Robin "Adnan" Anders (drum kit, percussion) spans loud rock and acoustic tradition in his playing. He's made two instructional videos, released the trance drumming CDs Blue Buddha and Omaiyo, collaborates with Cuban singer Gloria "La Niña" Rivera, and has an alternate identity as one of the Darbuki Kings. This "fishin' musician" runs a solar-powered recording studio, has recorded with 3 Mustaphas 3 and accompanied singer/songwriter Greg Brown on two albums.
Dean Magraw (guitar) engages his experienced ears in the pursuit of soaring melodies, rhythmic momentum, and expansive harmonies, while squeezing sympathetic sonorities from the palette of uber-sensitive guitar strings in service to the unity of the BiL sound.
Todd Menton (vocals, guitar, mandolin, bodhran, whistle) joined BiL soon after their 1st LP, and is the lead singer on the classic albums From the Ladle to the Grave and Orb. In the early 1990s he left the band to play solo in Irish pubs. Todd has released two solo CDs on the New Folk label, and is working on his third.
Drew Miller (bass guitar, dulcimer) founded the band in 1983, and has been to all the gigs. His solid-body electric dulcimer adds mountain-inspired drones to the mix. Drew runs the Omnium label ("world music that rocks") and works as a graphic and web designer. He's also a member of Felonious Bosch.
David Stenshoel (fiddle, saxophone) enjoys playing many different styles, from "hot club" swing to Persian classical music. An original member of the band, he left in 1990 to raise his daughter; but returned seven years later, bringing his fiddle's lyrical voice to the melodies and the improv.
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