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About Billy and the band:

• “Great singer! Great entertainer! Billy Walsh and his band rock Doyles’ each St. Patrick’s Day!”
• Eddie Burke, owner of Boston’s famous “Doyles’ Café”
• “My mother asked Billy to turn it down a little, but I gave them a big tip.” Jimmy Tingle, comedian and tv commentator
• “The best Irish tenor in Boston…and what a band! We had to take a break from our annual firm party because Billy and the boys drove people too wild.” Pat Jones and Harry Manion, Cooley, Manion, and Jones, Ltd.
• “I’ve been booking musical acts, both large and small, in Boston for thirty years. Billy is one of my absolute favorite writers and performers. His song, ‘Gentle Heart’, always makes me cry.” Winnie Lyons, jazz singer and owner of Winnie’s Pub and Gladlys’ Cabaret
• "The appeal of Billy Walsh and his music is a major factor in the annual succcess of our Dream Day fundraiser on Cape Cod. People flock to hear these fabulous musicians and contribute generously to the fight against childhood cancer. A great time for a great cause - I love this guy!" Don Froude, CEO Quick and Reilly, Fleet Bank
• "What an awesome, eclectic assembly of muscial talent! I'm still hearing compliments about the music at my daughter Jesse's wedding over a year after the event. People danced and sang and danced and danced and sang and danced. Billy is such a sweet and soulful person, but every member of the band is an accomplished creative artist in his own right. Together they are magic!" Kippy Dewey, Director, Free Lance Players Theater Group
• About Billy’s cd of original songs –“Art, Sex, and Religion”:
• “Virtuoso muscians...styles vary from raucous rock n' roll to tender acoustic folk and even bluegrass...a fine lyricist…”
• Dirty Linen
• “A truly impressive assemblage of musicians...the lyrics bring every mood from hilarity to hurt, love to lonesomeness into the spotlight...Walsh creates a full, rich life, and then shares it, with style and grace through his art.” Jamaica Plain Art News
  
• go to billywalshband.com to hear clips
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