Wallis Bird
Biography
Bird is often compared to famous singer-songwriters like Ani DiFranco, Fiona Apple or the young Janis Joplin. In her songs she fuses elements of traditional folk music, blues and funk with an energetic handmade rock sound. Her exceptional voice allows for an already huge repertoire from soft folk ballads to rousing power songs.
Accompanied by her band colleagues, the brothers Christian and Michael Vinne and Aóife O'Sullivan, she frequently tours throughout Europe. In April 2006 her debut EP "Branches Untangle" was independently released both Germany by her own label "Bird Records".
In October 2006 Bird signed a worldwide recording contract with "Island Records Group UK". The Moodsets EP was released for download and on vinyl on July 30, 2007 with her debut album Spoons following on 18 September 2007 in Germany. Her song "Counting to Sleep" was chosen by iTunes as their Single of the Week and the digital release of her album Spoons subsequently rocketed into the Top 10 UK Album Download Charts. In the UK, her single, "Blossoms in the Street" was released on 15 October 2007, with the physical release of Spoons following 22 October 2007.
In February 2008, Bird toured the UK as support act for soul star Gabrielle and later that year with Billy Bragg.
Catalogue
Candid Music PublishingLatest Releases
New Boots
CD
Released: 24 July 2009
Tracklisting:
- Can Opener
- Travelling Bird
- To My Bones
- Meal Of Convenience
- Made Of Sugar
- An Idea About Mary
- When We Kissed, The World Fell In Love!
- LaLaLand
- Berlin
- Measuring Cities
- Your Morning Dream
- Your Daddy [live]

