (produced by Jeff Tweedy) is another remarkable effort from one of my favorite singer-songwriters. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy's Prince Troubadour, Jesu and Sun Kil Moon's 30 Seconds to the Decline of Planet Earth, Moon Duo... more info

Stereogum — Will Oldham, the country-folk enigma who performs as Bonnie "Prince" Billy, doesn't do a whole lot of interviews, or a whole lot of media in general. But for whatever reason, he recently sat down with the exceedingly goofy hosts of a morning-news sho... more info

Stereogum — Next month, Will Oldham will release Best Troubador, a Bonnie 'Prince' Billy album made up of Merle Haggard covers. We heard his take on "Mama Tried" last month, and today he's shared a video of him performing the late-period Haggard track "Bad Actor... more info

Stereogum — Courtney Marie Andrews -- who made one of the best country albums of 2016 -- and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy recorded a cover of "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free," a song written by Billy Taylor and "Dick Dallas" whose best-known version is sung... more info

Stereogum — Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Nathan Salsburg -- a guitarist and curator of the Alan Lomax Archive who tours with Joan Shelley's band -- will release a collaborative EP as part of Record Store Day 2017. The EP includes three songs, and the duo shared one... more info

Stereogum — Will Oldham has always been a vocal admirer of country legend Merle Haggard, who died last year. The first time Oldham ever sang in public, it was a Haggard song. And this spring, under his Bonnie "Prince" Billy pseudonym, Oldham will release a full ... more info

Stereogum — Bonnie "Prince" Billy's recent "Treasure Maps" was part of a four-song compilation benefitting the Southern Poverty Law Center. The EP also features new music by Adam Torres, William Tyler, and Drive-By Truckers leader Patterson Hood. Today we're sha... more info