Gathered here are some remembrances and recordings posted by friends to honor and mourn Bill in the weeks and months after his passing.

A Celebration of Life for Bill Verdier for friends and family was held in April 2022 at McNamara’s Irish Pub and Restaurant in Nashville. The service was streamed live and recorded, the recording can be viewed at facebook.com/groups/BillVerdier (or click here for direct link.) Anyone can join this public Facebook group (no Facebook account is required), click on “Join Group” as you enter the site. Please feel free to add stories, thoughts, tributes or prayers as comments to this group.   

A set of 17 tracks of Bill’s playing, with friends, recorded by Jim Prendergast.

Recording of The Kilfenora / The Highland Laddie (Bill Verdier and Frances Cunningham), from Frances Cunningham’s album Alcinoe, with photo slideshow by Sean Cunningham

Bill Verdier’s Corruption of The Kilfenora, video by Sean Cunningham

Recording of The Castle (Sean Ryan), and The Monaghan Twig / Beare Island (Finbarr Dwyer), recorded by Hank Tilbury, 1996

“Bill Verdier: Community Radio Champion, Flamekeeper for Irish Music in Nashville,” written by Stephen Trageser

“In Loving Memory of Bill Verdier,” written by Jason Van Steenwyk

“In Memoriam – WXNA DJ Bill Verdier,” written by WXNA and Kevin Donovan

Tribute written by Natasha Hendrix of McCreary’s Irish Pub and Eatery

Tribute written by Chelsea Bennett

“Down the Back Lane” WXNA radio show tribute, by Kevin Donovan