Music
Boyd fronts a band called Beecake. As well as topping some of the international MySpace charts, the band was recently awarded VisitScotland's award for Best Live Act at the Tartan Clef Music Awards. The award was created by VisitScotland to celebrate Scotland's live music scene and Glasgow's new title of UNESCO City of Music. The Tartan Clef Music Awards raise money for Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy in Scotland - a charity which uses music to bring joy into the lives of children and adults who have been isolated by disability, trauma or illness.
Beecake has recently released their new album, Soul Swimming. The band was named after Boyd's LOTR co-star Dominic Monaghan sent a picture of a cake covered in bees. Other members of the band include John Crawford, Billy Johnston, and Rick Martin.
Beecake released the EP 'Please Stay' on 4th June 2012. The music video for the song 'Please Stay' from the EP was released to coincide with the EP on the 4th also. The music video was directed by Michael Ferns, a graduate from the RSAMD where Billy himself graduated.
Billy Boyd also made a guest appearance on Viggo Mortensen's 2003 album Pandemoniumfromamerica, where he played the bass on two songs, as well as drums on another.
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