BIIRD

BIIRD
Origin	Ireland
Genres	Irish traditional, folk
Years active	2024–present
Members	Lisa Canny Laura Doherty Zoran Donohoe Sal Heneghan Miadhachlughain O'Donnell Nicole Lonergan Niamh Hinchy Aoife Kelly Ciara Ní Murchú Hannah Hiemstra Claire Loughran
Past members	Aisling Sage
Website	biirdshop.com

BIIRD is an all-female Irish folk music band formed in 2024 by Lisa Canny, a seven-time All-Ireland champion on harp and banjo. The group describes itself as "An Irish traditional music collective collaborating with Ireland's leading designers and stylists to change the perception of trad worldwide." ^[1]

On St Patrick’s Day in 2024, the 11-piece group performed to a crowd of 10,000 at Trafalgar Square in London. They have since performed at the Belfast TradFest, Galway International Arts Festival, and the All Together Now festival and have appeared on Irish talk show, The Late Late Show. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

In 2025, they were selected to join Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour in New Zealand, Australia and North America, as a support act along with fellow Irish acts Amble and Aaron Rowe. ^[5]

References

1. Cardona, Dylan (5 April 2024). "New trad supergroup BIIRD announce debut show in the London Irish Centre". Hot Press.
2. Gill, Sarah (28 December 2025). "BIIRD: 'Trad music has stood the test of time, it's bigger than all of us and it never will die'". Image.
3. "BIIRD swoops in for Arts Festival". Galway Advertiser. 12 June 2025.
4. Mullally, Una (30 August 2025). "Lisa Canny on Biird: 'Irish people are looking for something more authentic'". Irish Times.
5. Corr, Alan (23 September 2025). "Sheeran picks three Irish acts as support on US tour" – via www.rte.ie.