Photo: Arne Müseler · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · credits
Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Wallis Bird
Person · female · Ireland · Wexford · born 1982 · recording since 2006
Irish musician
official homepagestreamingstreamingstreamingsocialsocialsocialsocialticketsdatabasedatabasedatabase
Listen on SpotifyYouTube Music
Also known as ウォーリス・バード
Timeline
11 events▣ Album 9◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1980s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Branches Untangle
First documented EP in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography181 words · 5 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1373425600
Biography
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
ArchitectSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 40 tracks · 4 discsDisc 1A1Hardly Hardly3:45A2I Can Be Your Man3:11A3Daze3:16A4Holding a Light5:12A5The Cards5:06B1Girls3:00B2Cxmmunion3:41B3Gloria3:04B4Hammering5:00B5River of Paper3:49Disc 2C1Little Plastic Castle4:13C2Peaches4:09C3Black and Gold3:36C4Becoming a Jackal3:08C5Pearl’s a Singer3:33D1Jóga3:57D2Teardrop3:03D3Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick3:41D4In My Life2:41D5Caledonia5:43Disc 31Hardly Hardly3:452I Can Be Your Man3:113Daze3:164Holding a Light5:125The Cards5:066Girls3:007Cxmmunion3:418Gloria3:049Hammering5:0010River of Paper3:49Disc 41Little Plastic Castle4:132Peaches4:093Black and Gold3:364Becoming a Jackal3:085Pearl’s a Singer3:336Jóga3:577Teardrop3:038Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick3:419In My Life2:4110Caledonia5:43 in 2014 and Home in 2016.
Career
Bird performed at the Eurosonic Festival in 2012 when Ireland was the Spotlight Country.
Bird released her third studio album in March 2012 in Ireland, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The album was recorded in Berlin, Germany. The first single, "EncoreEncoreSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Encore (single version)3:072Encore (acoustic version)3:00", was released on 2 March. The music video debuted on 1 February, and had been shot in Berlin.
A live album featuring recordings from her European tours from her debut album to her 2014 release ArchitectArchitectSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 40 tracks · 4 discsDisc 1A1Hardly Hardly3:45A2I Can Be Your Man3:11A3Daze3:16A4Holding a Light5:12A5The Cards5:06B1Girls3:00B2Cxmmunion3:41B3Gloria3:04B4Hammering5:00B5River of Paper3:49Disc 2C1Little Plastic Castle4:13C2Peaches4:09C3Black and Gold3:36C4Becoming a Jackal3:08C5Pearl’s a Singer3:33D1Jóga3:57D2Teardrop3:03D3Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick3:41D4In My Life2:41D5Caledonia5:43Disc 31Hardly Hardly3:452I Can Be Your Man3:113Daze3:164Holding a Light5:125The Cards5:066Girls3:007Cxmmunion3:418Gloria3:049Hammering5:0010River of Paper3:49Disc 41Little Plastic Castle4:132Peaches4:093Black and Gold3:364Becoming a Jackal3:085Pearl’s a Singer3:336Jóga3:577Teardrop3:038Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick3:419In My Life2:4110Caledonia5:43, Yeah! was released in 2015.
Home is her fifth studio album, released worldwide in September 2016.
EPs
Branches Untangle (six-track EP, Bird Records, 2006)
Moodsets EP (2006)
Singles
"Blossoms in the StreetBlossoms in the StreetSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Blossoms in the Street3:442Beep Beep4:363Oklahoma5:194Blossoms in the Street (Hooks remix)3:35", 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 BonesTo My BonesSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1To My Bones3:492To My Bones (acoustic version)4:56", 2009
In popular culture
In March 2010, Bird appeared on GOTV to present her favorite music videos and musical influences.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 21 | 87.5th |
| Studio albums | 9 | 90th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 20 | 45.6th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (21 release groups · 9 studio albums)
Albums · 9
2007 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 11 tracks · 52:15
1Counting to Sleep4:2026 ft 84:553Slow Down4:374The Circle4:155Blossoms in the Street3:436You Are Mine4:207Moodsets4:138Country Bumpkin3:079Just Keep Going5:4410All for You5:2411Bring Me Wine7:372009 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 12 tracks · 53:52
1Can Opener4:132Travelling Bird4:423To My Bones4:424Meal of Convenience2:205Made of Sugar3:136An Idea About Mary4:157When We Kissed, the World Fell in Love!3:088LaLaLand4:099Berlin2:4710Measuring Cities5:2011Your Morning Dream7:1912Yer Daddy (live)7:442011 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 13 tracks · 43:50
1Dress My Skin and Become What I’m Supposed To4:032In dictum4:163Take Me Home3:304Encore2:595I Am So Tired of That Line3:326Who’s Listening Now?3:017Ghosts of Memories3:458Polarised4:099But I’m Still Here, I’m Still Here3:0710Feathered Pocket4:0511Heartbeating City2:2512Be Prepared2:4513Outside My Window, Overlooking the Courtyard, the Kids Played Aloud, My Floorboards and Old Chairs Creaked to the Sound of Thunder Booming on This Hot Spring Afternoon in April …2:132012 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 11 tracks · 41:20
1Dress My Skin and Become What I’m Supposed To3:212I Am So Tired of That Line3:263Encore3:064Take Me Home3:315In dictum4:106Ghosts of Memories3:467Heartbeating City2:208Who’s Listening Now?2:459But I’m Still Here, I’m Still Here3:0910Feathered Pocket3:4711Polarised / Ghost Track7:592014 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 40 tracks · 2:33:36
Disc 1A1Hardly Hardly3:45A2I Can Be Your Man3:11A3Daze3:16A4Holding a Light5:12A5The Cards5:06B1Girls3:00B2Cxmmunion3:41B3Gloria3:04B4Hammering5:00B5River of Paper3:49Disc 2C1Little Plastic Castle4:13C2Peaches4:09C3Black and Gold3:36C4Becoming a Jackal3:08C5Pearl’s a Singer3:33D1Jóga3:57D2Teardrop3:03D3Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick3:41D4In My Life2:41D5Caledonia5:43Disc 31Hardly Hardly3:452I Can Be Your Man3:113Daze3:164Holding a Light5:125The Cards5:066Girls3:007Cxmmunion3:418Gloria3:049Hammering5:0010River of Paper3:49Disc 41Little Plastic Castle4:132Peaches4:093Black and Gold3:364Becoming a Jackal3:085Pearl’s a Singer3:336Jóga3:577Teardrop3:038Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick3:419In My Life2:4110Caledonia5:432016 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 11 tracks · 37:00
1Change3:062ODOM2:343Control3:094Pass the Darkness3:425That Leads the Way3:206Home2:457Love3:088The Deep Reveal3:539Fantasy3:0010I Want It, I Need It4:3611Seasons3:472019 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 11 tracks · 36:14
1As the River Flows3:472Grace2:583Life Is Long3:094Love Respect Peace3:505Woman Oh Woman!3:186Salve!2:377Brutal Honesty3:088Time It Is Not Waiting2:529I Know What I’m Offering2:5210That’s What Life Is For2:0911Repeal5:342022 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 10 tracks · 32:07
1Go2:082What’s Wrong With Changing?3:173I Lose Myself Completely2:404The Power of a Word2:355Aquarius3:106F.K.K. (No Pants Dance)2:377DreamWriting3:528I’ll Never Hide My Love Away3:409The Dive2:569.5Pretty Lies5:12I Can See Your House From Here
2026 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 11 tracks · 37:31
1And So Turns the Wheel6:142Call the Healer3:233Grieving Is the Price You Pay for Love3:464Two Trees2:245Why Is Peace Problematic?3:166I'll Take Anything2:397Let Me Buy You Flowers3:148Hold Tight!2:429To Love You Is to Have Done Something Good2:4510I'm Your Witness3:0911The Good of the People3:59
EP · 3
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Branches UntangleSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 26:201Blossoms in the Street3:40 2Beep Beep4:35 3Big Moon3:33 4Fat Chick4:23 5The Circle4:52 6Oklahoma5:17 | 24 April 2006 | ||
| 2007 | The CircleSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 16:281The Circle4:16 2Oklahoma5:20 3All for You6:52 | 13 July 2007 | ||
| 2007 | Blossoms in the StreetSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 17:141Blossoms in the Street3:44 2Beep Beep4:36 3Oklahoma5:19 4Blossoms in the Street (Hooks remix)3:35 | 15 October 2007 |
Single · 7
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Counting to Sleep / SewnSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 8:421Counting to Sleep3:44 2Sewn4:58 | 29 February 2008 | ||
| 2008 | Just Can’t Get EnoughSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:431Just Can’t Get Enough3:02 2The Sunshine Song2:41 | 22 October 2008 | ||
| 2009 | LaLa LandSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:171LaLa Land (single version)3:36 2LaLa Land (acoustic version)3:41 | 21 June 2009 | ||
| 2009 | To My BonesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 8:451To My Bones3:49 2To My Bones (acoustic version)4:56 | 30 August 2009 | ||
| 2010 | An Idea About MarySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:511An Idea About Mary4:15 2An Idea About Mary (piano acoustic version)3:36 | 12 March 2010 | ||
| 2012 | EncoreSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:071Encore (single version)3:07 2Encore (acoustic version)3:00 | 9 March 2012 | ||
| 2014 | Hardly HardlySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 19:521Hardly Hardly (radio edit)3:43 2Hardly Hardly (Vinne & Rebscher remix)3:41 3Hardly Hardly (LaRochelleBand remix)4:36 4Hardly Hardly (Sébastien Léger remix)7:52 | 28 March 2014 |
Album · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bird Songs: The Best of Wallis BirdSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 1:10:361To My Bones4:36 2Hardly Hardly3:47 3In Dictum4:10 4Ghosts of Memories3:45 5Moodsets4:14 6LaLaLand4:01 7Blossoms in the Street3:44 8Feathered Pocket3:49 9Counting to Sleep4:18 10I Am So Tired of That Line3:27 11Encore3:07 12I Can Be Your Man3:12 13Daze3:15 14An Idea About Mary4:16 15All for You5:22 16The Circle4:17 17You Are Mine4:20 18Just Can’t Get Enough2:56 | Compilation | 13 May 2015 | |
| 2015 | Yeah! Seven Years of Wallis Bird Live 2007–2014Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 1:16:491Blossoms in the Street5:50 2Moodsets5:05 3The Circle5:35 4You Are Mine4:16 5Travelling Bird5:12 6To My Bones6:29 7Measuring Cities8:20 8In Dictum5:56 9Take Me Home5:01 10I Am So Tired of That Line3:59 11Encore3:16 12Daze3:08 13I Can Be Your Man4:28 14River of Paper4:06 15Hardly Hardly6:08 | Live | 21 August 2015 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Wallis Bird head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 21 | 87.5th |
| Studio albums | 9 | 90th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 20 | 45.6th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wallis_bird2.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/33727278-a322-4389-b05e-bb55f348a960discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/33727278-a322-4389-b05e-bb55f348a960core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q444966genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q444966seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_Birdbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_Bird
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Irish musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Arne Müseler · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q444966 · MusicBrainz: 33727278-a322-4389-b05e-bb55f348a960
Similar artists
Browse every Tier 3 artist →Ranked from this record's own data: shared genre tags (rarer tags weigh more), era, home country and comparable fame. Every card lists the signals that placed it — no editorial picks.
Katie Armiger
United States · Person
folk music
1 shared genre tag · debut 2007, 1 year apart
9 wikis
Kristy Lee Cook
United States · Person
folk music
1 shared genre tag · debut 2005, 1 year apart
9 wikis
Veronica Ballestrini
United States · Person
folk music
1 shared genre tag · debut 2009, 3 years apart
8 wikis
Courtney Marie Andrews
United States · Person
folk music
1 shared genre tag · debut 2008, 2 years apart
13 wikis
Aṣa
France · Person
folk music
1 shared genre tag · debut 2007, 1 year apart
22 wikis
Ayọ
Germany · Person
folk music
1 shared genre tag · debut 2006, same year
27 wikis
Laura Bell Bundy
United States · Person
folk music
1 shared genre tag · debut 2007, 1 year apart
29 wikis
Tom Morello
United States · Person
folk music
1 shared genre tag · debut 2008, 2 years apart
44 wikis