Retrospective Rewatch

My 6 month long beloved project ‘Retrospective Sessions’ filmed back in 2020 is now available to own in one ticket! Watch the entire 7 concerts filmed in HD in the comfort of your own time.

What’s included:

• 7 Retrospective Shows

• New fair-trade Retrospectives Tea-Towel (to wipe your tears with after every song. A tear-towel if you will)

• Signed concert tickets

Tickets:

https://wallisbird.loveyourartist.store/en/products/60db3c85e925e508c5a13ad6

Limited early ticket buyers will receive a personal message from myself!

About the show:

Shot in different locations over the course of 6 months, this personal look-back over my body of work not only helped me shed old skin and move into 2021 with fresh blood, but also gives the viewer a clear perspective on the development of my writing and how it translates to me personally, years later. Including many wonderful guests and surprise performers, spine-tingling impromptu choirs and candid stories, this is a concentrated and beloved project I’m proud to share with you.

We all know what 2020 was like, here’s how I grasped the year.. the one that shook everything up.

Onwards we go, reflecting along the way.

Love, Wallis x

This Saturday, I will perform my 2016 album 'Home' from my home-studio!

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This album was a big one for me, winning 'Composer Of The Year' in Germany's prestigious 'Musik Autoren Preis' and also a nomination for ‘Album Of The Year’ in Ireland's Choice Music Prize. We did a massive 120 date tour all around the world for that album and we finished it off with a nomination for 'Artist Of The Year' at the Folk Alliance International awards. It’s rare that I gloat but that was a good couple of years for me... I worked real hard.

Now, self congratulations over 🥳

WIN TICKETS:

Tag me in your Story / Post singing the SECOND single from ‘Home’ in the WORST possible way and the winner will get 2 tickets to the show... BAD PERFORMANCES ONLY!

P.S: I’m not telling you what the single is! 😉

• ‘Home’

• Retrospective Sessions 5/6

• November 7th

• 8pm CET

...And from Architect, we move forward to ‘HOME’ 🏡

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Originally it’s working title was ‘Hōm’ to signify the mediation Om, then it became HΩM for the symbol of electrical resistance, then I just got rid of any resistance with symbols or confusion over how it sounds and let the (million clichés and meanings) of the word HOME to flow.

In architect I was building the house I wanted, and that was contentment with myself and my life, and Tracey - she made my house a home.

There she is on the cover!

Swipe for more photos from my 2016, the year of Bowie, Prince, Aretha, George, Victoria Wood and laughing Lenny... and still it wasn’t close to as brutal as 2020 😭

Aaah! "Architect" Retrospective Sessions recorded live at SchwuZ!

REALLY excited to show you this one ⚡

See you this Saturday 8PM CET/ 7PM GMT

Tickets: https://wallisbird.loveyourartist.store/en/

🎥: Nils Werner

🔉: Aidan Floatinghome

Recorded with QuerChorallen

Choir: Floatinghome, Sam Vance-Law, Kevin Ryan Music, Perlee, Catherine Smyth, Swacey Kelliher, Rufus Coates & Jess Smith, Chris Morrin, Dee Mulrooney, @marina.laborde & @rotemfischermusic

Today, we’re filming in Germany’s OLDEST queer club, the legendary SchwuZ!!! What a powerful space ❤️

Tune in next Saturday October 10th!

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Architect is coming!

This is one album I’m REALLY (seriously) looking forward to recording. The songs are so raw to me right now. Still some of my all time favourite songs I’ve made, ‘I Can Be Your Man’, ‘Holding a light’, ‘The Cards’ and ‘Girls’. I’m deep in organising mode and loving it. We’re in an UNREAL location this time, but I'll tell you more about that next week! This will be my favourite show, I’m sure of that. The ideas are melting out of my brain...... 🤯

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Pics by:

Jens Oellermann Fotografie

Christoph Thorwartl

Ahead of tomorrow night's 3rd Retrospective Session, I'm thrilled to share with you this gorgeous version of 'In Dictum' with none other than @doddleoddle and @orlagartland. Last November, we sang this together (unrehearsed!) in Bush Hall, London and the moment they came in with their harmonies I got the big shivers! Confident, harmonious and full of depth, their voices took this song to another plane. I couldn’t have asked for more, so - Enjoy it ❤️

Listen here: http://umg.lnk.to/InDictumRS

Tickets here: https://wallisbird.loveyourartist.store/en/events

Retrospective Sessions - Chapter 3/6 - Wallis Bird at Alte Försterei

Aaah! We had so much fun recording this week's Retrospective Session in Stadion An der Alten Försterei. Tune in this Saturday at 8pm CEST

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Retrospective Sessions - Chapter III/VI - 05-09-2020

As I prepare for my 3rd Retrospective Session of my (lovingly called) Blueface album ‘Wallis Bird’ (2012), here’s some unseen photos from the Album shoot with Jens Oellermann Fotografie 📸

I go back many years with Jens, since 2008. We always work fun and work hard. It’s important to grow up with the people in this industry. It is a family. Documenting their depth of talent, experience and loyalty growing across their profession over the years has been one of my most favourite and defining career achievements. Go Team!

Tickets:

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New Boots went better than I had imagined :) With a wonderful team you can make magic happen. The first half of the show was all sorts of movement in all sorts of rooms, all sorts of light, all sorts of songs - and all one take. After that I invited my friends to the dome where we sang our hearts out as one. F%$kin vibe and connection was unreal. At the end of the second half, the very last chord of the 10 minute improvised Gregorian choir, all 7 of us sang a note so perfect that there was no deviation in the waveform, we climbed onto one wave. Live and die by those moments y’know.

Tickets to Retrospective Sessions #3:

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Thank you all for your support, and thank you Liquidrom.

Here’s the magicians:

Camera: Nils Werner

Sound: Aidan Floatinghome

Assisted by: Adam Fitzsimons

Choir: Charlotte Brandi, Karen Cowley, Aidan Floatinghom (clarinet), Tracey Kelliher, Christopher Colm Morrin, Kevin Ryan

Aidan and I recorded a new version of ‘Measuring Cities’ in a gorgeous part of town, nestled amongst water, trees, blossoms, children, animals and butterflies, we managed to capture the cityscape in this recording. I think it’s special. So much of the last few months has been indoors, away from life, so the world being heard on the track gives a small bit of balance back, some colour 🌳

Listen here: http://umg.lnk.to/MeasuringCities

Tune into New Boots live stream tomorrow night to hear more:

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'New Boots' - Retrospective Session is this Saturday August 1st! Join me at 8pm CEST for this virtual concert looking back at my second album 'New Boots' or rewatch it later at a time that suits you!

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And we're back! See you on August 14th at the Landesmuseum Mainz

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Italy! We're finally getting back to you next year. Hold on to your tickets, they remain valid for this new date. See you at Circolo della musica on 10.04.2021 🇮🇹

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Thank you to everyone who attended ‘Spoons’ on Saturday. It was crafty needlework- thank you to the masterful team! Are you ready for 'New Boots' on August 1st? Tickets are available now. We’re taking the shows one step further, ‘New Boots’ will filmed in a very special location here in Berlin. All will be revealed soon.

Rewind your mind to 2009. This is only the beginning! Get your tickets below, the first 10 buyers will always get free access to the next show🎈

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More, more, more! 🙌🏻

See you at Kulturinsel Wöhrmühle on 13.08.

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'THE CIRCLE' - OUT NOW

Tomorrow night I will be performing my very first album 'Spoons' from start to finish, with a few tricks up my sleeve 😜 As part of these monthly Retrospective Sessions, I have decided to rework and release a song from each album.

This month, we are looking back at my very first album ‘Spoons’ so I chose to revisit ‘The Circle’. It’s a good summation of my life (friends, jam sessions, late nights and love!) To my surprise over the years it was often called a flagship song in my career. I’ve been lucky enough to have seen the tattoos of these lyrics on people’s bodies, have had it covered by artists more than any other song and it was even used in a school exam! So, I guess this song has taken a life of its own and I’ve decided to thank it by re-releasing it, 14 years later. Reliving old memories in a new skin❤️

Listen to The Circle: http://umg.lnk.to/TheCircle

Tickets: https://wallisbird.loveyourartist.store/en/

Send Me Your Questions!

Have any burning questions you would like to ask me? Submit them in the link below and I will answer in Chapter I/VI of my Retrospective Sessions on July 4th!

https://forms.gle/tmtJKvF3gVYRs6xZ9

‘Repeal’ Remixes

Today, I am happy to share with you two unique remixes of my song ‘Repeal’ from Danish DJ Kasper Bjørke and German electronic and techno producer Aparde. In this song, I documented the Irish Abortion Referendum from the perspective of speaking up about our need for a vote, to speaking to each other to instil our reasons for needing the law to change, and finally voting, waiting for the result and the animalistic release that came afterwards. Irish History was forever changed on the 25th of May 2018. Yes, I’m a month later than the date, but there’s never a wrong time to show reflection and colours. I hope you enjoy these special remixes; Kasper’s version is chill and driving throughout whereas Aparde’s is dark and trippy! Follow the link below to hear how others received this story. Thanks a million, and I love you Wallis X https://umg.lnk.to/Repeal_Remixes

That was fun! Thank you to everyone who tuned in to Branches Untangle on Saturday, that was just a little teaser of what I have planned for these Retrospective Sessions. Tickets are now on sale for all of the shows, starting on July 4th, 20:00 CEST with my very first album ‘Spoons’. There will be guests, Q&As, embarrassing stories, all recorded live in super high quality. The first 10 buyers for each concert will get free access to the next one and for those of you who cannot tune in at the exact time, do not worry, your ticket will allow you to watch the show after the live broadcast has happened! I am really looking forward to connecting with you all in this special way. 6 albums, 6 concerts, 6 months! See you there X

July 4th - Spoons (2007)‬

‪August 1st  - New Boots (2009)‬

‪September 5th  - Wallis Bird (2012)‬

‪October 10th   -  Architect (2014)‬

‪November 7th  -  Home (2016‬)

‪December 5th  - Woman (2019‬)

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Retrospective Sessions Announcement

Over the past 14 years I have released 6 studio albums, and have been lucky enough to have shared the work with some extremely talented and exciting people. It’s been an overwhelmingly full journey. Especially in the last few months, I’ve had time to stop, look back, and recognise just how important my connection to others is through music and memory. So together with my team, we’re doing something a bit different: 

I’ll perform each album in full in special one-off monthly online concerts

6 albums, 6 concerts, 6 months!

Every album, start to finish.

Starting in July, I will begin these ‘Retrospective Sessions’. There will be original and new performing guests, I’ll answer any burning questions you have, I’ll share important back stories and information, LOTS of nostalgia, and of course the embarrassing throwbacks, all recorded live in super high quality for your experience. Tickets will be available for each show from this Saturday. I have never done anything like this before. Let's get together once more!

To get us into the spirit for these video concerts, I will play some songs from where it all began- my VERY FIRST EP Branches Untangle. This free, warm up concert is ‪on June 6th at 20:00 CEST on Facebook and YouTube. 

Here are the full concert dates:

‪June 6th  - Branches Untangle (2006) - Free‬

‪July 4th - Spoons (2007)‬

‪August 1st  - New Boots (2009)‬

‪September 5th  - Wallis Bird (2012)‬

‪October 10th   -  Architect (2014)‬

‪November 7th  -  Home (2016‬)

‪December 5th  - Woman 2019‬

‪Love you ‬

‪Wallis x

It was a pleasure to take part in GCN and Una Mullally's live stream recalling the 2015 marriage equality vote in Ireland. Here's me talking about my memories of that historic day and a performance of 'Home' 🏳️‍🌈🇮🇪

https://youtu.be/u_XqMO6F7u0?t=2010

The ‘Tuath’ is back on! I’m very happy to announce the rescheduled Ireland dates at the end of September. For those who have already got their tickets, they are still valid. This is a lovely beacon of light for me to look forward to - I’ll be so glad to see you! Until then I’ll be with you online and in spirit - stay safe and mind your lovely mind. 
Wallis x

Fri 25th Sep - Coughlan's Live Fest Cork City
Sat 26th Sep - The Inkwell Tracton, Cork
Sun 27th Sep - DeBarras Clonakilty
Wed 30th Sep - Kenny's Lahinch, Clare
Thurs 1st Oct - Abbey Tavern Howth
Fri 2nd Oct - The Stables Mullingar
Sat 3rd Oct - Lost Lane Dublin
Sun 4th Oct - Sea Church Ballycotton, Cork

Tickets: https://wallisbird.app.love-your-artist.com/en/tickets

Tune in to @tvnoir.de Sunday evening to watch me perform as part of 'aus meinem Wohnzimmer' or 'from my living room'. You can watch it live over on THEIR Facebook or Instagram from 20:15 CEST. If you choose you can also buy a virtual ticket in my bio to support the arts and artists during all of this madness. See you there

https://tvnoir.de/produkt/wallis-bird-aus-meinem-wohnzimmer-ticket-fuer-livestream/

Thanks a million to Mark Graham from The Irish Music Industry Podcast for a great interview. He gave a really good interview and as usual, he doesn’t shy from a well versed, candid and wise question. A pleasure to be part of his interview roster, his podcast is a must for Irish industry folk.

Listen here:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4eFBJtMpu5S2zKWJyhgdki?si=xRaD87iaRa-wiFptQ6fcIg