# BIIRD

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{{Short description|Irish folk music band}}
{{EngvarB|date=January 2026}}

{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = BIIRD
| image           = 
| image_size      = 250
| landscape       = yes
| caption         = 
| origin          = Ireland
| genre           = [Irish traditional](/source/Irish_traditional_music), [folk](/source/Folk_music)
| years_active    = 2024–present
| label           = 
| website         = {{URL|https://biirdshop.com/}}
| current_members = * Lisa Canny
* Laura Doherty
* Zoran Donohoe
* Sal Heneghan
* Miadhachlughain O'Donnell
* Nicole Lonergan
* Niamh Hinchy
* Aoife Kelly
* Ciara Ní Mhurchú
* Hannah Hiemstra
* Claire Loughran
* Aisling Sage

}}

'''BIIRD''' is an all-female [Irish folk music](/source/Folk_music_of_Ireland) band formed in 2024 by Lisa Canny, a seven-time [All-Ireland](/source/Fleadh_Cheoil) champion on harp and banjo. The group describes itself as "an Irish traditional music collective collaborating with Ireland's leading designers and stylists to change the perception of [trad](/source/Irish_traditional_music) worldwide."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/new-trad-supergroup-biird-announce-debut-show-in-the-london-irish-centre-23017169}|title=New trad supergroup BIIRD announce debut show in the London Irish Centre|first=Dylan|last=Cardona|date=5 April 2024|website=Hot Press}}</ref>

On [St Patrick’s Day](/source/St_Patrick%E2%80%99s_Day) in 2024, the 11-piece group performed their first gig to a crowd of 10,000 at [Trafalgar Square](/source/Trafalgar_Square) in London. They have since performed at the Belfast TradFest, [Galway International Arts Festival](/source/Galway_International_Arts_Festival) and the [All Together Now](/source/All_Together_Now_(festival)) festival, and have appeared on Irish talk show, [The Late Late Show](/source/The_Late_Late_Show_(Irish_talk_show)).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.image.ie/living/biird-trad-music-has-stood-the-test-of-time-its-bigger-than-all-of-us-and-it-never-will-die-951940|title=BIIRD: ‘Trad music has stood the test of time, it’s bigger than all of us and it never will die’|date=28 December 2025|first=Sarah|last=Gill|website=Image}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/146305/biird-swoops-in-for-arts-festival|title=BIIRD swoops in for Arts Festival|date=12 June 2025|website=Galway Advertiser}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2025/08/30/lisa-canny-on-biird-irish-people-are-looking-for-something-more-authentic/|title=Lisa Canny on Biird: ‘Irish people are looking for something more authentic’|first=Una|last=Mullally|date=30 August 2025|website=Irish Times}}</ref>

In 2025, following a meeting with [Ed Sheeran](/source/Ed_Sheeran) at a pub session at [Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann](/source/Fleadh_Cheoil_na_h%C3%89ireann) in Wexford, they were invited to join his [Loop Tour](/source/Loop_Tour) in New Zealand, Australia and North America as a support act along with fellow Irish acts [Amble](/source/Amble_(band)) and Aaron Rowe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0923/1534934-sheeran-picks-three-irish-acts-as-support-on-us-tour/|title=Sheeran picks three Irish acts as support on US tour|first=Alan|last=Corr|date=23 September 2025|via=www.rte.ie}}</ref>

In May 2026, it was announced that the band would be one of the support acts for [Westlife](/source/Westlife)'s [25th Anniversary World Tour](/source/The_25th_Anniversary_World_Tour).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0501/1571399-westlife-3arena-residency-is-a-big-irish-celebration/|title=Westlife 3Arena residency is a big Irish celebration|date=1 May 2026|website=RTÉ}}</ref> In the same month, it was reported that the band were working on their debut album at Decoy Studios in Suffolk.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz721w33ve1o|title=The girl group who've sold out venues and toured the world - without releasing a record|date=17 May 2026|first=Matt|last=Fox|website=BBC}}</ref> The album is part funded by Ed Sheeran.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://365bristol.com/story/2026/05/28/review-biird-and-spodo-komodo-at-thekla-bristol/17833/|title=Review: BIIRD and Spodo Komodo at Thekla Bristol|date=28 May 2026|first=Alison|last=Mather|website=365Bristol.com}}</ref>

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Category:Irish folk music groups
Category:Musical groups established in 2024
Category:2020s in Irish music
Category:Female-fronted musical groups
Category:All-female folk groups

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