Biography
As a producer for the most hallowed of Nashville roots-music institutions, the Grand Ole Opry, Bill Filipiak has had a chance to not only brush elbows with, but really get to know and learn from, some of the finest Americana artists around. Which, of course, has been a major influence on his own work. With one of his latest—and most fully realized—record to date, Filipiak tapped the inspiration and wisdom of these artists, honing his lifelong passion for music and songwriting into an impressive, thoughtful and healing folk-blues journey, the aptly titled Medicine I Need.
“When you have the opportunity to talk songwriting with these people and watch them perform—I’m talking about folks like Larkin Poe, Sarah Jarosz, Molly Tuttle, Bryan Sutton and Allison Russell; artists like Lera Lynn and Maggie Rose, who insist on finding their own path while staying true to who they are; or maybe you spend a couple days with a legend like George Thorogood or Ray Wylie Hubbard—after that," Filipiak says, "it's hard not to pick up your instrument, try to emulate what they've done, then come up with your own idea and follow through on it.”
His latest EP release "Love on Each Other" returns to a more acoustic Americana sound that continues his inclusive messaging and introspective approach to songwriting.
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