Wallis Bird Explained

Wallis Bird
Background:	solo_singer
Birth Name:	Wallis Bird
Birth Date:	1982 1, df=yes
Birth Place:	Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland
Instrument:	Vocals, guitar
Genre:	Folk, rockabilly, acoustic
Occupation:	Singer, songwriter
Years Active:	2005–present
Label:	Bird Records/Kaiserlich Koeniglich Records

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 Formats: CD, digital download	14	59	—
2012	Wallis Bird^[9] Released: 9 March 2012 Label: Rubyworks 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 <	-- Woman--> Released: 27 September 2019 Label: AntiFragile Music / Mount Silver Formats: CD, digital download
2022	Hands <	-- 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	—	—	—
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]

Notes and References

1. News: RTÉ 2fm gearing up for EuroSonic . https://web.archive.org/web/20121002174213/http://www.rte.ie/ten/2012/0105/2fm.html . dead . 2 October 2012 . 5 January 2012 . 5 January 2012 . RTÉ Ten . Raidió Teilifís Éireann .
2. Web site: Bird, Wallis – Wallis Bird – CD – Tower Records Dublin Ireland . Towerrecords.ie . 9 March 2012 . 28 March 2012.
3. Web site: Wallis Bird [Vinyl LP]: Wallis Bird: Amazon.de: Musik |publisher=Amazon.de |date=9 September 2009 |access-date=28 March 2012].
4. Web site: Wallis Bird – ENCORE – Official Video . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/ch6-rqOrq5o . 2021-12-22 . live. February 2012 . YouTube . 28 March 2012.
5. Web site: LYA - Love Your Artist - fair ticketing and merch . www.love-your-artist.com.
6. Web site: LYA - Love Your Artist - fair ticketing and merch. www.love-your-artist.com.
7. Web site: irishcharts.com - Discography Wallis Bird. www.irish-charts.com.
8. Web site: Wallis Bird – New Boots . austriancharts.at . 19 March 2010 . 12 March 2011.
9. http://www.chartsurfer.de/artist/wallis-bird/ffrgn.html Wallis Bird in den Singlecharts
10. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-10-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110514063919/http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=1 . 14 May 2011 .
11. Web site: gotv – hosted by Wallis Bird . Gotv.at . 12 March 2011 . 29 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110929232037/http://www.gotv.at/hostedby_detail.php?id=1527 . dead .