BIIRD had never played together when they stepped on stage in Trafalgar Square to face 10,000 people on St Patrick's Day 2024. Eleven Irish traditional musicians stood side-by-side in elaborate ...

“We represent the best of Ireland,” says Lisa Canny, harpist, banjo player and frontwoman of the 11-strong trad girl group Biird. At a sold-out Vicar Street on Saturday night, their easy confidence is ...

Tickets for the Countdown Concert with headliner Inhaler are on sale now. New Year’s Festival Dublin has announced its full line-up, adding BIIRD, Florence Road, Kla, Cliffords, Chasing Abbey, Madra ...

GIRL power might not be something that we immediately associate with the world of trad music, but BIIRD – a new 11-piece all-female collective - hopes to change that. “I always thought it would be ...

Lisa Canny of all-female trad supergroup on why they plan to fill a void in celebrating Irishness, the group’s long-awaited album, breaking conventions and employing women backstage wherever possible ...

Some people gab about their go-to grub spots, while others gush about reality TV—but my favorite thing to talk about is finding the best vibrator. (Yes, I’m very fun at dinner parties.) As a longtime ...

Fiona Shaw, Kathryn Thomas, Mario Rosenstock, Doireann Garrihy, and BIIRD are all on RTE's "The Late Late Show" tonight, Friday, February 21. "Late Late" host Patrick Kielty teased Friday night's show ...