(Excerpt of) feature with Billy in Music & Musicians Magazine (by Merlin David):

In Session reveals one rare day in the studio with you and the amazing Roscoe Beck—just guitar, voice and bass. What motivated you to do this? 

Roscoe has the touch (and the 200 year old Italian bass) that energizes me, and my songs.  I brought him to Blue Rock Studio when I was producing a Darryl Purpose record, and for a couple of live broadcasts during SXSW.  He was between tours with Leonard Cohen.  Or he  was just in from NYC playing with Lyle Lovett on Letterman.  He was always kind and prepared.  And he had great stories.  So, the vibe was great, and I began to ask him to play on my records.  We were having fun, did some shows around Texas, and one day I asked him, rather on a whim, if he’d come to the studio for “whatever.”  He was up for it and we just played until we were tired. 

What is one main thing you learned about yourself while (or after) recording this album? 

I can over-think these things.  Finally, I didn’t.  The chemistry of this project was a kind of communion - of songs (some ancient, some new) and the energy of the musical friendship.   I just let that flow for a change.