folklore :

tiny bill cody is an artist / musician / performer who YODELS. he sometimes PREACHES, usually SINGS, has received a small but impressive level of praise because he WRITES his own songs, weird little nervous contemporary songs which are more often than not supported by a guitar he STRUMS. if you are lucky, you will see him perform with his BAND, know currently as 'The Liquormen'

tiny bill cody believes that the only way to succeed in this world is to vigoroursly promote and pursue his own OBSCURITY. to date, he has not been steered off the path towards this goal.

in addition to regular performances, tiny bill cody has launched an ongoing series called the 'UNLIKELY CONCERTS', performances designed specifically to celebrate obscure circumstances and locations. the first five 'unlikely concerts' occurred in saskatoon, saskatchewan in june 2004 as part of the SPASM II contemporary art festival, and featured shows in the MENS BATHROOMof the mendel gallery, a STAIRWELL, a GROVE OF TREES near the saskatchewan river, among others. tiny bill delivered another 'unlikely concert' in hamilton, ontario in december, staging a mock HOLIDAY SPECIAL in the small lobby of the mcmaster museum of art. more 'unlikely concerts' are being devised for 2005...

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praise from the past:

"a kind, yodeling ogre.... a seven foot urbane urban folk troubadour"
(Ric Taylor, View Magazine)

"It's not often you stumble across a line like "The question is not 'who should steer this ship?', but rather 'how do we'?" Even less often when it's set to the implied lope of a traditional cowboy song."
(John Sakamoto's Anti-Hit List, Toronto Sun)

"from the opening number...to the closing..there is a feel of a fellow cosying up to a mirror and prying open an eye for a peek....engagingly verbose"
(Glen Nott, Hamiton Spectator)

"...drifts between draughtsmanlike precision and poetic impressionism. Crafty, catchy, often electrifying and sometimes epic, it stares down modern life over a tall cool one and lives to tell about it."
(Dave Young, View Magazine)

"...rides the hardscrabble ranges of the downtown Hamilton Malls and transforms the smudge of the city into the gold of experience. Think Carl Sandburg but fiercer and funnier"
(Doug MacArthur, director, Eaglewood Festival)