Wallis Bird

Wallis Bird
Background information
Birth name	Wallis Bird
Born	(1982-01-29) 29 January 1982 (age 43) Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland
Genres	Folk, rockabilly, acoustic
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Bird Records/Kaiserlich Koeniglich Records
Website	www.wallisbird.com

Wallis Bird (born 29 January 1982) is an Irish musician, living in Berlin since 2012. As of February 2023, she has released six studio albums, including Architect in 2014 and Home in 2016.

Career

Bird performed at the Eurosonic Festival in 2012 when Ireland was the Spotlight Country. ^[1]

Bird released her third studio album in March 2012 in Ireland, ^[2] Germany, Austria and Switzerland. ^[3] The album was recorded in Berlin, Germany. The first single, "Encore", was released on 2 March. The music video debuted on 1 February, ^[4] and had been shot in Berlin.

A live album featuring recordings from her European tours from her debut album to her 2014 release Architect, Yeah! was released in 2015. ^[5]

Home is her fifth studio album, released worldwide in September 2016. ^[6]

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
		IRL [7]	AUT [8]	GER
2007	Spoons Released: October 2007 Label: Island Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—
2009	New Boots Released: 24 July 2009 Label: Columbia (Europe outside Ireland) Formats: CD, digital download	14	59	—
2012	Wallis Bird [9] Released: 9 March 2012 Label: Rubyworks (Ireland and UK) Formats: CD, digital download	11	51	99
2014	Architect Released: 11 April 2014 Label: Kaiserlich Koeniglich / Bird Formats: CD, digital download	24	67	93
2016	Home Released: 30 September 2016 Label: Mount Silver Formats: CD, digital download	—	31	—
2019	Woman Released: 27 September 2019 Label: AntiFragile Music / Mount Silver Formats: CD, digital download
2022	Hands Released: 27 May 2022 Label: Mount Silver Formats: CD, digital download
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

• Yeah! (2015)

EPs

• Branches Untangle (six-track EP, Bird Records, 2006)
• Moodsets EP (2006)

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions			Album
		IRL [10]	UK	UK Indie
2007	"Blossoms in the Street"	—	—	—	Spoons
2008	"Counting to Sleep"	—	—	—
	Just Can't Get Enough	—	—	—	Non-album single
2009	"La La Land"	—	—	—	New Boots
	"To My Bones"	—	—	—
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

• "Blossoms in the Street", 15 October 2007
• "Counting to Sleep", 10 March 2008 (Irish language version: "Comhaireamh chun Codladh")
• Just Can't Get Enough, 22 October 2008
• "To My Bones", 2009

Download-only releases

• The Circle EP (Germany only)

Awards

• Meteor Music Award (Category: "Hope for 2009"), 2009
• Meteor Music Award (Category: "Best Irish Female"), 2010

In popular culture

In March 2010, Bird appeared on GOTV to present her favorite music videos and musical influences. ^[11]

References

1. "RTÉ 2fm gearing up for EuroSonic". RTÉ Ten. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 5 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
2. "Bird, Wallis – Wallis Bird – CD – Tower Records Dublin Ireland". Towerrecords.ie. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
3. "Wallis Bird [Vinyl LP]: Wallis Bird: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
4. "Wallis Bird – ENCORE – Official Video". YouTube. February 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
5. "LYA - Love Your Artist - fair ticketing and merch". www.love-your-artist.com.
6. "LYA - Love Your Artist - fair ticketing and merch". www.love-your-artist.com.
7. "irishcharts.com - Discography Wallis Bird". www.irish-charts.com.
8. "Wallis Bird – New Boots". austriancharts.at. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
9. Wallis Bird in den Singlecharts. chartsurfer.de
10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
11. "gotv – hosted by Wallis Bird". Gotv.at. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2011.